Müller, J., Käppel, L., Ricci, A. and Weinelt, M. (2023), 'Social, environmental, and cultural co... more Müller, J., Käppel, L., Ricci, A. and Weinelt, M. (2023), 'Social, environmental, and cultural connectivity: A concept for an understanding of society and the environment', In: Müller, J. (eds.) Connectivity Matters! Social, Environmental and Cultural Connectivity in Past Societies (Leiden 2022) 13-24.
In our daily experiences, we can observe how the existence and the degree of connectivities between society and the environment, as well as between and within societies, determine political, social, cultural, economic and even ecological life. 'Connected' societies appear to enable a more peaceful coexistence, whereas disentangled societies can be the basis for severe conflicts. Thus, connectivity often creates the possibility for resilient reactions, for example, to climate change or pandemics. Decisive in this respect can be the connection between the natural and the cultural environment (Guedes and Crabtree 2016; Müller 2018). Against the background of a more general perspective, various aspects will be discussed here, which represent connectivity as the most important concept for an analysis of the environment and society and their dynamic relationship. The use of knowledge about the past, for instance, the tracking of trends or reflections in distant times, enables a special view of the present.
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In our daily experiences, we can observe how the existence and the degree of connectivities between society and the environment, as well as between and within societies, determine political, social, cultural, economic and even ecological life. 'Connected' societies appear to enable a more peaceful coexistence, whereas disentangled societies can be the basis for severe conflicts. Thus, connectivity often creates the possibility for resilient reactions, for example, to climate change or pandemics. Decisive in this respect can be the connection between the natural and the cultural environment (Guedes and Crabtree 2016; Müller 2018). Against the background of a more general perspective, various aspects will be discussed here, which represent connectivity as the most important concept for an analysis of the environment and society and their dynamic relationship. The use of knowledge about the past, for instance, the tracking of trends or reflections in distant times, enables a special view of the present.