Book section : Chapter
Public archaeology and climate change: reflections and considerations
- Abstract:
- Heritage sites have the potential to inform us about past climates and to demonstrate how humans have adapted in times of change. Ironically, many of the sites that hold this information are themselves now vulnerable to changing climates. There is a long-established tradition of rescue archaeology at sites threatened by development, and the principle of the ‘polluter pays’ is referenced in the planning guidance of many countries. But what happens when there is no developer? Who should take action when natural processes put sites at risk? The threats are many, including flooding, erosion, desertification, sea level rise, thawing of permafrost,...
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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+ Dawson, T
- Role:
- Editor
+ Nimura, C
- Institution:
- University of Oxford
- Division:
- GLAM
- Department:
- Ashmolean Museum
- Oxford college:
- Wolfson College
- Role:
- Editor
- ORCID:
- 0000-0001-5084-5843
+ López-Romero, E
- Role:
- Editor
+ Daire, M-Y
- Role:
- Editor
- Publisher:
- Oxbow Books
- Host title:
- Public Archaeology and Climate Change
- Pages:
- 1-9
- Chapter number:
- 1
- Publication date:
- 2017-10-31
- Edition:
- 1
- DOI:
- EISBN:
- 9781785707056
- ISBN-10:
- 1785707043
- ISBN-13:
- 9781785707049
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English
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Chapter
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1056081
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pubs:1056081
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2023-07-13
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- Copyright date:
- 2017
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