The eBook named Issues and Concepts in Historical Ecology: the Past and Future of Landscapes and Regions provides a research framework that utilizes a wide range of evidence to examine the complex, long-term relationship between Earth and humanity. This interdisciplinary approach uses knowledge from archeology, anthropology, paleoecology, ecology, geography, and landscape and heritage management to study patterns of change. The insights gained can help in developing future strategies for sustainable and inclusive landscape management.
This well-researched eBook covers various critical issues such as the importance of understanding the relationship between human societies and ecosystem processes, the need for transdisciplinarity, the role of history and memory in a changing world, and future scenarios for regions. With many examples of co-developed research, this eBook provides an excellent platform for collaboration across disciplines, making it a valuable resource for researchers, policy-makers, students, funders, and communities.
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‘Issues and Concepts in Historical Ecology’ has been praised as a comprehensive and coherent volume that presents a compelling case for historical ecology. It highlights the significance of archaeology and environmental history with paleoecology as critical elements in coordinated global environmental change research programs. The ebook provides a prospectus for future developments and applications that will interest anyone focusing on the long-term sustainability of humanity.” Thomas McGovern, Hunter College, City University of New York
‘Crumley, Westin, Lennartsson and others have made a significant contribution to interdisciplinary studies in this eBook, which emphasizes the relationship between society and nature. They use examples from around the world to demonstrate the relevance of the past in creating a sustainable future. The eBook draws from multiple disciplines, including geology, archeology, anthropology, ecology, paleoecology, geography, landscape and heritage management, and history. This multidisciplinary approach helps us understand both local and earth-system scale dynamics. This volume is a major advancement in understanding our planet.”Emilio F. Moran, Michigan State University
‘Historical ecology is a key methodology in today’s new holism. This eBook provides a critical synthesis and relevant examples to describe this method’s why and how. This volume not only offers an excellent overview of the field but also provides a prospectus for future likely developments and applications. The authors draw from complementary experiences and expertise to delineate a field of research that is necessarily multidisciplinary and collaborative. The eBook discusses the theoretical connections between different concepts such as Anthropocene, niche construction, biocultural diversity, memory, shifting baseline syndrome, domestication and co-evolution. This ideological shift challenges functionalist and adaptionist views about how socio-ecological systems function in the twenty-first century. “Roy Ellen, Centre for Biocultural Diversity, University of Kent
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