Climatic and ecological change in the Americas : : a perspective from historical ecology / / edited by James Andrew Whitaker, Chelsey Geralda Armstrong, Guillaume Odonne.

"This book offers a comparative analysis of the experiences, responses, and adaptations of people to climate variability and environmental change across the Americas. It foregrounds historical ecology as a structural framework for understanding the climate change crisis throughout the region an...

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Superior document:New Frontiers in Historical Ecology Series
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Place / Publishing House:Milton : : Taylor & Francis Group,, 2023.
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Year of Publication:2023
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:New Frontiers in Historical Ecology Series
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 244 pages) :; illustrations, maps.
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Summary:"This book offers a comparative analysis of the experiences, responses, and adaptations of people to climate variability and environmental change across the Americas. It foregrounds historical ecology as a structural framework for understanding the climate change crisis throughout the region and throughout time. In recent years Indigenous and local populations in particular have experienced climate change effects such as altered weather patterns, seasonal irregularities, flooding and drought, and difficulties relating to subsistence practices. Understanding and dealing with these challenges has drawn on peoples' longstanding experience with climate variability and in some cases includes models of mitigation and responses that are millennia old. With contributions from specialists across the Americas, the volume will be of interest to scholars from fields including anthropology, archaeology, geography, environmental studies, and Indigenous studies"--
ISBN:1000924300
1003316492
1000924386
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: edited by James Andrew Whitaker, Chelsey Geralda Armstrong, Guillaume Odonne.