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Cultural Landscapes and Environmental Change (Paperback, New)
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Cultural Landscapes and Environmental Change (Paperback, New)
Series: Key Issues in Environmental Change
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Cultural landscapes are usually understood within physical
geography as those transformed by human action. As human influence
on the earth increases, advances in palaeocological reconstruction
have also allowed for new interpretations of the evidence for the
earliest human impacts on the environment. It is essential that
such evidence is examined in the context of modern trends in social
sciences and humanities. This stimulating new book argues that
convergence of the two approaches can provide a more holistic
understanding of long-term physical and human processes. Split into
two major sections, this book attempts to bridge the gap between
the sciences and humanities. The first section, provides an
analysis of the methodological tools employed in examining
processes of environmental change. Empirical research in the fields
of palaecology and Quaternary studies is combined with the latest
theoretical views of nature and landscape occurring in cultural
geography, archaeology and anthropology. The author examines the
way in which environmental management decisions are made. The book
then moves on to discuss the relevance of this perspective to
contemporary issues through a wide variety of international case
studies, including World Heritage protection, landscape
preservation, indigenous people and cultural tourism.
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