Not Just a River

By Malene Fonnes, 16 October, 2017
Author
Rob Swigart
Publication Type
Article in an online journal
Language
English
Year
Publisher
Electronic Book Review (ebr)
Series
Critical Ecologies
URL
Not Just a River
Appears in
Critical Ecologies
License
CC Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike
Record Status
Not yet reviewed
Tags
ecology
global warming
swigart
critical ecologies
Abstract (in English)

Rob Swigart asks why we keep hearing about a technological fix (dubious) and rarely about adaptation as a viable response to global warming.

(source: http://electronicbookreview.com/thread/criticalecologies/denial)

Pull Quotes

Of course, technology was already changing in the upper Paleolithic. Developments like the harpoon greatly increased hunting efficiency, which encouraged increased population. This contingency, too, helped prepare the world once the ice retreated.