CLAFS, a Holistic Climatic-Ecological-Anthropogenic Hypothesis on Easter Island's Deforestation and Cultural Change: Proposals and Testing Prospects

Relationship between Ecological Footprint and Economic Growth in D8 Countries: Testing the Kuznets Environmental Hypothesis Using PSTR Model

This study examines the Kuznets environmental curve among D8 countries in the period 1961–2016. The Kuznets environmental curve shows the reversed U-shaped relationship between economic growth and environmental degradation. In this paper, two methods of time series estimation and smooth panel transition estimation were used to test the hypothesis of this relationship. Also, the ecological footp...

Natural and anthropogenic drivers of cultural change on Easter Island: review and new insights

Three Millennia of Climatic, Ecological, and Cultural Change on Easter Island: An Integrative Overview

1 Institute of Earth Sciences Jaume Almera Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (ICTJA-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain, 2 Department of Prehistory, Ancient History and Archaeology, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, 3 Ecological Research Center and Forestry Applications (CREAF-CSIC), Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain, 4 Department of Stratigraphy, Paleontology and Marine Geosciences, Uni...

Epilogue: Changing Archaeological Perspectives upon Historical Ecology in the Pacific Islands

Late-twentieth-century archaeological perspectives upon historical ecology in the Pacific islands emphasized anthropogenic impacts documented particularly in studies of vegetation change and deforestation, and the depletion or extinction of native faunas. More complex views of cultural-environmental relationships are now emerging. Biological invasions are seen as occurring more variably than in...

Revisiting Rapa Nui ( Easter Island ) ‘ ‘ Ecocide ’ ’ 1 Terry

Easter Island (Rapa Nui) has become widely known as a case of ‘‘ecocide,’’ where the ancient Polynesians recklessly destroyed their environment and, as a consequence, suffered collapse. In recent publications, both popular and academic, scholars have promoted this perspective, drawing upon archaeological evidence and offering Rapa Nui as a parable for our current global crisis. In this paper we...