Under Pressure? : Living with Climate Change and Environmental Hazards in the Past and Now / Marcel Bradtmöller.

Under Pressure? -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- Under Pressure? Living with Climate Change and Environmental Hazards in the Past and Now -- Part I: Concepts and Theoretical Debates ; What is a Disaster? An Overview of (Contested) Disaster Concepts ; Disaster and Resilience: Some Observations for Living Well from the Vantage Point of the Social Sciences ; Mobility, Vulnerability, and Resilience: A Theoretical Framework for Studying Social Response to Climate-Related Hazards and Disasters in the Past ; Fire Without Smoke? Ancient Hazards and the Allure of Disaster Narratives in Prehistoric Archaeology ; Telling Transformative Climate Narratives from Prehistoric Pasts for Future Positive Existence ; Storying Experiences with Trauma/Danger/Hazards/Disasters—The Storegga Tsunami 8.200BP as Monster -- Part II: Stories of Societies Under Pressure.

This open access book gathers different case studies of resilience and coping strategies in hunter-gatherer societies who were confronted with natural hazards. Joined in this book, authors display a range of strategies how people could face natural hazards and climate change, how they manage stress at a group or personal level, and how they transmit their knowledge about dreadful events and successful responses to later generations. Consequently, this book is primarily for a scientific audience focused on hunter-gatherers but will also provide insights for those interested in human responses to crisis and change.