Enclosing Water: Nature and Political Economy in a Mediterranean Valley, 1796–1916
An environmental history of the Industrial Revolution, as inscribed on the Liri valley in Italy’s Central Apennines.
An environmental history of the Industrial Revolution, as inscribed on the Liri valley in Italy’s Central Apennines.
For nearly a century, we have relied increasingly on science and technology to harness natural forces, but at what environmental and social cost?
Green Versus Gold examines California’s environmental history, ranging from its Native American past to conflicts and movements of recent decades.
Brian Black tells the cultural and environmental history of Oil Creek Valley in Pennsylvania, and investigates the relations among oil production, industrialization, and local residents.
Timothy Silver explores the long and complicated history of the Black Mountains, drawing on both the historical record and his experience as a backpacker and fly fisherman.
A collection of essays examining the tortured environmental history of Pittsburgh, a region blessed with an abundance of natural resources as well as a history of intensive industrial development.
Garbage, wastewater, and hazardous waste: these are the lenses through which Melosi views nineteenth- and twentieth-century America. In broad overviews and specific case studies, Melosi treats the relationship between industrial expansion and urban growth from an ecological perspective.