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Deltas around the world are sinking, and the Indus Delta in Pakistan is no exception. Situated at the dynamic interface between the sediment-bearing Indus River and the e[...]

The first step in working towards change is knowing that alternatives exist—that change is possible. I argue that seeing everyday possibilities in action can be a joyful [...]

Transnational environmentalism has traditionally been considered an environmentalism that emphasizes the conservation of "nature," not social justice and the empowerment [...]

In the Middle Cumberland region of north-central Tennessee, close to fifty mound centers rose and fell between A.D. 1050 and 1450. Although these centers were not all occ[...]

Terroir, or the taste of place, is the unique assemblage of geology, climate, and cultural practices of a region, essentialized in endemic food products and their tastes.[...]

This research characterizes processes that result in the emergence and continued maintenance of large settlements in the southeastern United States ca. AD 1100-1500. The [...]

This study explores the multiple meanings of landscape and the creation of place within the Cuban Diaspora. Landscape encompasses not only the external physical environme[...]

In recent decades, conservation planning that is organized and funded by international agencies has embraced market-based mechanisms to promote sustainable landscapes acr[...]

This dissertation is an attempt to describe Highland Maya concepts of internal anatomy and physiology. Physiology is the study of the functions of a living organism. A t[...]

In Vanuatu, the Melanesian archipelago formally known as New Hebrides, traditional marine tenure has become a center piece of marine conservation efforts. However, its in[...]

This research examines the human-environment interactions on St. Catherines Island, Georgia, during the late Woodland through the Mississippian period (AD 8001580). Resul[...]

My dissertation research examines the relationship between cultural models of individuals and their participation in efforts to attain procedural justice on water policy [...]

In any local ethnobotanical system of classification, a considerable amount of variation exists in the names given for a plant species, even for a sample of knowledgeable[...]

For decades, the conversion of coastal mangrove forests for shrimp aquaculture in Ecuador has exacerbated harvesting pressures on mangrove cockles (Anadara spp.), bivalve[...]

In this dissertation, I explore the topic of livestock development in The Gambia from both an historical and anthropological perspective. Breed differences have figured p[...]

Since 1980 the harvesting of nontimber forest products has become an increasing concern of land managers, economic development organizations, and a variety of individuals[...]

Growing food at home is a popular way for individuals to spend time outside and eat fresh produce. This study asks whether food gardens are connected with larger issues s[...]

The goal of this research is to construct a settlement history of Ocmulgee National Monument during the Early Mississippian (ca. A.D 900-1200) and infer changing patterns[...]

Subsistence economy, occupation, and seasonality of sites have been major research trajectories for many coastal southeastern sites. A unit was excavated at Stranges Ring[...]

As aquaculture gains prominence as a major economic industry, and as wild-capture fisheries decline, coastal communities on Chilo Island in southern Chile are facing inev[...]

Ethnomedicinal research has historically focusses on botanical products, ignoring, by and at large, the records on animal-based medicine. Whenever non-botanical -e.g. ani[...]

This study investigates the impact of economic development on women and biodiversity in two rural communities in Ecuador. The level of womens integration into the develop[...]

This research explores the ways that social networks articulated with major sociopolitical transformations across Southern Appalachia between AD 600 and 1600. This study [...]