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Explorations in Environmental History

Arcadia is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal for short, engaging environmental histories.
Arcadia, Spring 2018, no. 3

Friedrich Haberlandt’s Failed Vision: Soy in European Food Cultures, 1873–1945

by
Ernst Langthaler

At the 1873 Viennese World’s Fair, the botanist Friedrich Haberlandt became enchanted with the vision of integrating soyfoods into European diets as a cheap source of protein.

Arcadia, Spring 2018, no. 2

Once Upon a Game Reserve: Sambisa and the Tragedy of a Forested Landscape

by
Azeez Olaniyan

This article focuses on the loss of the Sambisa Forest as a game reserve due to the conflict between the Nigerian army and the terrorist group Boko Haram.

Arcadia, Spring 2018, no. 1

The Ecology of Yellow Fever in Antebellum New Orleans: Sugar, Water Control, and Urban Development

by
Urmi Engineer Willoughby

Epidemic yellow fever plagued New Orleans due to a series of environmental and demographic changes enabled by the rise of sugar production and urban development.

Arcadia, Autumn 2017, no. 34

Destroying to Destroy: Militancy and Environmental Degradation in the Niger Delta

by
Azeez Olaniyan

The article focuses on the role of militants in compounding the problem of environmental degradation in the Niger Delta region in Nigeria.

Arcadia, Autumn 2017, no. 33

Naturalizing Trout? Fish Farming in German Southwest Africa

by
Martin Kalb

Efforts to naturalize trout in German Southwest Africa capture German ambitions within its first and only settler colony.

Arcadia, Autumn 2017, no. 32

Abandonment Issues: Producing Industrial Heritage Landscapes at the São Domingos Mine

by
Jonathan Peyton

This piece examines the historical context of industrial heritage tourism of the post-industrial landscape at the São Domingos Mine in southeastern Portugal.

Arcadia, Autumn 2017, no. 31

What Is Yellow Fever? Disease and Causation in Environmental History

by
Paul Sutter

Rather than revealing the power of nature to shape human history, yellow fever is a disease that historically entangles nature and culture.

Arcadia, Autumn 2017, no. 30

Castlemaine: Climate Change, Consciousness, and Art

by
Anitra Nelson

This area attracted an exodus of youthful creative urban dwellers resettling the land with aims of self-sufficiency and communal living.

Arcadia, Autumn 2017, no. 29

American Cockroaches, Racism, and the Ecology of the Slave Ship

by
Lindsay Garcia

Garcia follows the migration of the American cockroach from its tropical origins in western Africa via slave ships to the New World.

Arcadia, Autumn 2017, no. 28

Marshlands, Sanitation Policies, and Epidemic Fevers in Late-Eighteenth-Century Barcelona (1783–1786)

by
Kevin Pometti

A tertian fever epidemic occurred in Barcelona from 1783 to 1786 and affected approximately one million people.

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About Arcadia

Arcadia: Explorations in Environmental History is an open-access, peer-reviewed publication platform for short, illustrated, and engaging environmental histories. Embedded in a particular time and place, each story focuses on a site, event, person, organization, or species as it relates to nature and human society. By publishing digitally on the Environment & Society Portal, Arcadia promotes accessibility and visibility of original research in global environmental history and cognate disciplines.

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