Climate change archaeology : building resilience from research in the world's coastal wetlands /

It is beyond doubt that the climate is changing, presenting us with one of the biggest challenges in the twenty-first-century. During the past 150 years, archaeologists have studied the impact of climate change on humanity; however, this information has not yet been used when considering the impact...

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Main Author: Van de Noort, Robert (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:It is beyond doubt that the climate is changing, presenting us with one of the biggest challenges in the twenty-first-century. During the past 150 years, archaeologists have studied the impact of climate change on humanity; however, this information has not yet been used when considering the impact climate change will have on future human communities. This study addresses this major paradox in modern climate change research, and provides the theoretical basis for archaeological data to be included in climate change debates.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 272 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191804915
0191804916
9780199699551
0199699550