The archaeology of environmental change : socionatural legacies of degradation and resilience / edited by Christopher T. Fisher, J. Brett Hill, and Gary M. Feinman.
| Other author | Fisher, Christopher T. |
| Other author | Hill, J. Brett (James Brett), 1960- |
| Other author | Feinman, Gary M. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Tucson : University of Arizona Press, ©2009. |
| Description | vi, 328 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : environmental studies for twenty-first-century conservation / Christopher T. Fisher, J. Brett Hill, and Gary M. Feinman -- The resilience of socioecological landscapes : lessons from the Hohokam / Charles L. Redman, Margaret C. Nelson, and Ann P. Kinzig -- What is an "environmental crisis" to an archaeologist? / Sander E. van der Leeuw -- Beyond sustainability : managed wetlands and water harvesting in ancient Mesoamerica / Vernon L. Scarborough -- Creating a stable landscape : soil conservation and adaptation among the ancient Maya / Nicholas Dunning ... [et al.] -- Farming the margins : on the social causes and consequences of soil-management strategies / Tina L. Thurston -- The human-wildlife conundrum : a view from East Africa / Chapurukha M. Kusimba -- What difference does environmental degradation make? : change and its significance in Transjordan / J. Brett Hill -- The earliest residents of Cyprus : ecological pariahs or harmonious settlers? / Alan H. Simmons -- Social changes triggered by Younger Dryas and the early Holocene climatic fluctuations in the Near East / O. Bar-Yosef -- Abandoning the garden : the population/land degradation fallacy as applied to the Lake Pátzcuaro Basin in Mexico / Christopher T. Fisher -- Hohokam and Pima-Maricopa irrigation agriculturalists : maladaptive or resilient societies? / John C. Ravesloot, J. Andrew Darling, and Michael R. Waters. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-308) and index. |
| LCCN | 2009016346 |
| ISBN | 9780816526765 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0816526761 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | CC81 .A69 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |