Late Quaternary Environmental Change: Physical and Human
Perspectives
Martin Bell and Michael J. C. Walker
Second edition
"Late Quaternary Environmental Change" considers the interaction
between human agency and other environmental factors in the
landscape. This second edition has been extensively revised,
rewritten and reillustrated to take account of remarkable
developments in Quaternary Science and Archaeology over the last
twelve years. The book deals largely with events over the course of
the last 25, 000 years during which the climate of the mid- and
high-latitude regions of the world shifted from one of arctic
severity to warmer regimes of the present interglacial period. The
natural environmental changes of this period were accompanied by
equally dramatic human social change, as environments were
increasingly transformed by human activities, leading to the
creation of cultural landscapes.
Key features
- Environmental changes, particularly in the northern temperate
zone, are examined at a range of temporal and spatial scales.
- An ecological dynamic approach is adopted in which the role of
human agency is seen as part of a spectrum of interacting
disturbance factors.
- Integration of scientific and social perspectives is given
particular emphasis through consideration of the nature of
environmental changes and how they were perceived.
- New perspectives are provided for current debates on future
environmental management and the formulation of sustainable
strategies and conservation policies.
This text will be essential reading for students in archaeology,
geography, environmental science, geology, history andenvironmental
conservation. It will also be of interest to professional
archaeologists, and anyone with an interest in the study of
archaeology and environmental history.
Martin Bell is Professor of Archaeological Science at the
University of Reading, UK where he teaches Geoarchaeology and
Environmental Archaeology.
Mike Walker is Professor of Quaternary Science at the University of
Wales, Lampeter, UK.
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