Climate, environment and society in the Pacific during the last millennium /

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 con...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Nunn, Patrick D., 1955-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam, Netherlands ; Boston [Mass.] : Elsevier, 2007.
Series:Developments in earth & environmental sciences ; 6.
Subjects:
From 10 thousand years ago
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, R�egion du > Histoire.
Climat > Changements > Aspect social > Pacifique, R�egion du > Histoire.
Pal�eoclimatologie > Holoc�ene.
�Etres humains > Influence du climat > Pacifique, R�egion du.
�Ecologie humaine > Pacifique, R�egion 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
Klima�anderung
Sozialer Wandel
Umweltver�anderung
Pacific Area
Pazifischer Raum
History
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Table of 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.
  • 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.

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