Human securities, sustainability, and migration in the ancient U.S. Southwest and Mexican Northwest

Ecology and Society Vol/Iss. 26(2) Resilience Alliance Published In Pages: ??
By Ingram, Scott E. , Patrick, Shelby M.

Hypothesis

The speed of depopulation in the prehistoric SW/NW region will be positively associated with an increased amount of human insecurities.

Note

Human insecurities were measured from lowest (1) to highest (5) in economic, food, health, environmental, person, community, and political. The speed of depopulation is measured by the number of years of decline from lowest (1) to highest (5). Only 5 of the 9 culture areas were included in the "depopulation speed" data.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Spearman's rhoMarginally supportedp=0.19rho= 0.7Two-tailed

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
InsecuritiesIndependentNONE
Rate of depopulationDependentPopulation, Historical Reconstruction