Objetivo This four year project aims to investigate the long-term historical ecology of East African landscapes over the last c. 500 years. This period coincides with the main era of direct European engagement with the region and subsequent colonisation, the spread of post-medieval values and "modernism", and the emergence of independent states. It also witnessed a number of radical transformations of pre-colonial African societies and landscapes driven by a combination of natural and anthropogenic factors. These developments had profound consequences for many contemporary aspects of East Africa's landscapes, and have a direct bearing on current conservation and land-use issues. However, many information gaps and research questions remain as to the relative contributions of different factors in the shaping of these landscapes and ecologies. Current scholarly opinion is thus divided over whether climate change, African land use, the incorporation of the region into the North Atlantic and Indian Ocean world-systems, Euopean colonial polices, or a combination of these were the main driving force. The proposed project seeks to address these lacunae through a unique and highly innovative programme of archaeological research supported by bioarchaeological, historical and paleoecological studies linked to the testing and refinement of current ecologicla theories of resilience and socio-cultural ideas about dwelling and the landscape, so as to develop more appropriate conservation and land management policies for sub-Saharan Africa. Ámbito científico natural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyhumanitiesartsmusicologyethnomusicologyengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringnatural resources managementnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changesagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesforestry Palabras clave African Environments Bioarchaeology Cultural Geography Habitat Conservation Historical Ecology Landscape Archaeology Palaeoecology Sustainability Programa(s) FP6-MOBILITY - Human resources and Mobility in the specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration "Structuring the European Research Area" under the Sixth Framework Programme 2002-2006 Tema(s) MOBILITY-3.1 - Marie Curie Excellence Grants (EXT) Convocatoria de propuestas FP6-2005-MOBILITY-8 Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoria Régimen de financiación EXT - Marie Curie actions-Grants for Excellent Teams Coordinador UNIVERSITY OF YORK Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Heslington YORK Reino Unido Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos
