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"Editorial" for Global Environment 4
This fourth issue continues the journal’s exploration of the scientific paradigms of global environmental history.
This fourth issue continues the journal’s exploration of the scientific paradigms of global environmental history.
From the late 1950s onward, Helsinki experienced air pollution from energy generation, industries, waste incineration, and traffic. After having been at its worst in the late 1960s the air quality in Helsinki eventually improved remarkably. This paper examines the reasons for this environmentally advantageous outcome, which was achieved in the absence of a particularly successful environmental policy.