Anthroposcene of Weather and Climate

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).

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsIntroduction: Introducing the Anthroposcene of Weather and ClimatePaul SillitoePart I: Local Weather KnowledgeChapter 1. There’s Something in the Air – But What? On Amazon People’s Perception of Atmospheric PhenomenaDan RosengrenChapter 2. Climate Change, Weather and Perception: Fishing in Eastern PatagoniaFrancesca MarinPart II: Adaptation ChallengesChapter 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 ComettiChapter 4. Fornicating Frogs: Local Knowledge of Climate Change in Bangladesh?Paul Sillitoe and Mahbub AlamAppendix: Climate Change QuestionnaireChapter 5. Weather, Agency and Values at Work in a Glacier Ski Resort in AustriaHerta NöbauerChapter 6. The Moral Climate of Melting Glaciers: Andean Claims for Justice at the Paris Climate Change SummitNoah Walker-CrawfordPart III: Flows of KnowledgeChapter 7. Making Sense of Climate Science: From Climate Knowledge to Decision-MakingMaria Ines Carabajal and Cecilia HidalgoChapter 8. Practicing Anthropology by Providing Climate Services for Farmers: The Case of Science Field Shops in IndonesiaYunita T. WinartoChapter 9. Nepal's Climate-Change Cultural WorldPasang Yangjee SherpaPart IV: Climate PoliticsChapter 10. Down to Air. Palestinian Memories and Practices of Weather RelatednessMauro Van AkenChapter 11. Imagining Nations and Producing Climate-Change Knowledge in BrazilAndré S. BailãoChapter 12. Embanking the Sundarbans: The Obfuscating Discourse of Climate ChangeCamelia DewanAfterwordDavid ShanklandIndex

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