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Titre(s) : Viewing the future in the past [Texte imprimé] : historical ecology applications to environmental issues / edited by H. Thomas Foster II, Lisa M. Paciulli, and David J. Goldstein
Publication : Columbia, South Carolina : The University of South Carolina Press, 2016
Description matérielle : viii, 186 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"Viewing the Future in the Past is a collection of essays that represents a wide range
of authors, loci, and subjects that together demonstrate the value and necessity of
looking at environmental problems as a long-term process that involves humans as a
causal factor. Editors H. Thomas Foster II, Lisa M. Paciulli, and David J. Goldstein
argue that it is increasingly apparent to environmental and earth sciences experts
that humans have had a profound effect on the physical, climatological, and biological
Earth. Consequently, they suggest that understanding any aspect of the Earth within
the last ten thousand years means understanding the density and activities of Homo
sapiens. The essays reveal the ways in which archaeologists and anthropologists have
devised methodological and theoretical tools and applied them to pre-Columbian societies
in the New World and ancient sites in the Middle East. Some of the authors demonstrate
how these tools can be useful in examining modern societies. The contributors provide
evidence that past and present ecosystems, economies, and landscapes must be understood
through the study of human activity over millennia and across the globe"
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Foster, Howard Thomas (1970-....). Éditeur scientifique
Paciulli, Lisa M.. Éditeur scientifique
Goldstein, David John (1969-....). Éditeur scientifique
Sujet(s) : Paléoenvironnement
Nature -- Effets de l'homme -- Histoire
Indice(s) Dewey :
304.209 (23e éd.) = Écologie humaine - Histoire
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781611175868. - ISBN 1611175860. - ISBN 9781611175875 (erroné). - ISBN 1611175879.
- ISBN 9781611175875
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46882953w
Notice n° :
FRBNF46882953
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Table des matières : How Archaeology and the Historical Sciences Can Save the World / H. Thomas Foster
II, David J. Goldstein, and Lisa M. Paciulli ; Diversity, Standardization, and the
State : The Politics of Maize Agriculture in Postclassic Central Mexico / Christopher
T. Morehart ; From Historical Ecology to Prehistoric Economy : Modeling the Caloric
Landscapes of the Past / Thomas G. Whitley ; Feeding History : Deltaic Resilience,
Inherited Practice, and Millennial-Scale Sustainability in an Urbanized Landscape
/ Carrie A. Hritz and Jennifer R. Pournelle ; Complexity, Rigidity, and Resilience
in the Ancient Puebloan Southwest / R. Kyle Bocinsky and Timothy A. Kohler ; Soil
Texture and Agricultural Resilience in the Prehistoric Southwest : Farming on Perry
Mesa, Arizona / Katherine A. Spielmann, Sharon J. Hall, Melissa R. Kruse-Peeples,
Dana K. Nakase, and Jolene E. Trujillo ; Repairing the Damage : Reforestation and
the Origins of the Modern Industrial Tree Farm / Emily K. Brock ; Sustainability,
Resilience, and Dependency : The Great Plains Model / Sebastian F. Braun ; Southern
Slow Foods : Ecological Awareness through Gourmet Heritage / Sarah L. Quick ; A Good
Place : Aesthetic Pleasure and Landscape Resilience / Amanda B. Tickner ; Variable
Biodiversity from Managed Ecosystems in Long-Term Chronosequences from the Southeastern
United States / H. Thomas Foster II
