Socio-Environmental Dynamics along the Historical Silk Road
This open access book discusses socio-environmental interactions in the middle to late Holocene, covering specific areas along the ancient Silk Road regions. Over twenty chapters provide insight into this topic from various disciplinary angles and perspec
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SocioEnvironmental Dynamics along the Historical Silk Road
Socio-Environmental Dynamics along the Historical Silk Road
Liang Emlyn Yang Hans-Rudolf Bork Xiuqi Fang Steffen Mischke •
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Socio-Environmental Dynamics along the Historical Silk Road
Editors Liang Emlyn Yang Graduate School “Human Development in Landscapes” Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Xiuqi Fang Faculty of Geographical Science Beijing Normal University Beijing, China
Hans-Rudolf Bork Institut für Ökosystemforschung Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Steffen Mischke Faculty of Earth Sciences University of Iceland Reykjavik, Iceland
ISBN 978-3-030-00727-0 ISBN 978-3-030-00728-7 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00728-7
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Foreword I
The Graduate School of Human Development in Landscapes at Kiel University is an advanced school engaged in studying and teaching interdisciplinarily the interactive development of past human society and physical landscapes. Since it was established 11 years ago, I have been involved many times in its proje
