Viewing the Future in the Past Historical Ecology Applications to Environmental Issues

Viewing the Future in the Past is a collection of essays that represents a wide range of authors, loci, and subjects that together demonstrate the value and necessity of looking at environmental problems as a long-term process that involves humans as a causal factor. Editors H. Thomas Foster, II, Li...

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Main Authors Foster II, H. Thomas, Paciulli, Lisa M, Goldstein, David J
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Columbia University of South Carolina Press 2016
Edition1
Subjects
America
Anthropology
Antiquities
Archaeology
Ecology
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Ecosystems & Habitats
Effect of human beings on
Environmental archaeology
Environmental degradation
History
Human ecology
Indians
Landscape changes
Life Sciences
Middle East
NATURE
Philosophy
SCIENCE
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter Table of Contents PREFACE How Archaeology and the Historical Sciences Can Save the World Diversity, Standardization, and the State: From Historical Ecology to Prehistoric Economy: Feeding History: Complexity, Rigidity, and Resilience in the Ancient Puebloan Southwest Soil Texture and Agricultural Resilience in the Prehistoric Southwest: Repairing the Damage: Sustainability, Resilience, and Dependency: Southern Slow Foods: A Good Place: Variable Biodiversity from Managed Ecosystems in Long-Term Chronosequences from the Southeastern United States CONTRIBUTORS INDEX
  • Preface Cover Title Page, Copyright Contents How Archaeology and the Historical Sciences Can Save the World Diversity, Standardization, and the State: The Politics of Maize Agriculture in Postclassic Central Mexico From Historical Ecology to Prehistoric Economy: Modeling the Caloric Landscapes of the Past Feeding History: Deltaic Resilience, Inherited Practice, and Millennial-Scale Sustainability in an Urbanized Landscape Complexity, Rigidity, and Resilience in the Ancient Puebloan Southwest Soil Texture and Agricultural Resilience in the Prehistoric Southwest: Farming on Perry Mesa, Arizona Repairing the Damage: Reforestation and the Origins of the Modern Industrial Tree Farm Sustainability, Resilience, and Dependency: The Great Plains Model Southern Slow Foods: Ecological Awareness through Gourmet Heritage A Good Place: Aesthetic Pleasure and Landscape Resilience Variable Biodiversity from Managed Ecosystems in Long-Term Chronosequences from the Southeastern United States Contributors Index
  • Cover -- VIEWING THE FUTURE IN THE PAST -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- How Archaeology and the Historical Sciences Can Save the World -- Diversity, Standardization, and the State: The Politics of Maize Agriculture in Postclassic Central Mexico -- From Historical Ecology to Prehistoric Economy: Modeling the Caloric Landscapes of the Past -- Feeding History: Deltaic Resilience, Inherited Practice, and Millennial-Scale Sustainability in an Urbanized Landscape -- Complexity, Rigidity, and Resilience in the Ancient Puebloan Southwest -- Soil Texture and Agricultural Resilience in the Prehistoric Southwest: Farming on Perry Mesa, Arizona -- Repairing the Damage: Reforestation and the Origins of the Modern Industrial Tree Farm -- Sustainability, Resilience, and Dependency: The Great Plains Model -- Southern Slow Foods: Ecological Awareness through Gourmet Heritage -- A Good Place: Aesthetic Pleasure and Landscape Resilience -- Variable Biodiversity from Managed Ecosystems in Long-Term Chronosequences from the Southeastern United States -- Contributors -- Index