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Arcadia, 2015, no. 16

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Arcadia, 2015, no. 9

The Plague of Provence: Early Advances in the Centralization of Crisis Management

Cindy Ermus

Cindy Ermus argues that the Plague of Provence represents one of the earliest and most pronounced instances of a rigorous, centralized response to disaster.

Arcadia, 2015, no. 8

Corridors, Concessions, and the Extraction of Natural Resources in Liberia

Emmanuel K. Urey

This article is a critique of the “open door” development policy promoted by the Liberian government after World War II, and shows the environmental and social impact of state reliance on foreign direct investment.

Arcadia, 2015, no. 7

National Parks in Britain: The Social Democratic Paradox

Matthew Kelly

Matthew Kelly describes how national parks were a component of the social democratic transformation of post-war Britain, which quickly became a focus for anxiety about the rise of mass car ownership and agricultural intensification.

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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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