Unsettling times: living with the changing horizons of the Peruvian Andes

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As in many other parts of the Peruvian Andes, the peasants of rural Recuay report receding glaciers, altered patterns of precipitation, and disappearing species of plants and wildlife among the many things that may unsettle the everyday. Susan Whyte’s concept of uncertainty highlights the fact that climate change emerges in different ways in particular situations. It informs water politics and local lives but is not a priori the most important part of the story. Rather than adapting to climate change, people adapt climate change to their social worlds.
Original languageEnglish
JournalLatin American Perspectives
Volume43
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)73-86
Number of pages14
ISSN0094-582X
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Publication statusPublished - 2016

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