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Author Nunn, Patrick D., 1955-

Title Climate, environment and society in the Pacific during the last millennium / by Patrick D. Nunn.

Imprint Amsterdam, Netherlands ; Boston [Mass.] : Elsevier, 2007.

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 302 pages) : illustrations, maps
text txt rdacontent
computer c rdamedia
online resource cr rdacarrier
Series Developments in earth & environmental sciences ; 6
Developments in earth & environmental sciences ; 6.
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.
Bibliography 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.
Climatic changes -- Social aspects -- Pacific Area -- History.
Paleoclimatology -- Holocene.
Human beings -- Effect of climate on -- Pacific Area.
Human ecology -- Pacific Area.
Climat -- Changements -- Pacifique, Région du -- Histoire.
Climat -- Changements -- Aspect social -- Pacifique, Région du -- Histoire.
Paléoclimatologie -- Holocène.
Êtres humains -- Influence du climat -- Pacifique, Région du.
Écologie humaine -- Pacifique, Région du.
NATURE -- Weather.
SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Meteorology & Climatology.
Climatic changes
Climatic changes -- Social aspects
Holocene Geologic Period
Human beings -- Effect of climate on
Human ecology
Paleoclimatology
Pacific Area
Klimaänderung
Sozialer Wandel
Umweltveränderung
Pazifischer Raum
Chronological Term From 10 thousand years ago
Genre/Form History
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
0444528164
9780080548210 (electronic bk.)
0080548210 (electronic bk.)
9786611119867
6611119868
Standard No. AU@ 000048130300
CHDSB 005985741
DEBBG BV039829739
DEBBG BV042306874
DEBSZ 367770563
DEBSZ 482442298
NZ1 13068770
AU@ 000074353655

 
    
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