20,000 years of societal vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in southwest Asia
Résumé
The Fertile Crescent, its hilly flanks and surrounding drylands has been a critical region for studying how climate has influenced societal change, and this review focuses on the region over the last 20,000 years. The complex social, economic, and environmental landscapes in the region today are not new phenomena and understanding their interactions requires a nuanced, multidisciplinary understanding of the past. This review builds on a history of collaboration between the social and natural palaeoscience disciplines. We provide a multidisciplinary, multiscalar perspective on the relevance of past climate, environmental, and archaeological research in assessing present day vulnerabilities and risks for the populations of southwest Asia. We discuss the complexity of palaeoclimatic data interpretation, particularly in relation to hydrology, and provide an overview of key time periods
Domaines
Sciences de l'environnement
Fichier principal
Jones et al Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews W 2019.pdf (5.15 Mo)
Télécharger le fichier
Origine | Publication financée par une institution |
---|
Loading...