scholarly journals Landscape Change and Human Environment

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-12
Author(s):  
Asad Aziz ◽  
Muhammad Anwar
Keyword(s):  
Landscape Change ◽  
Human Environment

Comparative assessment of human–environment landscape change

2010 ◽  
pp. 107-136
Author(s):  
John Jr. Harrington ◽  
Brent Yarnal ◽  
Diana Liverman ◽  
B. L. II Turner
Keyword(s):  
Landscape Change ◽  
Comparative Assessment ◽  
Human Environment

Reconstructing late-Holocene environmental change in Iceland using high-resolution tephrochronology

The Holocene ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard T Streeter ◽  
Andrew J Dugmore
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Landscape Change ◽  
18Th Century ◽  
Sediment Accumulation ◽  
Sediment Flux ◽  
Accumulation Rates ◽  
Human Environment ◽  
New Approach ◽  
15Th Century ◽  
Decadal Scale

High resolution records of sediment accumulation are necessary to evaluate subtle temporal and spatial variations in sediment flux, especially in the context of decadal-scale human–environment interactions. Digital photography using consumer-grade cameras may be used to gather thousands of stratigraphic measurements to ± 1 mm (potentially equivalent to ± 2 years of accumulation) and provide data amenable to statistical manipulation. This new approach is illustrated with an evaluation of 15th century landscape change in Iceland. High resolution measurements show that apparent ‘spikes’ in accumulation after episodes of plague are an artefact of lower resolution measurements (± 2.5 mm) over decadal periods. Regional records show little change in sediment accumulation rates after the plagues but key local records made possible using this new methodology reveal that the period ad 1389–1416 (encompassing the plague outbreak of ad 1402) had some of the lowest sediment accumulation rates since settlement of the island. This new approach to landscape assessment indicates that in this pastoralist community the aftermath of human mortality rates of 50–60% saw no development of feral sheep populations or a switch to less labour-intensive wool production. The implication is that cattle production was maintained and the relative easing of landscape impacts could explain the lag between 14th century climatic deterioration and 18th century increases in landscape change.

Operative Ontologien – ein Versuch, einen klaren Begriff zu verunreinigen

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-192
Author(s):  
Gertrud Koch
Keyword(s):  
Motion Capture ◽  
Human Being ◽  
Visual Effects ◽  
Human Environment ◽  
Ontological Question ◽  
Media And Technology ◽  
Live Action ◽  
Capture Technique

"Operative Ontologien werden in diesem Artikel als relationale kommunikative Situationen vorgestellt, in denen Medien und Technik Teil einer Praxis sind, aber nicht einfach mit dieser zusammenfallen. Die Ontologie bezieht sich auf eine temporäre Konstellation, beispielsweise eine Verknüpfung von Maschine, Körper und Bild, in der die ontologische Frage der Anthropologie perspektivisch immer wieder verschoben wird. Wie das genau zu verstehen ist, wird am Fallbeispiel der Motion-Capture-Technik deutlich, in der durch eine Verschmelzung von Live Action Movie und der animierten Welt der Visual Effects eine permanente Veränderung dessen erfolgt, was als Mensch oder menschliche Umwelt angesehen wird. This article presents operational ontologies as communicative situations in which media and technology are part of a practice, but do not simply coincide with it. Ontology refers to a temporary constellation, for example a link between machine, body and image, which shifts the ontological question of anthropology in perspective time and again. This thesis is further illustrated by a case study of the motion capture technique, whose merging of live action movie and the animated world of visual effects leads to a permanent modification of our notions of the human being and human environment. "

Overseas Development Administration. A Guide to Social Analysis for Projects in Developing Countries. London: HMSO. 1995. viii+248 pages. Hardbound. £18.95.

1996 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-190
Author(s):  
Mir Annice Mahmood
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Social Analysis ◽  
Economic Perspective ◽  
Human Environment ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Overseas Development

This book, hereinafter referred to as the Guide, has been developed for those social analysts (e.g., anthropologists, sociologists, and human geographers) who have had little or no practical experience in applying their knowledge as development practitioners. In the past, development projects would be analysed from a narrow financial and economic perspective. But with the evolution of thinking on development, this narrow financial and economic aspect has now been broadened to include the impact on society as the very meaning of development has now come to symbolise social change. Thus, development is not restricted only to plans and figures; the human environment in its entirety is now considered for analysis while designing and implementing development projects.

Translating land use change to landscape change for a scenario study in Europe

2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 327-344
Author(s):  
Koen P Overmars ◽  
Peter H Verburg ◽  
Martha M Baker ◽  
Igor Staritsky ◽  
Fritz Hellmann
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Landscape Change ◽  
Scenario Study

Human-Environment Interactions: A Plea for the Humanities

2007 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 210-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy Tuana
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Hurricane Katrina ◽  
New Orleans ◽  
Global Community ◽  
Human Environment

Research on human-environment interactions often neglects the resources of the humanities. Hurricane Katrina and the resulting levee breaches in New Orleans offer a case study on the need for inclusion of the humanities in the study of human-environment interactions, particularly the resources they provide in examining ethics and value concerns. Methods from the humanities, when developed in partnership with those from the sciences and social sciences, can provide a more accurate, effective, and just response to the scientific and technological challenges we face as a global community.

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