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1 online resource (xiv, 302 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Developments in earth & environmental sciences ; 6 |
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Developments in earth & environmental sciences ; 6.
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Summary |
The nature of global change in the Pacific Basin is poorly known compared to other parts of the world. Climate, Environment, and Society in the Pacific during the Last Millennium describes the climate changes that occurred in the Pacific during the last millennium and discusses how these changes controlled the broad evolution of human societies, typically filtered by the effects of changing sea level and storminess on food availability and interaction. Covering the entire period since AD 750 in the Pacific, this book describes the influences of climate change on environments and societies during the Medieval Warm Period and the Little Ice Age, focusing on the 100-year transition between these - a period of rapid change known as the AD 1300 Event. * Discusses the societal effects of climate and sea-level change, as well as the evidence for externally-driven societal change * Synthsizes how climate change has driven environmental change and societal change in the Pacific Basin * Contains a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of the evidence for climate, environmental, and societal change, supported by a full list of references. |
Contents |
Chapter 1. Climate, environment and society: global and regional perspectives -- Chapter 2. Arrival and spread of humans in the Pacific Basin -- Chapter 3. Influences of climate and sea-level changes on humans -- Chapter 4. The Medieval Warm Period (AD 750-1250) in the Pacific Basin -- Chapter 5. The AD 1300 Event (AD 1250-1350) in the Pacific Basin -- Chapter 6. The Little Ice Age (AD 1350-1800) in the Pacific Basin -- Chapter 7. The AD 1300 Event: an explanatory model for societal response to climate change during the last millennium in the Pacific Basin -- Chapter 8. Recent warming and sea-level rise (since AD 1800) in the Pacific Basin -- Chapter 9. Teleconnections and global climate trends -- Chapter 10. Causes of last-millennium climate change -- References. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-298) and index. |
Contents |
Climate, environment and society : global and regional perspectives -- Arrival and spread of humans in the Pacific basin -- Influence of climate and sea-level changes on humans -- The Medieval warm period (AD. 750-1250) in the Pacific basin -- The A.D. 13 event (A.D. 1250-1350) in the Pacific basin -- The Little Ice Age (A.D. 1350-1800) in the Pacific basin -- The A.D. 1300 event : an explanatory model for societal response to climate change during the last millennium in the Pacific basin -- Recent warming and sea-level rise (since A.D. 1800) in the Pacific basin -- Teleconnections and global climate trends -- Causes of last-millennium climate change. |
Note |
Print version record. |
Subject |
Climatic changes -- Pacific Area -- History.
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Climatic changes -- Social aspects -- Pacific Area -- History.
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Paleoclimatology -- Holocene.
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Human beings -- Effect of climate on -- Pacific Area.
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Human ecology -- Pacific Area.
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Climat -- Changements -- Pacifique, Région du -- Histoire.
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Climat -- Changements -- Aspect social -- Pacifique, Région du -- Histoire.
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Paléoclimatologie -- Holocène.
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Êtres humains -- Influence du climat -- Pacifique, Région du.
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Écologie humaine -- Pacifique, Région du.
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NATURE -- Weather.
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Meteorology & Climatology.
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Climatic changes
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Climatic changes -- Social aspects
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Holocene Geologic Period
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Human beings -- Effect of climate on
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Human ecology
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Paleoclimatology
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Pacific Area
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Klimaänderung
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Sozialer Wandel
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Umweltveränderung
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Pazifischer Raum
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Chronological Term |
From 10 thousand years ago
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Genre/Form |
History
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Other Form: |
Print version: Nunn, Patrick D., 1955- Climate, environment and society in the Pacific during the last millennium. Amsterdam, Netherlands ; Boston [Mass.] : Elsevier, 2007 9780444528162 0444528164 (OCoLC)156890946 |
ISBN |
9780444528162 |
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0444528164 |
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9780080548210 (electronic bk.) |
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0080548210 (electronic bk.) |
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9786611119867 |
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6611119868 |
Standard No. |
AU@ 000048130300 |
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CHDSB 005985741 |
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DEBBG BV039829739 |
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DEBBG BV042306874 |
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DEBSZ 367770563 |
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DEBSZ 482442298 |
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NZ1 13068770 |
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AU@ 000074353655 |
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