The Water Shops of Republican Tianjin
The water shop was a crucial part of the traditional water supply system in imperial and early modern China.
The water shop was a crucial part of the traditional water supply system in imperial and early modern China.
Describing geothermal exploration traces and explosions at the “El Tatio” geyser field, this article explores the (in)visible trajectories of underground water.
Environmental activism in the 1960s forced the Army Corps of Engineers to limit the open-water dumping of dredge spoils in the Great Lakes and create new “natural” areas along the shore.
The blooming desert in a 1940s magazine ad showcases the idyllic landscapes and conspicuous absences in atomic bucolic imagery.
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.
This article examines how issues of representation and aesthetics have impacted the environmental history of early modern Europe.