Changing climate, changing worlds : local knowledge and the challenges of social and ecological change /: local knowledge and the challenges of social and ecological change. ([2020])
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Changing climate, changing worlds : local knowledge and the challenges of social and ecological change /: local knowledge and the challenges of social and ecological change. ([2020])
- Main Title:
- Changing climate, changing worlds : local knowledge and the challenges of social and ecological change
- Further Information:
- Note: Meredith Welch-Devine, Anne Sourdril, Brian J. Burke, editors.
- Editors:
- Welch-Devine, Meredith
Sourdril, Anne
Burke, Brian J - Contents:
- Intro -- Foreword -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Chapter 1: Understanding Microexperiences of Climate Change: How Climate Ethnography Informs Collaboration, Adaptation, and Effective Responses -- 1.1 Key Insights for Climate Ethnography -- 1.2 This Volume -- References -- Chapter 2: Fishers' Perceptions of Environmental and Climate Change in Puerto Rico: Implications for Adaptation and Sustainability -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.1.1 Climate Change and Fisheries -- 2.1.2 Puerto Rico Fisheries -- 2.2 Methods of Data Collection -- 2.3 Measurements and Analyses -- 2.3.1 Fishers' Characteristics -- 2.3.1.1 Job Satisfaction 2.3.1.2 Environmental Ethic -- 2.3.2 Perceptions on Status of Fishery Resources -- 2.3.3 Perceptions of Climate Change and Other Anthropogenic Impacts -- 2.3.4 Factors Influencing Perceptions of Climate Change -- 2.3.5 Fishers' Adaptations to Change -- 2.4 Discussion -- 2.4.1 Perceptions of Change and Adaptations -- 2.4.2 Factors Influencing Fishers' Perceptions -- 2.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: "We Used to go Asking for the Rains": Local Interpretations of Environmental Changes and Implications for Natural Resource Management in Hwange District, Zimbabwe -- 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Studying Perceptions of Environmental Changes in a Context of Rapid Transformations -- 3.2.1 Land Distribution and Conservation in Hwange: Strong Constraints for Subsistence -- 3.2.2 Community-Based Natural Resource Management -- 3.2.3 Local Knowledge and Perceptions ofIntro -- Foreword -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Chapter 1: Understanding Microexperiences of Climate Change: How Climate Ethnography Informs Collaboration, Adaptation, and Effective Responses -- 1.1 Key Insights for Climate Ethnography -- 1.2 This Volume -- References -- Chapter 2: Fishers' Perceptions of Environmental and Climate Change in Puerto Rico: Implications for Adaptation and Sustainability -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.1.1 Climate Change and Fisheries -- 2.1.2 Puerto Rico Fisheries -- 2.2 Methods of Data Collection -- 2.3 Measurements and Analyses -- 2.3.1 Fishers' Characteristics -- 2.3.1.1 Job Satisfaction 2.3.1.2 Environmental Ethic -- 2.3.2 Perceptions on Status of Fishery Resources -- 2.3.3 Perceptions of Climate Change and Other Anthropogenic Impacts -- 2.3.4 Factors Influencing Perceptions of Climate Change -- 2.3.5 Fishers' Adaptations to Change -- 2.4 Discussion -- 2.4.1 Perceptions of Change and Adaptations -- 2.4.2 Factors Influencing Fishers' Perceptions -- 2.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: "We Used to go Asking for the Rains": Local Interpretations of Environmental Changes and Implications for Natural Resource Management in Hwange District, Zimbabwe -- 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Studying Perceptions of Environmental Changes in a Context of Rapid Transformations -- 3.2.1 Land Distribution and Conservation in Hwange: Strong Constraints for Subsistence -- 3.2.2 Community-Based Natural Resource Management -- 3.2.3 Local Knowledge and Perceptions of Environmental Changes -- 3.3 Climate Change: Local Knowledge and Related Practices of Natural Resource Management -- 3.3.1 Climate Knowledge and the Unpredictability of the Rain -- 3.3.2 Forecasting the Rain: The Main Role of Birds and Trees -- 3.3.3 Protecting Sacred Trees by Perpetuating Rainmaking Ceremonies 3.4 What Do These Representations Say About Inequalities in Environmental Management? -- 3.4.1 Mobilizing Management Policies as Proximal Causes -- 3.4.2 "We used to go asking for the rain" -- 3.4.3 People's Marginalization from Their Rights Over the Land and the Natural Resources -- 3.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Indigenous Knowledge and Dynamics Among Himalayan Peoples, Vegetation, and Climate Change -- 4.1 Himalayan Climate Change -- 4.2 Himalayan Research Sites, Peoples, and Methods -- 4.3 Vegetation Responses to Climate Change -- 4.4 Human Responses to Climate Change 4.5 Vegetation Responses Affect People -- 4.6 Human Responses Affect Vegetation and Climate Change -- 4.7 A Dynamic Whole -- 4.8 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 5: Observing "Weeds" to Understand Local Perceptions of Environmental Change in a Temperate Rural Area of Southwestern France -- 5.1 Introduction: "More and More Weeds": How to Get Rid of Weeds in the Cemetery? -- 5.2 Study Area and Methods: Ethnography of Rain, Weeds, and Rural Exodus in a House-Centered Society in Rural Southwestern France -- 5.3 Results and Discussion - When Weed Management Becomes an Issue in a Community Facing Climate and Social Changes: How to Deal with a Growing Problem with Fewer People? … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- Cham : Springer
- Publication Date:
- 2020
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (x, 266 pages)
- Subjects:
- 363.738/74
Climatic changes
Climatic changes -- Social aspects
Climatic changes
Climatic changes -- Social aspects
Electronic books - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9783030373122
3030373126 - Related ISBNs:
- 9783030373115
- Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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