Continuity and Change in Cultural Adaptation to Mountain Environments: From Prehistory to Contemporary Threats (2013)Paperback - 2013, 5 April 2015

Continuity and Change in Cultural Adaptation to Mountain Environments: From Prehistory to Contemporary Threats (2013)
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Part of Series
Studies in Human Ecology and Adaptation
Print Length
410 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Springer
Date Published
5 Apr 2015
ISBN-10
1489994858
ISBN-13
9781489994851

Description

Up until now, mountain ecosystems have not been closely studies by social scientists as they do not offer a readily defined set of problems for human exploitation as, do for instance, tropical forests or arctic habitats. But the archaeological evidence had shown that humans have been living in this type of habitat for thousands of year.

From this evidence we can also see that mountainous regions are often frontier zones of competing polities and form refuge areas for dissident communities as they often are inherently difficult to control by centralized authorities. As a consequence they fuel or contribute disproportionately to political violence. But we are now witnessing changes and increasing vulnerability of mountain ecosystems caused by human activities.

Human adaptability to mountain ecosystems This volume presents an international and interdisciplinary account of the exploitation of--and human adaptation to--mountainous regions over time. The contributions discuss human cultural responses to key physical and cultural stressors associated with mountain ecosystems, such as aridity, quality of soils, steep slopes, low productivity, as well as transient phenomena such as changing weather patterns, deforestation and erosion, and the possible effects of climate change.

This volume will be of interest to anthropologists, ecologists and geologists as mountainous landscapes change fast and cultures disappear and they need to be recorded, and mountain regions are of interest for studies on environmental change and cultural responses of mountain populations provide clues for us all. Critical to understanding mountain adaptations is our comprehension of human decision-making and how people view short- and long-term outcomes.

Product Details

Book Edition:
2013
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
NL
Date Published:
5 April 2015
Dimensions:
23.39 x 15.6 x 2.18 cm
Genre:
Ecology
ISBN-10:
1489994858
ISBN-13:
9781489994851
Language:
English
Location:
New York, NY
Pages:
410
Publisher:
Springer
Weight:
589.67 gm

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