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E-book Lake Ladoga : The Coastal History of the Greatest Lake in Europe

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Coastal history has been a reference point in maritime, harbor, and naval history, coastal urban history and interdisciplinary marine studies,4but it is only in the last twenty years that climate change has stimulatedenvironmental humanities5practitioners to focus on water, sustainable management of its resources, and multidisciplinary studies.6 In the process, coastal research has also acquired new historical dimensions.Biologists have done most of the research into lakes, such as on water quality, especially eutrophication, fauna, and flora. Natural scientists have been particularly interested in the biochemical and ecological processes in lakes.7 On the boundary between land and water – the shore – where the land is lapped by waves and crushed by ice, there is memory, albeit selective and sometimes very short, says biologist Esko Kuusisto, who has studied Finland’s largest lake, Saimaa.8 As historians, we have evaluated shores primarily as human communities, often taking a more complex view of time than our natural scientist colleagues.Finns often fondly refer to their home as the land of a thousand lakes. Lake settings are perceived as iconographic, deeply Finnish cultural landscapes and natural heritage. School textbooks, informational literature, and travel advertisements reproduce this stereotypical image of Finland. The waterscape draws from a deep well: the country’s 180000 or so lakes – and a large number of small lakes and ponds – attracted early settlers to their shores and estuaries, first to build family communities, then as the population grew, villages and towns. For centuries, lakesides have been settlements and crossroads for Finns, from where they set off into the hinterland and out onto open water. So, it is surprising that Finland does not make it into the top ten countries with the most lakes in the world: the list includes Sweden and Norway, which have not been as proud of their lakes as Finland.9 Yet for Finns, these shocking figures do not detract from their identity and desire to be seen as a nation of lakes.

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Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

320.58 BJO l

Penerbit

Finland : Finnish Literature Society / SKS., 2023

Deskripsi Fisik

237 hlm

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

9789518586305

Klasifikasi

320.58

Tipe Isi

text

Tipe Media

computer

Tipe Pembawa

online resource

Edisi

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Subjek

Environmentalist Political Ideologies

Info Detail Spesifik

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

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Lampiran Berkas

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