Exploring Environmental History (podcasts)

This podcast reports on two sessions from the sixth conference of the ESEH, which took place in Turku, Finland, from 27 June to 2 July 2011.

Jan Oosthoek explores the fascinating history of the afforestation of the Scottish uplands over the course of the twentieth century.

David Moon and Leona Skelton who carried out the Oral History project about the man-made environment of Kielder discuss some of their findings.

Emily O’Gorman examines the ways in which ducks as well as people negotiated the changing water landscapes of the Murrumbidgee River caused by the creation of rice paddies.

Chris Pearson talks about the history of urban dogs and the role of dogs in modern urban history.

Joanna Bishop explores the story of the introduction and use of medicinal plants in New Zealand and their botanical, medical, and environmental histories.

Dagomar Degroot explores the issue of how the changing climate of the Little Ice Age influenced the Dutch Republic during the early modern period.

David Moon talks about his visit to the Ukrainian steppes.

A comparative analysis of the reception of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring in the United States and in the UK.

Horace Herring explores the history of nuclear energy and its reception shortly after a Tsunami hit the North East coast of Japan in March 2011, causing a nuclear disaster at the Fukushima One nuclear power plant.