The anthropology of climate change : an integrated critical perspective / / by Hans A. Baer and Merrill Singer

• Autore: Baer Hans A. <1944->
• Pubblicazione: Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , 2018
• Edizione: Second edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (267 pages)
• Disciplina: 304.2/5
• Soggetto topico: Human beings - Effect of climate on; Climatic changes
• Persona (resp. second.): SingerMerrill
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: chapter Introduction -- chapter 1 Climate turmoil: introducing a socioecological model of human action, environmental impact, and mounting vulnerability -- chapter 2 The emergence and maturation of the anthropology of climate change -- chapter 3 The archaeology of climate change -- chapter 4 Theoretical perspectives in the anthropology of climate change -- chapter 5 Case studies in the anthropology of climate change -- chapter 6 Applications of anthropological research on climate change -- chapter 7 What other social scientists are saying about climate change -- chapter 8 Conclusion: toward a critical integrated social science of climate change.
• Sommario/riassunto: In addressing the urgent questions raised by climate change, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the anthropology of climate change, guided by a critical political ecological framework. It examines the emergence and slow maturation of the anthropology of climate change, reviews the historic foundations for this work in the archaeology of climate change, and presents three alternative contemporary theoretical perspectives in the anthropology of climate change.
• Titolo autorizzato: The anthropology of climate change
• ISBN: 1-351-27310-8; 1-351-27312-4; 1-351-27311-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910808120203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge advances in climate change research.