Surviving Sudden Environmental Change Answers From Archaeology
Synopsis
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.
Book details
- Author:
- David Abbott, John Marty Anderies, Jago Cooper, Andrew Dugmore, Ben Fitzhugh, Michelle Hegmon, Scott Ingram, Keith Kintigh, Ann Kinzig, Timothy Kohler, Stephanie Kulow, Emily McClung de Tapia, Thomas McGovern, Cathryn Meegan, Ben Nelson, Margaret Nelson, Tate Paulette, Matthew Peeples, Jeffrey Quilter, Charles Redman, Daniel Sandweiss, Payson Sheets, Katherine Spielmann, Colleen Strawhacker, Orri Vésteinsson
- ISBN:
- 9781607321682
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781607321675
- Publisher:
- University Press of Colorado
- Pages:
- 288
- Reading age:
- Not specified
- Includes images:
- Yes
- Date of addition:
- 2021-05-21
- Usage restrictions:
- Copyright
- Copyright date:
- 2012
- Copyright by:
- the University Press of Colorado
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Social Studies