Historic narratives, myths and human behavior in times of climate change: A review from northern Europe's coastlands
Decision-making about climate change is not only shaped by rational considerations, but also influenced by how communities define themselves, by historic or fictional narratives and collective memories. We add a historical perspective to this discussion and ask how regional collective identities and...
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| description | Decision-making about climate change is not only shaped by rational considerations, but also influenced by how communities define themselves, by historic or fictional narratives and collective memories. We add a historical perspective to this discussion and ask how regional collective identities and knowledge shape the perception of climate change. We look at coastal communities in northern Europe, which have lived with the threat from the sea for generations. “Deus mare, Frisia litora fecit.”—God created the sea, the Frisians created the coast, a famous quote in Eastern Frisia, shows how important the landscape and the battle against the sea are for a collective identity. We argue that these perceptions can influence the adaptive capacity to climate change positively, if values and collective identities of people are taken into account, or negatively, if people see their values and collective identities not taken into consideration or even threatened.
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:74220f90-daf8-4c15-92cb-1ec027e18d012022-03-26T20:00:48ZHistoric narratives, myths and human behavior in times of climate change: A review from northern Europe's coastlandsJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:74220f90-daf8-4c15-92cb-1ec027e18d01EnglishSymplectic ElementsWiley2021Holzhausen, JGrecksch, KDecision-making about climate change is not only shaped by rational considerations, but also influenced by how communities define themselves, by historic or fictional narratives and collective memories. We add a historical perspective to this discussion and ask how regional collective identities and knowledge shape the perception of climate change. We look at coastal communities in northern Europe, which have lived with the threat from the sea for generations. “Deus mare, Frisia litora fecit.”—God created the sea, the Frisians created the coast, a famous quote in Eastern Frisia, shows how important the landscape and the battle against the sea are for a collective identity. We argue that these perceptions can influence the adaptive capacity to climate change positively, if values and collective identities of people are taken into account, or negatively, if people see their values and collective identities not taken into consideration or even threatened. |
| spellingShingle | Holzhausen, J Grecksch, K Historic narratives, myths and human behavior in times of climate change: A review from northern Europe's coastlands |
| title | Historic narratives, myths and human behavior in times of climate change: A review from northern Europe's coastlands |
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