Issues and Concepts in Historical Ecology: The Past and Future of Landscapes and Regions

ISBN-13: 9781108420983 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 338 str.

Carole L. Crumley; Tommy Lennartsson; Anna Westin

Opis

This book presents a practical, holistic research framework to help us both understand our past and build an appealing human future.

Recenzje

'This is an invigorating book, full of new ideas and striking arguments. The contributors have worked hard, and successfully, in their attempt to provide a conceptual framework to a vitally important field of intellectual enquiry.' Tom Williamson, The Agricultural History Review

Spis treści

List of contributors; 1. Is there a future for the past? Carole L. Crumley, Anna Westin and Tommy Lennartsson; 2. Historical ecology and the longue durée Paul Sinclair, Jon Moen and Carole L. Crumley; 3. Human and societal dimensions of past climate change Fredrik Charpentier Ljungqvist; 4. Rural communities and traditional ecological knowledge Anamaria Iuga, Anna Westin, Bogdan Iancu, Monica Stroe and Håkan Tunón; 5. Baselines and the shifting baseline syndrome – exploring frames of reference in nature conservation Tuija Hilding-Rydevik, Jon Moen and Carina Green; 6. Concepts for integrated research in historical ecology Ove Eriksson, Anneli Ekblom, Paul Lane, Tommy Lennartsson and Karl-Johan Lindholm; 7. Diversity in ecological and social contexts Tommy Lennartsson, Ove Eriksson, Anamaria Iuga, Jesper Larsson, Jon Moen, Michael Scholl, Anna Westin and Carole L. Crumley; 8. How to operationalise collaborative research Elizabeth Jones, Anna Westin, Scott Madry, Seth Murray, Jon Moen and Amanda Tickner; 9. Historical ecology in theory and practice: editors' reflections Tommy Lennartsson, Anna Westin and Carole L. Crumley; 10. Taking research into action in historical ecology Carole L. Crumley; Index.