Anthropology of Climate Change - An Integrated Critical Perspective

Informationen zum Autor Hans A. Baer is Associate Professor, Development Studies Program, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Melbourne, Australia. Merrill Singer is Professor at the Departments of Anthropology and Community Medicine, University of Connecticut, USA. Klappentext 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 argues that anthropologists must significantly expand their focus on climate change and their contributions to responding to climate change as a grave risk to humanity. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1.Climate Turmoil: Introducing a Socioecological Model of Human Action! Environment and Human Societies: A Brief Overview and Guiding Framework 2. The Emergence and Maturation of the Anthropology of Climate Change 3. The Archaeology of Climate Change 4. Theoretical Perspectives in the Anthropology of Climate Change 5. Case Studies in the Anthropology of Climate Change 6. Applications of Anthropological Research on Climate: Implications for Climate Change and Social Action 7. What are Other Social Scientists Saying about Climate Change 8. Conclusion: Toward an Integrated Social Science of Climate Change

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• Authors: Hans (University of Melbourne Baer, Hans A Baer, Hans A. Baer, Hans Singer Baer, Merrill Singer
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.02.2014
• EAN: 9780415735902
• ISBN: 978-0-415-73590-2
• No. of pages: 252
• Series: Routledge Advances in Climate Change Research; Routledge Advances in Climate; Routledge Advances in Climate
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories