Climate and Society in Colonial Mexico: A Study in VulnerabilityISBN: 978-1-4051-4582-4
Paperback
248 pages
February 2008, Wiley-Blackwell
Other Available Formats: Hardcover
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- Provides unique insights on climate and society by capitalizing
on Mexico’s rich colonial archives
- Offers a unique approach by combining geographical and historic
perspectives in order to comprehend contemporary concerns over
climate change
- Considers three case study regions in Mexico with very
different cultural, economic, and environmental
characteristics
- Offers valuable insights into how different societies articulate knowledge about climate and the environment and how they respond to climatic variability