Arcadia

Arcadia, Summer 2020, no. 32

Voices of the Peace

Elisabeth Fajt

The hydroelectric dam “Site C” impacts not only the local environment but also the everyday life of indigenous groups.

Arcadia, Summer 2020, no. 31

The Trees of Tavrichesky Garden: Forgotten Actors in the Politics of Cultural Landscape

Lewis Purcell

This case in St. Petersburg, Russia, proves vegetation to be an actor in state politics of cultural landscapes.

Arcadia, Summer 2020, no. 30

Plague, Paleogenetics, and the Boundaries of the Discipline of History

Lee Mordechai and Merle Eisenberg

This article examines the implications of the discussions surrounding the Justinianic Plague for the discipline of history.

Arcadia, Summer 2020, no. 29

A Complicated Relationship: The Transhumant Pastoralists of Macedonia and the Greek State, 1913–1936

George L. Vlachos

Beginning in 1915, Greek authorities implemented measures against the nomadic shepherds of southern Macedonia.

Arcadia, Summer 2020, no. 28

From Nature to Infrastructure: Vallisaari Island in the Helsinki Archipelago

Samir Bhowmik

A centuries-old military island in the Helsinki archipelago is shaped by competing forces of abandonment and infrastructural development.

Arcadia, Summer 2020, no. 27

The Consequences of “Flying Sands” in the Cávado River Mouth (1700–1750)

Ana Isabel Lopes

In the first half of the eighteenth century, the Portuguese Atlantic coast was affected by windblown sands moving from the ocean to inland areas.

Arcadia, Summer 2020, no. 26

Kernkraftwerk Gösgen: In the Towering Presence of Nuclear Power

Hannah Siegrist and Nathan Siegrist

This article examines the implementation of the Gösgen Nuclear Power Plant in Switzerland, as well as its surrounding controversies.

Arcadia, Summer 2020, no. 25

Problematic Postage: Canada’s Claim to the Arctic through a Postage Stamp

Daniel Dumas

In 1955, the Canadian Post Office Department issues a stamp to highlight its effective occupation of the High Arctic.

Arcadia, Summer 2020, no. 24

Godzilla as the Bridge: The Destruction of Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Fukushima

John Schneiderwind

Godzilla has come to represent Japan’s Triple Disasters and the nuclear destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki within one singular body.

Arcadia, Summer 2020, no. 23

How a Fishway from Norway Reached the Weser River in Germany (1905–1912)

Christian Zumbrägel

Between 1905 and 1912, experts on fisheries and hydraulic engineering collaborated in order to erect a fishway at the Hemelinger dam.

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Arcadia: Explorations in Environmental History is an open-access, peer-reviewed publication platform for short, illustrated, and engaging environmental histories. Embedded in a particular time and place, each story focuses on a site, event, person, organization, or species as it relates to nature and human society. By publishing digitally on the Environment & Society Portal, Arcadia promotes accessibility and visibility of original research in global environmental history and cognate disciplines.

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