Climatic and Ecological Change in the Americas: A Perspective from Historical Ecology (New Frontiers in Historical Ecology)

By: James Andrew Whitaker and Chelsey Geralda Armstrong and Guillaume Odonne

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Synopsis: 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, this volume will be of interest to scholars from fields including anthropology, archaeology, geography, environmental studies, and Indigenous studies.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781000924381
Related ISBNs:: 9781032321073, 9781032327433, 9781003316497
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 01/04/24
Copyrighted By:: selection and editorial matter, James Andrew Whitaker, Chelsey Geralda Armstrong, and Guillaume Odonne
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Social Studies
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: James Andrew Whitaker
Edited by:: Chelsey Geralda Armstrong
Edited by:: Guillaume Odonne