Mediterranean Holocene climate, environment and human societies. (15th March 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Holmgren, Karin; Gogou, Alexandra.; Izdebski, Adam.; Luterbacher, Juerg.; Sicre, Marie-Alexandrine; Xoplaki, Elena
• Is Part Of: Quaternary science reviews. Volume 136(2016)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 4
• Publication Date: 2016-03-15
• Subjects: History -- Archaeology -- Paleoenvironment -- Paleoclimate -- Climateenvironment-society interactions -- Interdisciplinarity -- Holistic approach -- Mediterranean -- Holocene; Geology, Stratigraphic -- Quaternary -- Periodicals; Stratigraphie -- Quaternaire -- Périodiques; 551.79
• DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2015.12.014
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0277-3791

Abstract

Abstract: This paper introduces the reader to a special issue of articles that explores links and processes behind societal change, climate change and environmental change in a Holocene perspective in the Mediterranean region. All papers are, by purpose, co-authored by scientists representing different disciplines. The cross-cutting theme has been to reach beyond simple explanations of potential climate-society relationships and advance our understanding on how to improve research methods and theories in the field. The thirteen papers in this issue address these questions in three different ways, by i) conceptual/methodological approaches; ii) review papers; and iii) case studies. Highlights: We introduce the special issue on climate-environment-human interactions in the Mediterranean region during the Holocene. We discuss the role of learning from history to wisely meet our Future Earth. We emphasise the need for holistic approaches to study the relations between, changes in societies, environment and climate. We emphasise the need to understand underlying processes operating at different scales in time and space.