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Climate and culture ; 3 |
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Climate and culture (Leiden, Netherlands) ; v. 3.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Print version record. |
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Introduction: Climates and Cultures in Northern America / Bernd Sommer -- The "American Way of Life" and US Views on Climate Change and the Environment / Roland Benedikter, Eugene Cordero and Anne Marie Todd -- From Conservationists to Environmentalists : The American Environmental Movement / Angela Mertig -- The Role of Norms for US Foreign Climate Policy / Frederic Hanusch -- North American Climate History / Samuel White, Kenneth M. Sylvester and Richard Tucker -- Hurricanes in New Orleans : Disaster Migration and Adaptation, 1718-1794 / Eleonora Rohland -- The Landscapes of Man : Ecological and Social Change before Hurricane Katrina / Demetrius Eudell -- Science (and Policy) Friction : How Mass Media Shape US American Climate Discourses / Maxwell T. Boykoff and Michael K. Goodman -- "Save Ga$. Ride this Bus" : Racialised Poverty, Violence and Climate Change in Urban America / Jurgen Heinrichs -- Climate Change Beliefs and Climate-relevant Behaviour at the Northern US West Coast : A Practice Theoretical Analysis / Karin Schurmann -- A New Clayoquot? : Examining the Convergence of First Nation and Environmental NGO s in Vancouver's Anti-Pipeline Protests / Omer Aijazi and Martin David -- Incorporating Climate Change Remedies into Community Development in Greenland / Naotaka Hayashi -- Cultural Dynamics of Adaptation to Climate Change : An Example from the East Coast of the US / Grit Martinez and Michael J. Paolisso -- "Back to the Future" : Imagining Climate Change Futures in U S American Literature / Antonia Mehnert. |
| Summary |
In Cultural Dynamics of Climate Change and the Environment in Northern America academics from various fields such as anthropology, art history, cultural studies, environmental science, history, political science, and sociology explore society-nature interactions in - culturally as well as ecologically - one of the most diverse regions of the world. |
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English. |
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Global warming -- Social aspects -- North America.
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Climatic changes -- Social aspects -- North America.
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Human beings -- Effect of climate on.
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Climate and civilization.
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Réchauffement de la Terre -- Aspect social -- Amérique du Nord.
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Climat -- Changements -- Aspect social -- Amérique du Nord.
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Êtres humains -- Influence du climat.
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Climat et civilisation.
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HISTORY -- Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
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HISTORY -- North America.
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Meteorology & Climatology.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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SCIENCE / Environmental Science
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Climate and civilization
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Climatic changes -- Social aspects
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Global warming -- Social aspects
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Human beings -- Effect of climate on
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North America https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJxRHKPqWyj6g89H9PwHmd
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Gesellschaft
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Klimaänderung
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Massenmedien
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Umwelt
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Nordamerika
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The environment |
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Social impact of environmental issues |
| Genre/Form |
Aufsatzsammlung.
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| Added Author |
Sommer, Bernd, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Sommer, Bernd. Cultural dynamics of climate change and the environment in Northern America 9789004298835 (OCoLC)911019692 |
| ISBN |
9789004300712 (electronic bk.) |
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9004300716 (electronic bk.) |
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9789004298835 |
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9004298835 |
| Standard No. |
10.1163/9789004300712 DOI |
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DEBBG BV043185934 |
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NLGGC 395099684 |
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AU@ 000062595915 |
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