Climate, Environment and Cree Observations - James Bay Territory, Canada

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.

List of contents

Introduction.- Climate change and traditional ecological knowledge.- Eastern James Bay and the Cree.- Traditional subsistence activities and change.- Conclusions.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Marie-Jeanne Royer, Marie-Jeanne S Royer, Marie-Jeanne S. Royer
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2015
• EAN: 9783319251790
• ISBN: 978-3-31-925179-0
• No. of pages: 83
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 7 mm
• Weight: 178 g
• Illustrations: XI, 83 p. 1 illus. in color.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Climate Studies; SpringerBriefs in Climate Studies
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences; C, Climate Change, Earth and Environmental Science, Meteorology and climatology, Earth Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts, Atmospheric Sciences, Climate Sciences, Atmospheric Science