[evo.theory] Fwd: Kirch Public Lecture May 24

[Rachael Brown]

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

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