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.
The North Sea flood of 1953 caused widespread damage and approximately 2,400 fatalities in the UK, the Netherlands, and Belgium. As devastating as it was, the flood also triggered many changes in how the countries surrounding the North Sea manage their flood risk, including the development of improved warning systems and various protection schemes.
Dagomar Degroot explores the issue of how the changing climate of the Little Ice Age influenced the Dutch Republic during the early modern period.
Over the last two centuries, human beings have come to rely on ever-increasing quantities of energy to fuel their rising numbers and improving standards of living. In this volume of RCC Perspectives, scholars from around the world consider how our relationship to energy has changed, why it has changed, and how it may change in the years to come.
In this article, Hub Zwart discusses the emergence of a cultivated landscape in the Netherlands.
This paper studies the role of differing views of nature in nature conservation.
In this paper, Hein-Anton van der Heijden discusses Dutch politics of “New Nature.”
This study addresses two questions: (1) what visions of nature do lay people subscribe to? (2) to what extent do these visions reflect those of professional philosophers?
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.
In this issue of Earth First! Journal Christine Halvorson reports about the march of indigenous Brazilians against 500 years of oppression, and Edward May sheds light on the slaughter of sea lions in British Columbia. The issue also features stories from various actions against capitalism during May Day 2000.