The Anthroposcene of Weather and Climate

Ethnographic Contributions to the Climate Change Debate
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-80073-231-5
Verlag: Berghahn Books

Buch, Englisch, 384 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 664 g

While it is widely acknowledged that climate change is among the greatest global challenges of our times, it has local implications too.  This volume forefronts these local issues, giving anthropology a voice in this great debate, which is otherwise dominated by natural scientists and policy makers.  It shows what an ethnographic focus can offer in furthering our understanding of the lived realities of climate debates. Contributors from communities around the world discuss local knowledge of, and responses to, environmental changes that need to feature in scientifically framed policies regarding mitigation and adaptation measures if they are to be effective.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sillitoe, Paul

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Ethnographie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Klimawandel, Globale Erwärmung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Introducing the Anthroposcene of Weather and Climate

Paul Sillitoe

Part I: Local Weather Knowledge

Chapter 1. There’s Something in the Air – but What? On Amazon People’s Perception of Atmospheric Phenomena

Dan Rosengren

Chapter 2. Climate Change, Weather and Perception: Fishing in Eastern Patagonia

Francesca Marin

Part II: Adaptation Challenges

Chapter 3. Indigenous Responses to Climate Change in Extreme Environments: The Cases of the Q’eros (Peruvian Andes) and the Gwich’in (Alaska)

Nastassja Martin and Geremia Cometti

Chapter 4. Fornicating Frogs: Local Knowledge of Climate Change in Bangladesh?

Paul Sillitoe and Mahbub Alam

Chapter 5. Weather, Agency and Values at Work in a Glacier Ski Resort in Austria

Herta Nöbauer

Chapter 6. The Moral Climate of Melting Glaciers: Andean Claims for Justice at the Paris Climate Change Summit

Noah Walker-Crawford

Part III: Flows of Knowledge

Chapter 7. From Climate Knowledge to Decision Making User Interface: Making Sense of Climate Science    

Maria Ines Carabajal and Cecilia Hidalgo

Chapter 8. Practicing Anthropology by Providing Climate Services for Farmers: The Case of Science Field Shops in Indonesia

Yunita T. Winarto

Chapter 9. Governmental Climate Change Agencies and Policies in Nepal

Pasang Yangjee Sherpa

Part IV: Climate Politics

Chapter 10. Down to Air. Palestinian Memories and Practices of Weather Relatedness

Mauro Van Aken

Chapter 11. Imagining Nations and Producing Climate Change Knowledge in Brazil

André S. Bailão

Chapter 12. Embanking the Sundarbans: The Obfuscating Discourse of Climate Change

Camelia Dewan

Afterword

David Shankland

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Sillitoe, Paul
Paul Sillitoe is Professor of Anthropology at Durham University. He has a background in both cultural anthropology and agricultural science.  His research interests focus on environmental issues and natural resources management.  His recent books include Sustainable Development: An Appraisal Focusing on the Gulf Region (Berghahn, 2014) and Indigenous Knowledge: Enhancing its Contribution to Natural Resources Management (CABI, 2017).