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8. Storm Warnings: The Role of Anthropology in Adapting to Sea-Level Rise in Southwestern Bangladesh
written by Timothy Finan, 1947-; in Anthropology and Climate Change (London, England: Routledge (Publisher), 2016, originally published 2009), 175-185
The first edition of Anthropology and Climate Change (2009) pioneered the study of climate change through the lens of anthropology, covering the relation between human cultures and the environment from prehistoric times to the present. This second, heavily revised edition brings the material on this rapidly changi...
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8. Storm Warnings: The Role of Anthropology in Adapting to Sea-Level Rise in Southwestern Bangladesh
written by Timothy Finan, 1947-; in Anthropology and Climate Change (London, England: Routledge (Publisher), 2016, originally published 2009), 175-185
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The first edition of Anthropology and Climate Change (2009) pioneered the study of climate change through the lens of anthropology, covering the relation between human cultures and the environment from prehistoric times to the present. This second, heavily revised edition brings the material on this rapidly changing field completely up to date, with major scholars from around the world mapping out trajectories of research and issuing specific cal...
The first edition of Anthropology and Climate Change (2009) pioneered the study of climate change through the lens of anthropology, covering the relation between human cultures and the environment from prehistoric times to the present. This second, heavily revised edition brings the material on this rapidly changing field completely up to date, with major scholars from around the world mapping out trajectories of research and issuing specific calls for action. The new edition introduces new “foundational” chapters—laying out what anthropologists know about climate change today, new theoretical and practical perspectives, insights gleaned from sociology, and international efforts to study and curb climate change—making the volume a perfect introductory textbook; presents a series of case studies—both new case studies and old ones updated and viewed with fresh eyes—with the specific purpose of assessing climate trends;
provides a close look at how climate change is affecting livelihoods, especially in the context of economic globalization and the migration of youth from rural to urban areas;
expands coverage to England, the Amazon, the Marshall Islands, Tanzania, and Ethiopia;
re-examines the conclusions and recommendations of the first volume, refining our knowledge of what we do and do not know about climate change and what we can do to adapt.
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Global Issues
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Author / Creator
Timothy Finan, 1947-
Date Published / Released
2009, 2016
Publisher
Routledge (Publisher)
Topic / Theme
Climate Change - Context and Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Climate change, Floods, Fisheries, Ecology, Anthropology, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000), 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2009 Taylor & Francis
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2 ‘If over a hundred Becquerels is no good, then what does fifty Becquerels mean?’ Governing fisheries and marine radiation in Japan aft...
written by Midori Kawabe, fl. 2017 and Leslie Mabon, fl. 2017; edited by Joseph K. W. Hill, fl. 2017, Lea Stepan, fl. 2017 and Ravi Baghel, fl. 2017; in Water, Knowledge and the Environment in Asia: Epistemologies, Practices and Locales, Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management (London, England: Routledge (Publisher), 2017, originally published 2017), 19-35
The dramatic transformation of our planet by human actions has been heralded as the coming of the new epoch of the Anthropocene. Human relations with water raise some of the most urgent questions in this regard. The starting point of this book is that these changes should not be seen as the result of monolithic ac...
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written by Midori Kawabe, fl. 2017 and Leslie Mabon, fl. 2017; edited by Joseph K. W. Hill, fl. 2017, Lea Stepan, fl. 2017 and Ravi Baghel, fl. 2017; in Water, Knowledge and the Environment in Asia: Epistemologies, Practices and Locales, Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management (London, England: Routledge (Publisher), 2017, originally published 2017), 19-35
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The dramatic transformation of our planet by human actions has been heralded as the coming of the new epoch of the Anthropocene. Human relations with water raise some of the most urgent questions in this regard. The starting point of this book is that these changes should not be seen as the result of monolithic actions of an undifferentiated humanity, but as emerging from diverse ways of relating to water in a variety of settings and knowledge sy...
The dramatic transformation of our planet by human actions has been heralded as the coming of the new epoch of the Anthropocene. Human relations with water raise some of the most urgent questions in this regard. The starting point of this book is that these changes should not be seen as the result of monolithic actions of an undifferentiated humanity, but as emerging from diverse ways of relating to water in a variety of settings and knowledge systems. With its large population and rapid demographic and socioeconomic change, Asia provides an ideal context for examining how varied forms of knowledge pertaining to water encounter and intermingle with one another. While it is difficult to carry out comprehensive research on water knowledge in Asia due to its linguistic, political and cultural fragmentation, the topic nevertheless has relevance across boundaries. By using a carefully chosen selection of case studies in a variety of locations and across diverse disciplines, the book demonstrates commonalities and differences in everyday water practices around Asia while challenging both romantic presumptions and Eurocentrism. Examples presented include class differences in water use in the megacity of Delhi, India; the impact of radiation on water practices in Fukushima, Japan; the role of the King in hydraulic practices in Thailand, and ritual irrigation in Bali, Indonesia.
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Joseph K. W. Hill, fl. 2017, Lea Stepan, fl. 2017, Ravi Baghel, fl. 2017
Author / Creator
Midori Kawabe, fl. 2017, Leslie Mabon, fl. 2017
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Routledge (Publisher)
Series
Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management
Topic / Theme
Water in South Asia, Water resources development, Water pollution, Fisheries, Hydrology, Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster, March 11, 2011, Politics & Policy, Ecology, Japanese, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2017 Ravi Baghel, Lea Stepan and Joseph K. W. Hill
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7 The media timescapes of BSE news
written by Barbara E. Adam, 1945-; in Environmental Risks and the Media (London, England: Routledge (Publisher), 2003, originally published 2000), 117-129
Environmental Risks and the Media explores the ways in which environmental risks, threats and hazards are represented, transformed and contested by the media. At a time when popular conceptions of the environment as a stable, natural world with which humanity interferes are being increasingly contested, the media'...
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written by Barbara E. Adam, 1945-; in Environmental Risks and the Media (London, England: Routledge (Publisher), 2003, originally published 2000), 117-129
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Environmental Risks and the Media explores the ways in which environmental risks, threats and hazards are represented, transformed and contested by the media. At a time when popular conceptions of the environment as a stable, natural world with which humanity interferes are being increasingly contested, the media's methods of encouraging audiences to think about environmental risks -- from the BSE or 'mad cow' crisis to global climate change -- a...
Environmental Risks and the Media explores the ways in which environmental risks, threats and hazards are represented, transformed and contested by the media. At a time when popular conceptions of the environment as a stable, natural world with which humanity interferes are being increasingly contested, the media's methods of encouraging audiences to think about environmental risks -- from the BSE or 'mad cow' crisis to global climate change -- are becoming more and more controversial.
Examining large-scale disasters, as well as 'everyday' hazards, the contributors consider the tensions between entertainment and information in media coverage of the environment. How do the media frame 'expert', 'counter-expert' and 'lay public' definitions of environmental risk? What role do environmental pressure groups like Greenpeace or 'eco-warriors' and 'green guerrillas' play in shaping what gets covered and how? Does the media emphasis on spectacular events at the expense of issue-sensitive reporting exacerbate the public tendency to overestimate sudden and violent risks and underestimate chronic long-term ones?
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Barbara E. Adam, 1945-
Date Published / Released
2000, 2003
Publisher
Routledge (Publisher)
Topic / Theme
Animal illnesses, Food industry, Food safety, News stories, Sociology, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2000 Stuart Allain, Barbara Adam and cynthia Carter for selection and editorial content; individual chapters, the contributors
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Natural Resource Management, Volume 11, The Politics of Industrial Agriculture
written by Nicholas Hildyard, fl. 1992 and Tracey Clunies-Ross, 1959-, in Natural Resource Management, Volume 11 (London, England: Routledge (Publisher), 2009, originally published 1992), 173 page(s)
In the last forty years, agriculture in the industrialised countries has undergone a revolution. That has dramatically increased yields, but it has also led to extensive rural depopulation; widespread degradation of the environment; contamination of food with agrochemicals and bacteria; more routine maltreatment o...
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written by Nicholas Hildyard, fl. 1992 and Tracey Clunies-Ross, 1959-, in Natural Resource Management, Volume 11 (London, England: Routledge (Publisher), 2009, originally published 1992), 173 page(s)
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In the last forty years, agriculture in the industrialised countries has undergone a revolution. That has dramatically increased yields, but it has also led to extensive rural depopulation; widespread degradation of the environment; contamination of food with agrochemicals and bacteria; more routine maltreatment of farm animals; and the undermining of Third World economies and livelihoods through unfair trading systems. Confronted by mounting evi...
In the last forty years, agriculture in the industrialised countries has undergone a revolution. That has dramatically increased yields, but it has also led to extensive rural depopulation; widespread degradation of the environment; contamination of food with agrochemicals and bacteria; more routine maltreatment of farm animals; and the undermining of Third World economies and livelihoods through unfair trading systems. Confronted by mounting evidence of environmental harm and social impacts, mainstream agronomistis and policy-makers have debatedly recognized the need for change.
'Sustainable agriculture' has become the buzz phrase. But that can mean different things to different people. We have to ask: sustainable agriculture for whom? Whose interests are benefiting? And whose are suffering? At issue is the question of power – of who controls the land and what it produces. Most of the changes currently under discussion will actually strengthen the status quo and the underlying causes of the damage. The result will be greater intensification of farming, environmental destruction, and inequality. There are no simple off-the-shelf alternatives to industrial agriculture. There are, however, groups throughout the world who have contributed to this report and who are working together on a new approach. An agriculture that, in Wendell Berry's words, 'depletes neither soil nor people.'
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Global Issues
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Nicholas Hildyard, fl. 1992, Tracey Clunies-Ross, 1959-
Date Published / Released
1992, 2009
Publisher
Routledge (Publisher)
Series
Natural Resource Management
Topic / Theme
Sustainable agriculture, Natural resources, Politics, International relations, International laws, Ecology, Politics & Policy, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 1992 Ecosystems Ltd.
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