'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
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.