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OverviewIt is beyond doubt that the climate is changing, presenting us with one of the biggest challenges in the twenty-first-century. During the past 150 years, archaeologists have studied the impact of climate change on humanity; however, this information has not yet been used when considering the impact climate change will have on future human communities. This pioneering study addresses this major paradox in modern climate change research, and provides the theoretical basis for archaeological data to be included in climate change debates - an approach which uses archaeological research as a repository of ideas and concepts which can help build the resilience of modern communities against the background of rapid climate change.Applying this approach to four case study areas, which will be among the first to be significantly affected by climate change - the coastal wetlands of the North Sea, the Sundarbans, Florida's Gulf Coast, and the Iraqi Marshland, this comparative study illustrates the diversity of adaptive pathways implemented in times of climate change in the past and how these can help prepare modern communities. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Robert Van de Noort (Pro-Vice-Chancellor Academic Planning and Resource & Professor in Archaeology, University of Reading)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 16.30cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.70cm Weight: 0.658kg ISBN: 9780199699551ISBN 10: 0199699550 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 31 October 2013 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsPreface List of figures List of abbreviations Note to the reader 1: Introduction 2: Climate change archaeology: background, building blocks and concepts 3: Past, present, and future climate change 4: How climate change will affect coastal wetlands and coastal communities 5: The North Sea 6: The Sundarbans 7: Florida's coastal wetlands 8: The Iraqi marshlands 9: Conclusions Bibliography IndexReviewsa significant addition to existing research Current World Archaeology There are plenty of shelves with space for this bookanot only of scholars and students of archaeology and climate change, but also managers and policy makers. * Jonathan Benjamin, Antiquity * a significant addition to existing research * Current World Archaeology * Author InformationRobert Van de Noort is Pro-Vice-Chancellor Academic Planning and Resource, and Professor in Archaeology at the University of Reading Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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