Wicked problems for archaeologists : heritage as transformative practice / John Schofield.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schofield, John, 1948- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology--Philosophy.

Archaeology.

Archaeology--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2024]

Summary:

This wide-ranging and innovative book encourages readers to think about archaeology in an entirely new way, as fresh, relevant, and future-oriented. It examines some of the novel ways that archaeology (alongside cultural heritage practice) can contribute to resolving some of the world's most wicked problems, or global challenges as they are sometimes known. With chapters covering climate change, environmental pollution, health and wellbeing, social injustice, and conflict, the book uses many and diverse examples to explain how, through studying the past and present through an archaeological lens, in ways that are creative, ambitious, and both inter- and transdisciplinary, significant 'small wins' can be achieved.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on March 12, 2024).

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9780191937248

019193724X

OCLC:

1425973249

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.