Praciticing Historical Ecology

Historical Ecology is a dynamic and exciting field of academic research and practical knowledge. This extensive book, years in the making, is designed to provide a practical and useful guide to how this work can be done, including individual chapters on many of the different disciplines and techniques that come together to make a transdisciplinary whole. From archaeology to ecology to history to advanced computer applications like Geographic Information Systems and satellite imagery, the authors weave a web of theory, method, and technique that demonstrates the benefits, and also the difficulties, of this approach to regional analysis. This book is designed to assist new scholars to enter the field and further the skills of those already involved, and will serve as an excellent textbook or general reading for anyone interested in the intersection of human societies and their environments over time.