Climate Change Archaeology - Building Resilience From Research in the World''s Coastal Wetlands

This pioneering study provides the theoretical basis for archaeological data to be included in climate change debate. Applying an approach which uses archaeological research as a repository of ideas and concepts, it illustrates the pathways implemented in times of climate change in the past and how these can help prepare modern communities.

List of contents

• Preface


• List of figures


• List of abbreviations


• Note to the reader


• 1: Introduction


• 2: Climate change archaeology: background, building blocks and concepts


• 3: Past, present, and future climate change


• 4: How climate change will affect coastal wetlands and coastal communities


• 5: The North Sea


• 6: The Sundarbans


• 7: Florida's coastal wetlands


• 8: The Iraqi marshlands


• 9: Conclusions


• Bibliography


• Index

About the author

Robert Van de Noort is Pro-Vice-Chancellor Academic Planning and Resource, and Professor in Archaeology at the University of Reading

Summary

This pioneering study provides the theoretical basis for archaeological data to be included in climate change debate. Applying an approach which uses archaeological research as a repository of ideas and concepts, it illustrates the pathways implemented in times of climate change in the past and how these can help prepare modern communities.

Additional text

There are plenty of shelves with space for this bookânot only of scholars and students of archaeology and climate change, but also managers and policy makers.

Product details

• Authors: Robert van de Noort, Robert Van De Noort, Robert (Pro-Vice-Chancellor Academic Planning and Resource & Professor in Archaeology Van de Noort, Van de Noort Robert
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2013
• EAN: 9780199699551
• ISBN: 978-0-19-969955-1
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 240 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; Non-fiction book; NATURE / Natural Resources, SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change, Climate Change, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Lakes, Ponds & Swamps, Environmental Management, Archaeological science, methodology & techniques, Wetlands, Swamps, Fens, Archaeological science, methodology and techniques