Climate, Environment and Cree Observations : James Bay Territory, Canada / / by Marie-Jeanne S. Royer

• Autore: Royer Marie-Jeanne S
• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2016.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (92 p.)
• Disciplina: 574.5
• Soggetto topico: Climate change; Atmospheric sciences; Climate Change; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts; Atmospheric Sciences
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
• Nota di contenuto: Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Introduction; References; Chapter 2: Climate Change and Traditional Ecological Knowledge; 2.1 Why Climate Change?; 2.2 Why Is There All This Interest in Climate Change?; 2.3 What Exactly Is Climate Change?; 2.4 Are These Projections Reliable?; 2.5 Climate Change, Adaptation and Vulnerable Spaces; 2.6 What Is Traditional Ecological Knowledge?; 2.7 TEK and Biodiversity; 2.8 Combining TEK and Scientific Knowledge; References; Chapter 3: Eastern James Bay and the Cree; 3.1 The Eastern James Bay; 3.1.1 Borders and Administration ; 3.1.2 Conventions and Agreements3.1.3 Development Projects; 3.1.4 The Physical Environment; 3.2 The Cree of the Eastern James Bay; 3.2.1 Eeyou Istchee; 3.2.2 The Communities; 3.2.2.1 Chisasibi; 3.2.2.2 Eastmain; 3.2.2.3 Mistissini; 3.2.2.4 Nemaska; 3.2.2.5 Oujé-Bougoumou; 3.2.2.6 Waskaganish; 3.2.2.7 Waswanipi; 3.2.2.8 Wemindji; 3.2.2.9 Whapmagoostui; 3.2.3 Traditional Subsistence Activities; References; Chapter 4: Traditional Subsistence Activities and Change; 4.1 Methodology; 4.1.1 A Case Study in Ethnoecology; 4.1.2 Data Sources and Collection; 4.1.3 Questionnaires; 4.1.4 Interviews ; 4.1.5 Data Triangulation4.2 The Climate and the Environment; 4.2.1 Available Weather Stations; 4.2.2 Temperature; 4.2.3 Snowfall and Snow Depth; 4.2.4 Inland Ice Conditions; 4.2.5 Extreme Weather Events; 4.2.6 And What of Humans?; References; Chapter 5: Conclusions; References; Glossary
• Sommario/riassunto: This book examines the effects of climate and environmental change in the Eastern James Bay, Canada. This socio-environmentally oriented volume integrates scientific literature with the established ecological knowledge to explore current issues. This multidisciplinary approach allows for a broader understanding of the forces at play on the environment and the societies that inhabit it. It is suited to a wide range of readers from researchers and professionals working in the field to graduate students in climate change, geography, environmental science and ecology.
• Titolo autorizzato: Climate, Environment and Cree Observations
• ISBN: 3-319-25181-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910254109403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: SpringerBriefs in Climate Studies, . 2213-784X