UID:
almafu_9959739677002883
Format:
1 online resource (xx, 414 pages).
ISBN:
90-04-35682-7
Series Statement:
Climate and culture, 4
Content:
Climate Change and Cultural Transition in Europe is an account of Europe’s share in the making of global warming, which considers the past and future of climate-society interactions. Contributors include: Clara Brandi, Rüdiger Glaser, Iso Himmelsbach, Claudia Kemfert, Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, Claus Leggewie, Franz Mauelshagen, Geoffrey Parker, Christian Pfister, Dirk Riemann, Lea Schmitt, Jörn Sieglerschmidt, Markus Vogt, and Steffen Vogt.
Note:
Preliminary Material --
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Introduction—Tracing and Replacing Europe’s Carbon Culture /
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1 Complexion and Climate: An Attempt at an Outline of Weather Outlooks in Europe from the Beginnings until Today /
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2 Theological Perspectives in the Ethical Debate about Climate Change /
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3 Long- and Short-Term Central European Climate Development in the Context of Vulnerability, Food Security, and Emigration /
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4 History and Climate: The Crisis of the 1590s Reconsidered /
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5 The “Black Swan” of 1540: Aspects of a European Megadrought /
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6 The Birth of Climate History /
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7 EU Climate Leadership? Europe’s Role in Global Climate Negotiations /
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8 Energy Transition in Germany: Sonderweg or Role Model? /
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9 Changing Climates, Changing Spaces, Changing Times: Adaptation and Conflict on the West Frisian Island of Ameland /
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10 The Age of Uncertainty: The Challenges of Climate Change for the Insurance Business /
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11 Climate Change and Future Pasts: Preliminary Considerations on a Historiography of the Future /
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Bibliography /
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Index /
Additional Edition:
ISBN 90-04-35642-8
Language:
English
