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Explorations in Environmental History

Arcadia is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal for short, engaging environmental histories.
Arcadia, Spring 2017, no. 7

Dead Zones and Toxic Algae Bloom in US Waters

by
Shubh Mathur

Aquatic dead zones result from pollution caused by excessive fertilizer runoff and wastewater discharge. Their number and extent are increasing.

Arcadia, Spring 2017, no. 6

The Overrated Effect of Cholera and Typhoid Fever on Sanitary Reform: The Case of Linz

by
Luisa Pichler-Baumgartner

Cholera and typhoid fever did play a role in sanitary reform in Linz/Donau, but cannot be interpreted as the trigger of these reforms.

Arcadia, Spring 2017, no. 5

The Sidoarjo Mudflow and the Muddiness of an Environmental Disaster

by
Anto Mohsin

This article describes an ongoing environmental disaster in Indonesia, where a mud volcano has been inundating an ever-increasing area.

Arcadia, Spring 2017, no. 4

Mumps in the Post-Secondary Environment: Targeted Advertising in the 2007–2008 Alberta Mumps Vaccination Campaign

by
Robert Stark

In 2007/2008 a gendered ad campaign was used in Alberta, Canada, to encourage post-secondary students to undergo mumps vaccination. This ad campaign can be seen as the result of a confluence of factors unique to a campus environment.

Arcadia, Spring 2017, no. 3

Small-Scale Fisheries versus Whale-Watching Tourism: The Story of Puerto López

by
María José Barragán Paladines

This article addresses the social implications of fishers leaving activities connected with small-scale fisheries, with an emphasis on food sovereignty.

Arcadia, Spring 2017, no. 2

Treating the “Undesirable”: Venereal Patients in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914–1918

by
Kandace Bogaert

This paper explores how conceptions of Canada as a naturally healthy environment proved false when the ill-health of civilians was revealed during the First World War.

Arcadia, Spring 2017, no. 1

Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site

by
Alexandra Vlachos

A fierce land-use dispute evolved over the temperate rainforests of the Haida Gwaii Islands in British Columbia, Canada, in 1974.

Arcadia, Autumn 2016, no. 20

Chemical Rubble: Historicizing Toxic Waste in a Former Mining Town in Northern Chile

by
Sebastián Ureta

This article is an exploration of the chemical heritage of mining activities in northern Chile.

Arcadia, Autumn 2016, no. 19

“It Was a Blast!”—Camp Life on Christmas Island, 1956–1958

by
Becky Alexis-Martin

The day-to-day experiences of the men who developed and tested the British nuclear deterrent on Christmas Island from 1956–1958.

Arcadia, Autumn 2016, no. 18

Alistair Knox (1912–1986) and the Birth of Environmental Building in Australia

by
Rachel Goldlust

Environmental building in Australia as a form of communing with nature.

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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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