书目名称 | Continuity and Change in Cultural Adaptation to Mountain Environments |
副标题 | From Prehistory to C |
编辑 | Ludomir R. Lozny |
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概述 | Explores human adaptation to mountain systems using a range of viewpoints, including anthropology, ecology, and geography.Examines human effects on mountain systems, particularly in regard to human-ca |
丛书名称 | Studies in Human Ecology and Adaptation |
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描述 | .Up until now, mountain ecosystems have not been closely studies by social scientists as they do not offer a readily defined set of problems for human exploitation as, do for instance, tropical forests or arctic habitats. But the archaeological evidence had shown that humans have been living in this type of habitat for thousands of year. .From this evidence we can also see that mountainous regions are often frontier zones of competing polities and form refuge areas for dissident communities as they often are inherently difficult to control by centralized authorities. As a consequence they fuel or contribute disproportionately to political violence. But we are now witnessing changes and increasing vulnerability of mountain ecosystems caused by human activities. .Human adaptability to mountain ecosystems This volume presents an international and interdisciplinary account of the exploitation of--and human adaptation to--mountainous regions over time. The contributions discuss human cultural responses to key physical and cultural stressors associated with mountain ecosystems, such as aridity, quality of soils, steep slopes, low productivity, as well as transient phenomena such as c |
出版日期 | Book 2013 |
关键词 | anthropology and climate change; archaeology of mining; cultural adaptation to mountain ecosystems; hig |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5702-2 |
isbn_softcover | 978-1-4899-9485-1 |
isbn_ebook | 978-1-4614-5702-2Series ISSN 1574-0501 |
issn_series | 1574-0501 |
copyright | Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013 |