The Management of Common Land in North West Europe, c. 1500–1850
This collection emphasizes that common lands were a key component of early-modern agriculture in many parts of northwest Europe.
This collection emphasizes that common lands were a key component of early-modern agriculture in many parts of northwest Europe.
This essay contests the traditional narrative of the gas revolution in the Netherlands. To illustrate the domestic roots of revolutionary change, the essay focuses on gas use in households.
This film examines attempts by communities and experts around the world to protect their water resources in the face of global warming, pollution, and political conflict.
National parks are one of the most important and successful institutions in global environmentalism. Shifting the focus from the usual emphasis on national parks in the United States, Civilizing Nature adopts an historical and transnational perspective on the global geography of protected areas and its changes over time.