Not Just a River
Critical Writing
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2006
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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)
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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.