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.
Paul Josephson discusses the project he worked on during his Carson Fellowship, from August to December 2011: an environmental history of the Soviet Arctic.
For nearly a century, we have relied increasingly on science and technology to harness natural forces, but at what environmental and social cost?
Analysing the natural and social conditions for soil nutrients in the small Catalan village of Sentmenat during the 1860s, this interdisciplinary study aims to bridge the gap between history and ecology in order to draw lessons for sustainable agricultural systems from the pre-industrial era.
Green Versus Gold examines California’s environmental history, ranging from its Native American past to conflicts and movements of recent decades.
The arrival in 2010 of a major international public art exhibition in the heart of the Emscher valley marked a new chapter in the regeneration of an area, where infrastructure, environmental, and art history continue to become entangled in new and fascinating ways.
This graphic novel tells the story of a town shaped by asbestos mining.
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.
Liza Piper talks about the industrialization of Canada’s northwest subarctic region between 1920 and 1960.