"Water as a Weapon: The History of Water Supply Development in Nkayi District, Zimbabwe"
This paper argues that much historical and political analysis of Zimbabwe neglects a crucial resource: water.
This paper argues that much historical and political analysis of Zimbabwe neglects a crucial resource: water.
A map of the 1974 flood in Brisbane, Australia.
Fedor Yakovlevich Alekseev’s painting of Karuselnaya square (now Teatralnaya square) during the 1824 flood.
This painting by Leander Russ depicts a rescue operation during a flood in Vienna in 1847.
This paper examines the historical waterscapes of Bengaluru, now imperilled by development.
As Australian cities face uncertain water futures, what insights can the history of Aboriginal and settler relationships with water yield?
In this Springs article, environmental historian Shen Hou considers the shore lives of both Qingdao and Los Angeles.
Interactive story map by Paolo Gruppuso on urban ecologies in Latina, Italy.
In this article, David Gentilcore writes about the Venetian cistern-system and its a success as a technology for treating rainwater.
In this article, David Gentilcore writes about the water supply of Naples, Italy, in the early modern period.