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Arcadia, Summer 2019, no. 25

Managing Tourism and Environmental Protection in Lake Ohrid in the 1970s and 1980s

Josef M. Djordjevski

This article examines the development of lake Ohrid in Macedonia, and the dilemma between environmental protection and the expansion of mass tourism on the lake’s fragile shores.

Arcadia, Summer 2019, no. 24

Engaging Religion in the Fight for Environmental Justice: Jesuits and Conservation in the Palni Hills of South India

Joseph Satish Vedanayagam

This article introduces a case for engaging with religious worldviews which can support the cause for environmental justice.

Arcadia, Summer 2019, no. 23

The Invention of Voacanga africana as a Ceremonial Psychedelic

Timothy Vilgiate

This article examines transformations in the meaning and value of Voacanga africana.

Arcadia, Summer 2019, no. 22

A Story of Two Parks: Historical Roots of Environmentalism under Authoritarian Regimes in Twenty-First Century Europe

Onur İnal and Viktor Pál

This article analyzes the recent controversial environmental history of urban parks in Istanbul, Turkey, and Budapest, Hungary, under authoritarian regimes.

Arcadia, Summer 2019, no. 21

Biodiversity Offsetting and the Contradictions of the Capitalist Production of Nature

Elia Apostolopoulou

Biodiversity offsetting and the contradictions of the capitalist production of nature in England.

Arcadia, Summer 2019, no. 20

The Water Shops of Republican Tianjin

Mu Cao

The water shop was a crucial part of the traditional water supply system in imperial and early modern China.

Arcadia, Summer 2019, no. 19

Defending the Shoreline: From Cannon to Beach Nourishment in Gulf Islands National Seashore

Alanna Casey

Previously military fortifications, the barrier islands along the northern Gulf Coast of the United States today protect against climate change.

Arcadia, Summer 2019, no. 18

The Founding of the Danish Environmental Movement NOAH

Asger Hougaard

In 1969, the Danish environmental organization NOAH is established, following a spectacular happening at the University of Copenhagen.

Arcadia, Summer 2019, no. 17

Canine Menace: Feral Dogs, Bison, and Rewilding in the Carpathian Mountains

Monica Vasile and Stefan Voicu

This article examines narratives surrounding feral dogs and bison in the Western Carpathians.

Arcadia, Spring 2019, no. 16

How the Arctic Became White: Victorian Explorers and the Erasure of Botany in the Canadian Arctic

Chris Gismondi

Explorers of the Canadian Arctic misrepresented the land as a snowscape while tundra plants were simultaneously collected for botanic collections.

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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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