Archaeologists have long encountered evidence of natural
disasters through excavation and stratigraphy. In Surviving Sudden
Environmental Change, case studies examine how eight different past
human communities--ranging from Arctic to equatorial regions, from
tropical rainforests to desert interiors, and from deep prehistory
to living memory--faced, and coped with, such dangers. Many
disasters originate from a force of nature, such as an earthquake,
cyclone, tsunami, volcanic eruption, drought, or flood. But that is
only half of the story; decisions of people and their particular
cultural lifeways are the rest. Sociocultural factors are essential
in understanding risk, impact, resilience, reactions, and
recoveries from massive sudden environmental changes. By using
deep-time perspectives provided by interdisciplinary approaches,
this book provides a rich temporal background to the human
experience of environmental hazards and disasters. In addition,
each chapter is followed by an abstract summarizing the important
implications for today's management practices and providing
recommendations for policy makers. Publication supported in part by
the National Science Foundation.
General
Imprint: |
University Press of Colorado
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 2012 |
First published: |
February 2012 |
Editors: |
Jago Cooper
• Payson Sheets
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
288 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-60732-167-5 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-60732-167-X |
Barcode: |
9781607321675 |
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