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Call for Publications Theme: Landscape and Climate Change Publication: Change Over Time. International Journal of Conservation and the Built Environment Date: Issue 5.2 (Fall 2015) Deadline: 1.9.2014 __________________________________________________ Whether climate change is human-induced or part of the natural cycle of events, there is no doubt that it is impacting our planet and our heritage resources. Modern climate change science began in the last quarter of the nineteenth century and was accelerated in the third quarter of the twentieth century. In more recent years, there has been a growing recognition of the real and potential impacts of climate change, especially on natural systems, such as temperature, sea levels, storm occurrence and intensity, temperature ranges, and vegetative patterns. More recently, research has turned to the impact of climate change on significant cultural resources, including historic structures and archeological sites. This work, however, has only now begun to address the impact of climate change on cultural landscapes. There is a growing need for a broader understanding in a number of areas, including: the differences between global change and local or regional impacts; potential policy implications; and models for adaptation and intervention. Among the factors that need to be considered, within a range of climate change impacts on cultural landscapes, are: temperature fluctuation, water cycle modification, vegetation management, invasive species, and change in fire occurrence, as well as the potential for increased land development pressures. Basic to this discussion, but not always articulated, are the fundamental issues of integrity and character-defining features in a resource type that is inherently dynamic. This issue will explore many facets of the impacts of climate change on significant cultural landscapes. We look for a range of topics that include case studies, theoretical and philosophical examinations of this topic, the position of cultural landscapes in the larger historic preservation discourse on climate change, and applicable lessons from other disciplines. The goal is to provide a basis from which our responses to known and unknown impacts of climate on cultural landscapes can be advanced. Guest Editor: Robert Melnick Contact: Meredith Keller, Editorial Assistant Change Over Time. International Journal of Conservation and the Built Environment Email: c...@design.upenn.edu Web: http://cotjournal.com __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
