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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Giuseppe Feola (Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands) , Hilary Geoghegan (University of Reading) , Alex Arnall (University of Reading)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.840kg ISBN: 9781108422505ISBN 10: 1108422500 Pages: 348 Publication Date: 03 October 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsForeword; 1. Climate and culture: taking stock and moving forward Hilary Geoghegan, Giuseppe Feola and Alex Arnall; 2. Cultures of prediction in climate science Martin Mahony, Gabriele Gramelsberger and Matthias Heymann; 3. Visualising climate and climate change: a longue durée perspective Sebastian Vincent Grevsmühl; 4. Indigenous knowledge regarding climate in Colombia: articulations and complementarities among different knowledges Astrid Ulloa; 5. Thin place: new modes of environmental knowing through contemporary curatorial practice Ciara Healy; 6. Multi-temporal adaptations to change in the Central Andes Julio C. Postigo; 7. Not for the faint of heart: tasks of climate change communication in the context of societal transformation Susanne C. Moser; 8. At the frontline or very close: living with climate change on St Lawrence Island, Alaska, 1999–2017 Igor Krupnik; 9. Localising and historicising climate change: extreme weather histories in the United Kingdom Georgina Endfield and Lucy Veale; 10. From denial to resistance: how emotions and culture shape our responses to climate change Allison Ford and Kari Marie Norgaard; 11. Effective responses to climate change – some wisdom from the Buddhist worldview Peter Daniels; 12. Creating a culture for transformation Karen O'Brien, Gail Hochachka and Irmelin Gram-Hanssen; 13. Back to the future? Satoyama and cultures of transition and sustainability John Clammer; 14. Culture and climate change: experiments and improvisations – an afterword Renata Tyszczuk and Joe Smith; Index.Reviews'Multidisciplinary studies by 23 contributing authors who explore how human cultures conceptualize and respond to climate … Though the book does not downplay social, psychological, and economic factors that have slowed climate action at the societal level, its chapters collectively suggest a surprisingly optimistic view: namely, that human cultures throughout history have exhibited curiosity about and resilience to climate … Clear writing and thoughtfully chosen images make this book accessible and engaging for broad audiences.' D. P. Genereux, Choice 'Multidisciplinary studies by 23 contributing authors who explore how human cultures conceptualize and respond to climate ... Though the book does not downplay social, psychological, and economic factors that have slowed climate action at the societal level, its chapters collectively suggest a surprisingly optimistic view: namely, that human cultures throughout history have exhibited curiosity about and resilience to climate ... Clear writing and thoughtfully chosen images make this book accessible and engaging for broad audiences.' D. P. Genereux, Choice Author InformationGiuseppe Feola is Assistant Professor of Social Change for Sustainability at Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands, and a Visiting Fellow at the School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science at the University of Reading. His research engages with issues of sustainability, resilience and transformation of agricultural systems, sustainability transitions and post-capitalist transformations, and social change theories. Feola is the recipient of a Starting Grant from the European Research Council and a VidiI Grant from the Netherlands Research Organization. Hilary Geoghegan is Associate Professor in Human Geography at the University of Reading. Geoghegan researches at the intersection of the social and natural sciences and explores the emotional and affective relations between people and the material world. Using the geographical concept of landscape, she has worked on the human geographies of climate change. Hilary is currently examining the social and more-than-human dimensions of forest management which result from climate change-induced movement of pests and diseases. Alex Arnall is Associate Professor in Environment and Development at the University of Reading. He specialises in the study of migration, movement and displacement of people and things. His work is characterised by an environmental theme, including climate change, agricultural development and food systems. Much of Alex's empirical research has taken place in the Maldives and Mozambique. Arnall's research has been funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, Department for International Development, British Academy, and Norwegian Research Council. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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