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Explorations in Environmental History

Arcadia is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal for short, engaging environmental histories.
Arcadia, Autumn 2016, no. 17

The Fen River in Taiyuan, China: Ecology, Revitalization, and Urban Culture

by
Matthias Falke

This case study reflects China’s environmental governance as a constantly evolving structure within the “environment-politics-society” nexus.

Arcadia, Autumn 2016, no. 16

Land Subsidence and the Reservoirs of the Washburn Valley

by
Andrew McTominey

Water management can have profound effects upon the landscape.

Arcadia, Autumn 2016, no. 15

Bombs and Biodiversity: A Case Study of Military Environmentalism in Australia

by
Benjamin Wilkie

The history of Puckapunyal Military Training Area illustrates how war and the environment interact in sometimes unexpected ways.

Arcadia, Autumn 2016, no. 14

Versailles’ Drinking Water and the Last Service of the Marly Machine, 1859–1963

by
Tatiana Dmitrieva

The Machine upgraded by Dufrayer was able to pump the impressive amount of 20,000 m3 per day but new concern threatened its existence: the Seine waters growing pollution.

Arcadia, Autumn 2016, no. 13

A Milestone on the Road to Independence? Singapore’s Catastrophic 1954 Floods

by
Fiona Williamson

The flooding in Singapore in 1954 was one of the most significant floods on the island in the twentieth century.

Arcadia, Autumn 2016, no. 12

Conquest of Beijing: Hidden Contributions of Climate Change to the Tumu Crisis, 1449–1450

by
Qing Pei

The Tumu Crisis, a nomadic invasion of the Ming Dynasty in the 1450s, coincided with the Spörer Minimum—a period of cooler-than-average temperatures known for having triggered famines and unrest in Europe.

Arcadia, Summer 2016, no. 11

The Kauri Case—Native Nature and National Identity in Titirangi, New Zealand

by
Jeannine-Madeleine Fischer

The article discusses the role of native trees as representatives of national identity and belonging.

Arcadia, Summer 2016, no. 10

Banff Is … Hell? The Struggle of Being Canada’s First, Most Famous, and Most Visited National Park

by
Alan MacEachern

Banff is the Canadian national park you have heard of.

Arcadia, Summer 2016, no. 9

Brewing, Industrialization, and London Water Supplies

by
Richard Unger

Making more beer for eighteenth-century London’s growing population increased the need for clean water. Efforts to guarantee supplies to the brewers had an effect on both urban and rural landscapes.

Arcadia, Summer 2016, no. 8

“The Most Beautiful Valley in Japan”: Kamikōchi, the Japan Alps, and National Parks in Japan

by
Tom Jones

Kamikōchi is the southern gateway to the Japan Alps, which in 1934 was one of the first areas in Japan to be designated a national park. This was the result of a rapid rise to prominence that followed a 1927 newspaper poll of Japanese landscapes.

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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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