In the shadow of melting glaciers: climate change and andean society
Auteur :
Carey, Mark
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195396065
Date de publication :
6 mai 2010
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
576 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Global climate change has triggered profound changes at the ground level and for real people. This book illustrates in vivid detail how 25,000 Peruvian residents died from melting Andean glaciers. Successful engineering efforts to prevent additional catastrophes simultaneously helped commodify glaciers, erode local authority, and unleash contested modernization agendas in the Andes.