Historical perspectives on the elements and dynamics of the Marine socio-ecological system

The sixth Conference in the Oceans Past series will be held by CHAM-CSH, NOVA/UAc with the support of Sesimbra Municipality (Portugal)

Programme: The submission of oral and poster papers encompassing, but not limited to, the following topics is encouraged:
  • Historical changes in values, perceptions and governance of marine systems;
  • Changes in human demographic, technological, economic, and cultural drivers of marine resource use;
  • The role of gender in marine resource use and impact;
  • Integrating population and ecological modelling into marine historical ecology;
  • Historical case studies from Asia, Africa, and Central and South America;
  • Historical scientific expeditions around the world.
  • Participation: The conference is open to all students and researchers interested in the history of human interactions with life in the ocean

The Oceans Past Initiative (OPI) is a global network for marine historical research. Our goal is to enhance knowledge and understanding of how the diversity, distribution and abundance of marine life in the world’s oceans have changed over the long term to better indicate future changes and possibilities.

West rive to engage paleo-zoologists, climatologists, social scientists, archaeologists, historians, ecologists, and biologists under the unifying view of our oceans as social-ecological systems, where in people and the natural world are intrinsically coupled.

OPI is connected with the COST Action Oceans Past Platform (2015-2018) that aims to determine the socio-economic, political, cultural and ecological implications of human impacts on marine life, and to develop historical descriptors and indicators for marine and coastal management. Meetings to discuss the current research on the five OPP Working Groups will be held in Sesimbra at May 19th 2017. More informations to escolademar@gmail.com

 Url: www.tcd.ie/history/opi

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
OCEANS PAST VI. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE ELEMENTS AND DYNAMICS OF THE
MARINE SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEM
16 -18 May2017, Sesimbra, Portugal