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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Julie Koppel Maldonado , Benedict Colombi , Rajul PandyaPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 2.876kg ISBN: 9783319357980ISBN 10: 3319357980 Pages: 174 Publication Date: 23 August 2016 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction: climate change and indigenous peoples of the USA.- Justice forward: Tribes, climate adaptation and responsibility.- Culture, law, risk and governance: contexts of traditional knowledge in climate change adaptation.- The impacts of climate change on tribal traditional.- Indigenous frameworks for observing and responding to climate change in Alaska.- Climate change impacts on the water resources of American Indians and Alaska Natives in the U.S..- Climate change in arid lands and Native American socioeconomic vulnerability: The case of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe.- The impact of climate change on tribal communities in the US: displacement, relocation, and human rights.- Cultural impacts to tribes from climate change influences on forests.- Changing stream flow on Columbia basin tribal lands—climate change and salmon.- Exploring effects of climate change on Northern Plains American Indian health.- The effect of climate change on glacier ablation and base flow support in the Nooksack River basin and implications on Pacific salmonid species protection and recovery.- Re-thinking colonialism to prepare for the impacts of rapid environmental change.ReviewsFrom the book reviews: The articles in this collection lend timely evidence and detailed research to individuals and organizations seeking new solutions to the climate change crisis. They offer new paradigms for viewing ecological shifts, and negotiating the relationship between lawmakers, environmental scientists, and tribes indigenous to the United States. It also offers new and useful vocabulary for future researchers and policy makers ... . this book will undoubtedly support and inspire further research. (Rose Sayre, Natural Hazards Observer, Vol. XXXIX (3), January, 2015) From the book reviews: The articles in this collection lend timely evidence and detailed research to individuals and organizations seeking new solutions to the climate change crisis. They offer new paradigms for viewing ecological shifts, and negotiating the relationship between lawmakers, environmental scientists, and tribes indigenous to the United States. It also offers new and useful vocabulary for future researchers and policy makers ... . this book will undoubtedly support and inspire further research. (Rose Sayre, Natural Hazards Observer, Vol. XXXIX (3), January, 2015) From the book reviews: The articles in this collection lend timely evidence and detailed research to individuals and organizations seeking new solutions to the climate change crisis. They offer new paradigms for viewing ecological shifts, and negotiating the relationship between lawmakers, environmental scientists, and tribes indigenous to the United States. It also offers new and useful vocabulary for future researchers and policy makers ... . this book will undoubtedly support and inspire further research. (Rose Sayre, Natural Hazards Observer, Vol. XXXIX (3), January, 2015) Author InformationFifty authors from tribal communities, academia, government agencies and NGOs contributed to the book, which explores climate-related issues in indigenous communities in the U.S., including loss of traditional knowledge, forests and ecosystems; food security and traditional foods and water, Arctic sea ice loss, permafrost thaw and relocation. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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