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Explorations in Environmental History

Arcadia is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal for short, engaging environmental histories.
Arcadia, Autumn 2015, no. 19

Nuclear Ghosts and the Atomic Landscape of the American South

by
Caroline Peyton

“Nuclear Ghosts” explores the history of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s failed nuclear power project in rural Tennessee, the enviro-technological controversy the plant generated, and why nuclear power was seen as a threat not only to lives but also a way of life, one intimately connected to the American South’s culture and environment.

Arcadia, Autumn 2015, no. 18

An Endless Sediment Story: The First Five Decades of the Canal de Marseille

by
Nicolas Maughan

The Canal de Marseille has allowed an improvement in the water supply in the city of Marseille, but also induced environmental issues in its first decades due to strong suspended sediment fluxes.

Arcadia, 2015, no. 17

Lions, Lords, and Automobiles: Animal Entertainment and Travel Technologies in the Late Twentieth Century

by
Andy Flack

Automobiles fundamentally shifted the ways in which visitors to animal attractions experienced the creatures on display before their eyes.

Arcadia, 2015, no. 16

The Serre-Ponçon Dam and the Durance River: The Founding Act towards the most Regulated French Waterway

by
Nicolas Maughan

The construction of the Serre-Ponçon dam in 1955 was the first step in the development of dams in the Durance River, the most regulated waterway in France

Arcadia, 2015, no. 15

Wildlife Conservation Causes Deforestation in Colonial Namibia

by
Emmanuel Kreike

In this Arcadia article, environmental historian Emmanuel Kreike explores the relationship between conservation and deforestation in twentieth-century Namibia.

Arcadia, 2015, no. 14

Molluscan Explosion: The Dutch Shipworm Epidemic of the 1730s

by
Adam Sundberg

An invasive mollusk called the shipworm (Teredo navalis) attacked coastal dikes in the Netherlands in the 1730s, leading to changes in the design of dikes.

Arcadia, 2015, no. 13

Sustainability and the Origins of Wildland Fire Research

by
Diane Smith

At the 1873 annual meeting of AAAS, Franklin B. Hough argued for protection of America’s forests and conducted the first national investigation of wildland fire.

Arcadia, 2015, no. 12

Killing Cats in Garmisch

by
Frank Uekötter

The Garmisch cat murder trial spotlights the hostility of the bird protection community towards felines.

Arcadia, 2015, no. 11

The Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador: Pachamama Has Rights

by
María Valeria Berros

María Valeria Berros discusses the recognition of nature’s rights in Ecuador.

Arcadia, 2015, no. 10

Conservation and Forestry in the American Tropics: John Clayton Gifford in Puerto Rico

by
Ian Tyrrell

Ian Tyrrell recounts the debate between forestry and conservation in a colonial setting that led to the establishment of Luquillo National Forest in Puerto Rico in 1907.

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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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