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Climate, Environment, and Society in the Pacific during the Last Millennium

Nunn, Patrick D.

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Table of contents
  • Cover
  • Contentsvii
  • Preamble and Acknowledgementsxiii
  • Chapter 1. Climate, Environment and Society: Global and Regional Perspectives1
  • 1.1. Global Climate, Environment and Society Over the Past 5,000 Years2
  • 1.2. The Approach to the Last Millennium9
  • 1.3. Dividing the Last Millennium10
  • 1.4. Medieval Warm Period12
  • 1.5. The A.D. 1300 Event (the Transition Between the Medieval Warm Period and the Little Ice Age)13
  • 1.6. Little Ice Age15
  • 1.7. Recent Warming16
  • 1.8. The Pacific Basin17
  • 1.9. Organization of this Book23
  • Key Points23
  • Chapter 2. Arrival and Spread of Humans in the Pacific Basin25
  • 2.1. Human Beginnings25
  • 2.2. Humans on the Pacific Rim27
  • 2.3. Colonization of the Pacific Islands31
  • Key Points33
  • Chapter 3. Influences of Climate and Sea-Level Changes on Humans35
  • 3.1. Climate Change and Human Evolution35
  • 3.2. Human Adaptation to Late Pleistocene Climate and Sea-Level Changes36
  • 3.3. Effects of Holocene Climate Changes on Humans39
  • 3.4. Effects of Holocene Sea-Level Changes on Humans44
  • Key Points58
  • Chapter 4. The Medieval Warm Period (A.D. 750–1250) in the Pacific Basin59
  • 4.1. Climates During the Medieval Warm Period in the Pacific Basin59
  • 4.2. Environments During the Medieval Warm Period in the Pacific Basin70
  • 4.3. Societies During the Medieval Warm Period in the Pacific Basin77
  • Key Points86
  • Chapter 5. The A.D. 1300 Event (A.D. 1250–1350) in the Pacific Basin87
  • 5.1. The Nature of the A.D. 1300 Event88
  • 5.2. Climates During the A.D. 1300 Event in the Pacific Basin90
  • 5.3. Environments During the A.D. 1300 Event in the Pacific Basin102
  • 5.4. Societies During the A.D. 1300 Event in the Pacific Basin112
  • Key Points120
  • Chapter 6. The Little Ice Age (A.D. 1350–1800) in the Pacific Basin121
  • 6.1. Climates of the Little Ice Age in the Pacific Basin121
  • 6.2. Environments of the Little Ice Age in the Pacific Basin128
  • 6.3. Societies of the Little Ice Age in the Pacific Basin135
  • 6.4. The end of the Little Ice Age161
  • Key Points163
  • Chapter 7. The A.D. 1300 Event: An Explanatory Model for Societal Response to Climate Change during165
  • 7.1. Outline of the Model of the A.D. 1300 Event167
  • 7.2. Alternative Models169
  • 7.3. Cause–Effect Linkages for Climate Change in the A.D. 1300 Event Model171
  • 7.4. Cause–Effect Linkages for Environmental Change in the A.D. 1300 Event Model174
  • 7.5. Cause–Effect Linkages for Societal Change During and After the A.D. 1300 Event175
  • 7.6. Case Studies of the A.D. 1300 Event Along the Pacific Rim181
  • 7.7. Case Studies of the A.D. 1300 Event in the Pacific Islands186
  • 7.8. Key Issues Concerning Cause and Effect195
  • 7.9. Verifying the A.D. 1300 Event Model199
  • Key Points200
  • Chapter 8. Recent Warming and Sea-Level Rise (since A.D. 1800) in the Pacific Basin201
  • 8.1. Climate Change During the Period of Recent Warming in the Pacific Basin201
  • 8.2. Climate-Linked Environmental Change During the Period of Recent Warming in the Pacific Basin208
  • 8.3. Climate-Linked Societal Change During the Period of Recent Warming in the Pacific Basin214
  • 8.4. Future Climate Change and its Effects on Pacific Basin Environments and Societies217
  • Key Points223
  • Chapter 9. Teleconnections and Global Climate Trends225
  • 9.1. Climate Change Outside the Pacific Basin During the Last Millennium226
  • 9.2. Environmental Change Outside the Pacific Basin During the Last Millennium234
  • 9.3. Societal Change Outside the Pacific Basin during the Last Millennium238
  • 9.4. Global Climate Trends during the Last Millennium242
  • Key Points244
  • Chapter 10. Causes of Last-Millennium Climate Change245
  • 10.1. Ultimate Causes of Last-Millennium Climate Change246
  • 10.2. Ultimate Causes of Last-Millennium Sea-Level Change253
  • 10.3. Proximate Causes of Last-Millennium Climate and Sea-Level Changes in the Pacific Basin255
  • 10.4. Abrupt Climate Change258
  • 10.5. A Last Word261
  • Key Points262
  • References263
  • Subject Index299
Book details
  • Vendor Elsevier S & T
  • SKU 9780444528162
  • ISBN-13 9780080548210
  • Author Nunn, Patrick D.
  • Category Science
  • Subject Environmental Science

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The nature of global change in the Pacific Basin is poorly known compared to other parts of the world. Climate, Environment, and Society in the Pacific during the Last Millennium describes the climate changes that occurred in the Pacific during the last millennium and discusses how these changes controlled the broad evolution of human societies, typically filtered by the effects of changing sea level and storminess on food availability and interaction. Covering the entire period since AD 750 in the Pacific, this book describes the influences of climate change on environments and societies during the Medieval Warm Period and the Little Ice Age, focusing on the 100-year transition between these – a period of rapid change known as the AD 1300 Event.

* Discusses the societal effects of climate and sea-level change, as well as the evidence for externally-driven societal change
* Synthsizes how climate change has driven environmental change and societal change in the Pacific Basin
* Contains a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of the evidence for climate, environmental, and societal change, supported by a full list of references