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Monsoon rains, great rivers and the development of farming civilisations in Asia

Title
  1. Monsoon rains, great rivers and the development of farming civilisations in Asia / Peter D. Clift, Louisiana State University, Jade d'Alpoim Guedes, University of California, San Diego.
Published by
  1. Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021.
  2. ©2021
Author
  1. Clift, P. D. (Peter D.)

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Description
  1. viii, 339 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (chiefly color); 26 cm
Summary
  1. "The Asian monsoon and associated river systems supply the water that sustains a large portion of humanity, and has enabled Asia to become home to some of the oldest and most productive farming systems on Earth. This book uses climate data and environmental models to provide a detailed review of variations in the Asian monsoon since the mid-Holocene, and its impacts on farming systems and human settlement. Future changes to the monsoon due to anthropogenically-driven global warming are also discussed. Faced with greater rainfall and more cyclones in South Asia, as well as drying in North China and regional rising sea levels, understanding how humans have developed resilient strategies in the past to climate variations is critical. Containing important implications for the large populations and booming economies in the Indo-Pacific region, this book is an important resource for researchers and graduate students studying the climate, environmental history, agronomy and archaeology of Asia"--
Subject
  1. Asia
  2. Crops and climate > Asia
  3. Monsoons > Asia
  4. Rain and rainfall > Asia
  5. Meteorology, Agricultural > Asia
Call number
  1. JFE 21-664
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Author
  1. Clift, P. D. (Peter D.), author.
Title
  1. Monsoon rains, great rivers and the development of farming civilisations in Asia / Peter D. Clift, Louisiana State University, Jade d'Alpoim Guedes, University of California, San Diego.
Publisher
  1. Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021.
Copyright date
  1. ©2021
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other form:
  1. Online version: Clift, Peter, 1966- Monsoon rains, great rivers and the development of farming civilisations in asia 1. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2021. 9781139342889 (DLC) 2020028437
LCCN
  1. 2020028436
ISBN
  1. 9781107030084 hardcover
  2. 1107030080 hardcover
  3. 9781139342889 electronic book
Research call number
  1. JFE 21-664
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