“What a Change When the Tide had Ebbed!”: Rivers, Empire, and a Scottish Transport Company in Colonial Malawi
Historic transportation reliant on unpredictable rivers and underfunded railways contributed to the long-term economic fortunes of Malawi.
Historic transportation reliant on unpredictable rivers and underfunded railways contributed to the long-term economic fortunes of Malawi.
Between 1905 and 1912, experts on fisheries and hydraulic engineering collaborated in order to erect a fishway at the Hemelinger dam.
Extract from Nina Munteanu’s Water is…—a book on the meaning of water.
This paper examines the historical waterscapes of Bengaluru, now imperilled by development.
By using the term “fluid,” this article critically interrogates western ontologies of “solid” (land) and “liquid” (flowing waters).
In this episode from the New Books Network podcast, former Rachel Carson Center fellow Helen Rozwadowski is interviewed on her 2018 book, Vast Expanses: A History of the Oceans.
Excerpt from former Rachel Carson Center fellow Helen Rozwadowski’s book Vast Expanses: A History of the Oceans.
This article explores the intersection of water management, manomin, and food insecurity for an Anishinaabe community in Northwestern Ontario.
Wilko Graf von Hardenberg discusses the ways water management policies shaped the landscape of his childhood during the years of the Fascist regime in Italy.