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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.

Arcadia, 2015, no. 6

More Than a “Paper Park”: Tayrona, a Caribbean Paradise

Claudia Leal

In this Arcadia article, Claudia Leal shows how the early history of Colombia’s Tayrona National Park reveals the extent to which it has been shaped by state policies: evictions, restrictions to land use, and a fierce battle against tourism interests.

Arcadia, 2015, no. 5

Blurring Boundaries: Nahuel Huapi National Park

Emily Wakild

Latin America’s first national park derived from private and public ideas and became a template for regional conservation.

Arcadia, 2015, no. 4

The Bears Are Back! The LIFE Ursus Translocation Project in Trentino

Wilko Graf von Hardenberg

This Arcadia article by environmental historian Wilko von Hardenberg shows how after almost a century on the brink of extinction, bears are once again roaming the eastern Italian Alps.

Arcadia, 2015, no. 3

Taconite Mining in Silver Bay: A Tale of Extraction and Accumulation

Caitlyn Schuchhardt

The Reserve Mining Company discharged taconite tailings directly into Lake Superior for 25 years, creating a massive tailings delta and polluting the waters of the lake. When the EPA took Reserve to court in 1973, the town of Silver Bay was divided between a struggle for economic well-being and public health.

Arcadia, 2015, no. 2

Manoomin: The Taming of Wild Rice in the Great Lakes Region

Kaitlin Stack Whitney

Wild rice was “tamed” when domesticated in the 1950s, yet both cultivated and foraged wild rice face shared contemporary challenges.

Arcadia, 2015, no. 1

The Watering of California's Central Valley

Daniel Grant

The agricultural landscape of California was based on a complex system of aqueducts that created the illusion of “normal” climatic variation.

Arcadia, 2014, no. 16

Profoundly National Yet Transboundary: The Tatra National Parks

Bianca Hoenig

Situated on the Polish-Slovak border, the Tatra Mountains are protected by two neighboring National Parks. The history of the parks, which began in the 1880s, is deeply marked by the situation of these mountains on an imperial, and subsequently national, borderland.

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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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