Past event
Past Perspectives: How can premodern environmental research be made useful in the climate emergency? Impact Workshop, Monday May 27, 2024 Funded by the Royal Society of Edinburgh
The human species has forever been adapting to dynamic environmental conditions. The premodern world provides a laboratory of various experiments in human-environment interactions: a rich history of successes and failures, acute and chronic pressures, false-starts and path dependencies, resilience and vulnerabilities—all operating on a global scale over the longue durée. How should we collate, compare, and engage critically with this past record in order to drive change in the modern climate crisis?
Part I: Showcasing Premodern Environmental Studies
Part II: Brainstorming Applications of Premodern Environmental Studies
Keynote presentations will be hybrid, while all other events will be in person only (in the Physics Building at the University of St Andrews).
Registration to attend in person can be directed to [email protected].
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