Arcadia

Arcadia, Summer 2021, no. 28

Disconnectivity in the Age of Globalization: Coastal Ecology, Telegraphy, and Empire in the Sunda Strait, 1863–1883

Mikko Toivanen

This article examines the environmental implications of Dutch nineteenth-century attempts to establish a telegraph connection across the Sunda Strait.

Arcadia, Summer 2021, no. 27

The Tragedy of the Paradise Parrot

Russell McGregor

The tragic story of the Paradise Parrot is haunted by both the spectre and the reality of extinction.

Arcadia, Summer 2021, no. 26

From “Commonwealth of Powder-makers” to Haven for Protected Species: The Chilworth Gunpowder Works

Ben Tendler

The East India Company commence gunpowder production in Chilworth on the River Tillingbourne.

Arcadia, Summer 2021, no. 25

Rise and Fall of the Baltic Sea Flatfish Fishery in the Interwar Period

Markus Röhrbein

On the exploitation of flatfish stocks in the Baltic Sea as a classic example of the “tragedy of the commons.”

Arcadia, Summer 2021, no. 24

Subterranean (In)visibilities: Traces, Underground Water, and Thermal Flows in the El Tatio Geyser Field, Atacama, Chile

Martín Fonck

Describing geothermal exploration traces and explosions at the “El Tatio” geyser field, this article explores the (in)visible trajectories of underground water.

Arcadia, Summer 2021, no. 23

From Rains to Floods: A Case of Chennai in 2015

Anjana Vencatesan

This article looks at the terminology around the 2015 flooding in Chennai city in India.

Arcadia, Summer 2021, no. 22

Missionizing and Transforming the Land: Alexander Merensky in Botshabelo

Helge Wendt

With the foundation of the mission village Botshabelo, new plant and animal species settle in this region, whose landscape is heavily altered.

Arcadia, Summer 2021, no. 21

A Crab’s-Eye View of the Food Chain in Contemporary China

Stephen R. Halsey

This article rethinks Chinese foodways and invasive species from a crab’s perspective.

Arcadia, Summer 2021, no. 20

Development or Dunes? The Long Struggle to Protect Perth’s Scarborough Beach Coastal Reserve

Robyn Gulliver

The long battle to protect Scarborough Beach’s coastal dunes demonstrates both the power and limitations of local grassroots advocacy groups.

Arcadia, Spring 2021, no. 19

Ban the Burn: The Trans-Local Campaign against Ocean Incineration, 1983–1988

Dario Fazzi

This article charts the rise and fall of ocean incineration and describes how coastal communities and transnational organizations challenged it.

Explorations in Environmental History