{"product_id":"understanding-imperiled-earth-isbn-9781588347596","title":"Understanding Imperiled Earth","description":"\u003cb\u003eA unique introduction to how understanding archaeology can support modern-day sustainability efforts, from restoring forested land to developing fire management strategies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn essential and hopeful book for climate-conscious readers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe world faces an uncertain future with the rise of climate change, biodiversity loss, deforestation, overfishing, and other threats. \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Imperiled Earth \u003c\/i\u003emeets this uncertainty head-on, presenting archaeology and history as critical guides to addressing the modern environmental crisis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnthropologist Todd J. Braje draws connections between deep history and today's hot-button environmental news stories to reveal how the study of the ancient past can help build a more sustainable future. The book covers a diverse array of interconnected issues, including: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow modern humans have altered the natural world \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003econservation work of Indigenous communities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eextinction of megafauna like dire wolves and woolly rhinoceros\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe risk of deforestation highlighted by Notre Dame's destruction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe extinction crisis reflected by endangered bird species in Hawai'i\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efish scarcity driving demand and price, like the single blue-fin tuna fish that sold for three million dollars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eimportance of \"action archaeology\" \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBraje examines how historical roots offer a necessary baseline for a healthier Earth, because understanding how the planet used to be is fundamental to creating effective restoration efforts moving forward through urban forests, sustainable food webs, and more. \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Imperiled Earth\u003c\/i\u003e offers an illuminating, hopeful, and actionable approach to some of the world's most urgent problems.\u003cb\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Imperiled Earth\u003c\/i\u003e is impassioned, well researched, engaging, and hopeful, despite the odds...This volume will help readers who are confused about climate change and its effects better understand the human impact on the environment and what we must do about it.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY MAGAZINE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This synthesis of knowledge allows for a more holistic view of humanity’s impact on the planet over millennia...His call for collaboration across disciplines and a rethinking of human history from an ecological perspective is both timely and urgent.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This clearly written and compelling book should appeal to a wide variety of readers who are interested in understanding and appreciating how the historical, behavioral, and environmental sciences can offer useful insights into how we can better face the many crucial challenges facing our planet today.” —\u003cb\u003eJeremy A. Sabloff, External Faculty Fellow and Past President, Santa Fe Institute\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Imperiled Earth\u003c\/i\u003e is an important book written to persuade the general reader that historical perspectives matter— that history can help us find solutions to our current environmental crises. To make his case, Braje provides an overview of historical ecology and its links to science and the humanities, then he goes deeper with several broadly appealing examples: the trees of Notre-Dame, Hawaiian birds, and tuna fisheries. Although Braje honestly lays out the challenges we face, this is not a book of doom and gloom. The clear takeaway is this: archaeology and history provide essential context for our current environmental dilemmas, which can guide policy and practices in productive ways. Braje implores readers to set aside the handwringing. He pushes us to roll up our sleeves and get to work—particularly drawing on insights from the past.” \u003cb\u003e—Virginia Butler, archaeologist and professor at Portland State University \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTODD J. BRAJE \u003c\/b\u003ereceived his PhD in anthropology from the University of Oregon and is the executive director of the University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History, after more than a decade spent as a professor at San Diego State University. He's the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eIslands through Time \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eModern Oceans, Ancient Sites\u003c\/i\u003e, and has published more than one hundred academic journal articles and book chapters. His research focuses on the archaeology of maritime societies, the application of archaeological records to modern resource management, and the peopling of the New World.","brand":"Smithsonian Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305023557861,"sku":"NP9781588347596","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781588347596.jpg?v=1767743232","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/understanding-imperiled-earth-isbn-9781588347596","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}