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Arcadia, Autumn 2021, no. 33

The Day of the Waterfall: Tourism, Identity, and Gender at the Trollhättan Hydropower Plant

Fabian Zimmer

A close reading of the tourist spectacle devised to give a hydropower company an environmentally- and socially-friendly image.

Arcadia, Autumn 2021, no. 32

Environmental Dimensions of the RMS Leinster Sinking

Claire Connolly, Rita Singer, and James L. Smith

An exploration of environmental and cultural history of the Irish Sea via the sinking of the RMS Leinster during WW1.

Arcadia, Autumn 2021, no. 31

The Great Guano Rush of 2007–2008: “Filth,” Bats, and Food Sovereignty on Northern Pemba Island, Tanzania

Jonathan R. Walz

The bat guano rush of 2007–2008 helped to initiate farmer experimentation with waste on northern Pemba Island.

Arcadia, Autumn 2021, no. 30

Logistical Ecologies: A Singapore Story

Felix Mauch

In the second half of the nineteenth century, the establishment of Keppel Harbour would lay the foundations for Singapore to become a logistics city.

Arcadia, Autumn 2021, no. 29

Metamorphosis of a Waterway: The City of Nijmegen Embraces the River Waal

Maria Alina Rădulescu, Wim Leendertse, and Jos Arts

Nijmegen’s “Room for the Waal” project is a leading example for the application of the “making room for the river” water management approach.

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.

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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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