Palaeoclimate Variability, Climate Change and Sustainability
A Special Issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050) belonging to the section "Sustainability in Geographic Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2028 | Viewed by 4
Editors
Interests: palaeoecology; palaeoclimate variability; climate change; palaeoenvironmental reconstruction; geological record
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Climate has been one of the principal factors shaping the Earth system’s evolution throughout geological history, influencing landscapes, ecosystems, biodiversity, natural resources, and, ultimately, human societies. Understanding the mechanisms and consequences of both natural climate variability and present-day climate change is therefore fundamental for developing sustainable strategies that address contemporary environmental challenges. The geological record provides the long-term perspective needed to place current observations within the broader context of Earth’s history, revealing the rates, magnitudes, and consequences of past environmental changes that cannot be captured by instrumental records alone.
Evidence of past climate and environmental change is preserved in diverse natural and cultural archives, including geological formations, sedimentary records, fossils, landforms, archaeological sites, historical buildings, natural stone, and geoheritage. Together with studies of contemporary environmental processes, these archives provide an integrated framework for understanding climate–environment interactions and their ecological and societal consequences.
This Special Issue invites multidisciplinary contributions addressing palaeoclimate variability, climate and environmental change, and their relevance to sustainability across the Earth sciences. Original research articles, reviews, and case studies are welcome, particularly those demonstrating the ways in which knowledge derived from geological and related archives can support climate adaptation, ecosystem resilience, environmental and heritage conservation, sustainable resource management, geoeducation, geotourism, and evidence-based decision-making.
Dr. Marta Bąk
Prof. Dr. Dangpeng Xi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- palaeoclimate variability
- climate change
- geological record
- environmental change
- Earth system
- ecosystem resilience
- geoheritage
- climate adaptation
- sustainable resource management
- sustainability
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