<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div> <i>School of Archaeology & Anthropology and<br> the Society of Antiquaries of London present:</i><br> <br> <br> <big><big><b>ISLANDS AS MODEL SYSTEMS<br> FOR HUMAN ECODYNAMICS</b></big></big><br> <br> Oceanic islands offer outstanding ‘model systems’ for investigating<br> the long term dynamic relationships between human populations and<br> their ecosystems. In this lecture Professor Patrick Kirch uses a comparative approach to understanding<br> long term human ecodynamics based on the results of archaeological and paleoenvironmental<br> research from three island systems: Mangaia, Mangareva and Hawai’i. The three islands have similar<br> socioeconomic patterns but vary considerably in environmental factors, including scale, geologic age<br> and marine resources. Comparison of these islands provides insight into the impact of humans on<br> pristine ecosystems, differential ecosystem vulnerability and socioeconomic and political responses<br> to human induced environmental changes.<br> <br> Professor Kirch is the Class of 1954 Professor of Anthropology and Integrative Biology at the University<br> of California, Berkeley and the Curator of Oceanic Archaeology of the P.A. Hearst Museum of<br> Anthropology at Berkeley. After receiving his PhD from Yale University he has worked at the Bernice<br> P. Bishop Museum in Honolulu, the University of Hawai’i and the University of Washington. His research<br> interests include the evolution of complex societies, agricultural systems and intensification and<br> the interactions between human populations and their ecosystems. In recognition of his research<br> Professor Kirch has been elected to the US National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy<br> of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, and the Society of Antiquaries of London.<br> <br> ANU COLLEGE OF ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES<br> <br> 2010 public lecture series:<br> <br> <b><big>Monday 24 May, 6-7.30pm</big><br> <br> Theatre 2, Manning Clark Theatre Centre,<br> Building 26, Union Court ANU<br> This lecture is free and open to the public.<br> Enquires: T: 6125 2711 E: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Christine.Dwyer@anu.edu.au">Christine.Dwyer@anu.edu.au</a></b><br> <br> </div></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div></div><br></div></blockquote></div></body></html>