Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples in the United States: Impacts, Experiences and Actions

by Julie Koppel Maldonado (Editor)

Other authorsRajul Pandya (Editor), Colombi Benedict (Editor)
Hardcover, 2014

Status

Available

Call number

QC903.U6 C548

Publication

Springer (2014), Edition: 2014, 174 pages

Description

With a long history and deep connection to the Earth’s resources, indigenous peoples have an intimate understanding and ability to observe the impacts linked to climate change. Traditional ecological knowledge and tribal experience play a key role in developing future scientific solutions for adaptation to the impacts. The book explores climate-related issues for indigenous communities in the United States, including loss of traditional knowledge, forests and ecosystems, food security and traditional foods, as well as water, Arctic sea ice loss, permafrost thaw, and relocation. The book also highlights how tribal communities and programs are responding to the changing environments. Fifty authors from tribal communities, academia, government agencies, and NGOs contributed to the book. Previously published in Climatic Change, Volume 120, Issue 3, 2013.… (more)

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

174 p.; 6.14 inches

ISBN

3319052659 / 9783319052656

Barcode

34662001012787
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