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The Oxford Handbook of Historical Ecology and Applied Archaeology (Hardcover)
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The Oxford Handbook of Historical Ecology and Applied Archaeology (Hardcover)
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The Oxford Handbook of Historical Ecology and Applied Archaeology
presents theoretical discussions, methodological outlines, and
case-studies describing the field of overlap between historical
ecology and the emerging sub-discipline of applied archaeology to
highlight how modern environments and landscapes have been shaped
by humans. Historical ecology is based on the recognition that
humans are not only capable of modifying their environments, but
that all environments on earth have already been directly or
indirectly modified. This includes anthropogenic climate change,
widespread deforestations, and species extinctions, but also very
local alterations, the effects of which may last a few years, or
may have legacies lasting centuries or more. With contributions
from anthropologists, archaeologists, human geographers, and
historians, this volume focuses not just on defining human impacts
in the past, but on the ways that understanding these changes can
help inform contemporary practices and development policies. Some
chapters present examples of how ancient or current societies have
modified their environments in sustainable ways, while others
highlight practices that had unintended long-term consequences. The
possibilities of learning from these practices are discussed, as is
the potential of using the long history of human resource
exploitation as a method for building or testing models of future
change. The volume offers overviews for students, researchers, and
professionals with an interest in conservation or development
projects who want to understand what practical insights can be
drawn from history, and who seek to apply their work to
contemporary issues.
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