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Are cultures endangered by climate change? Yes, but…

Strauss, Sarah·2012·WIREs Climate Change
DOI 10.1002/wcc.181
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Abstract

Culture, from an anthropological perspective, encompasses all learned and shared aspects of life in human societies. Included is not only ‘high culture’—the arts and literature—but also science, technology, and more practical, everyday activities and beliefs: how to plant a potato or pray for rain, to seek good luck in battle or on exams at school. Cultures are not static; they change in response to wars, plagues, new inventions—as well as to environmental and climate variability. Here we look at some of the ‘rules’ of culture, in order to explore the extent to which climate change seriously threatens cultural diversity. The most popular examples of climate change impacts on human societies focus on remote communities in the Arctic or on tropical islands, but we need to keep in mind that the fossil fuel dependent lifeways of those of us residing in the industrialized temperate zones are perhaps even more endangered, and certainly less sustainable. WIREs Clim Change 2012 doi: 10.1002/wcc.181 This article is categorized under: Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change > Values‐Based Approach to Vulnerability and Adaptation

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Authors
Strauss, S.
Affiliations
University of Wyoming (US)
Corresponding author
Strauss, Sarah
ORCID
Strauss, Sarah
Venue
WIREs Climate Change
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2012-06-28
Volume
3
Issue
4
Pages
371-377
ISSN
  • 1757-7780 (ISSN-L)
  • 1757-7799
DOI
10.1002/wcc.181
OpenAlex
W2153822548
Cited by
42
References
21
Citations by year
2024: 1 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 20 · 2017: 2 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 2
FWCI
3.41
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Indigenous Studies and Ecology
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Environmental, Ecological, and Cultural Studies
Keywords
cultural diversity, cultural change, climate variability, cultural adaptation, cultural vulnerability, fossil fuel dependence, Arctic communities, island communities

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