Arcadia

Arcadia, Summer 2023, no. 17

Hydroelectric Power and the Ashio Copper Mine

James Morris

This article explores the history and effects of the (hydro)electrification of the Ashio Copper Mine.

Arcadia, Summer 2023, no. 16

Different Ways of Thinking Globally: The Unlikely Return of the Noosphere in Russian Environmental Discourses

Victoria Myznikova

What role does Vernadsky’s concept of the noosphere plays in contemporary Russian environmental legislation and green economy discourses?

Arcadia, Summer 2023, no. 15

Drimys winteri: Circulation of Environmental Ignorance in European Written Sources (1578–1776)

Matteo Sartori and Julia Prakofjewa

The article explores the circulation of environmental ignorance on Drimys winteri in European written sources in 1578–1776.

Arcadia, Summer 2023, no. 14

Development and Degradation in the Lakes of Lapsista and Ioannina from the 1950s to the Present

Petros Perrakis Kollias

With the drying of its sister lake for purposes of agricultural development, Pamvotis is suffering accelerating degradation.

Arcadia, Summer 2023, no. 13

Stevia as a Genetic Resource: Intellectual Property and Guaraní Strategies for Access-and-Benefit Sharing in Paraguay and Brazil

Eduardo Relly

The Guaraní accused global corporations such as Coca Cola and Cargill of using their traditional knowledge associated with the stevia plant and filed for an access-and-benefit sharing agreement.

Arcadia, Summer 2023, no. 12

Capital Seeds and Hybrid Landscapes: Between Varied Landraces and Monotonous Technological Objects

Inês Gomes

This article discusses the intimate connection between seeds and landscapes through networks of non-corporate farmers, experts, politicians, and agricultural companies.

Arcadia, Summer 2023, no. 11

The Backyard Chook: Australia’s Enduring Nest Egg

Catie Gressier

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, demand for backyard chickens soared. This article traces how, since settlement, Australians have turned to backyard chooks in times of crisis in pursuit of food security.

Arcadia, Summer 2023, no. 10

Cosmopolitics in the Territories of Xnizaa: The Defense of Water in the Central Valleys of Oaxaca, Mexico

Oscar Ulloa Calzada

What is the defense of water in Oaxaca, Mexico?

Arcadia, Summer 2023, no. 9

Visions of a Nuclear Apocalypse: Notions of Nature in the 1970s Antinuclear Movement

Robyn Gulliver

An enduring legacy of the antinuclear movement is its construction of a narrative connecting human survival to nature’s beneficence.

Arcadia, Summer 2023, no. 8

Boar-der Fencing: Human-Animal Conflicts in the Danish Borderlands

Michael Eilenberg and Annika Pohl Harrisson

Fencing for biosecurity reasons is a contentious topic among pig farmers, environmental organizations, politicians, and borderland communities.

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About Arcadia

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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