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Explorations in Environmental History

Arcadia is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal for short, engaging environmental histories.
Arcadia, 2011, no. 5

Nature Unites: Peace and Conservation in the Former Death Zone – the European Green Belt

by
Sonja Weinbuch

The European Green Belt is a pan-European project to protect the environment and consolidate peace along the former Iron Curtain throughout Europe.

Arcadia, 2011, no. 4

The Hamburg Flood in Public Memory Culture

by
Felix Mauch

Today, the Storm Flood of 1962 forms an integral part of local and national memory culture. Public commemoration events, monuments, and media coverage assure that the disaster is not forgotten.

Arcadia, 2011, no. 3

Nuclear Power, No Thanks! The Aftermath of Chernobyl in Italy and the Nuclear Power Referendum of 1987

by
Wilko Graf von Hardenberg

The 1987 nuclear power referendum was a major political victory for the Italian environmental movement. In the wake of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, it led to a moratorium on building nuclear plants in Italy.

Arcadia, 2011, no. 2

Taming the Danube: Floodplain Regulation in the Machland

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Severin Hohensinner

The history of the Danube regulation in the Austrian Machland during the nineteenth century shows the enormous efforts made to transform a dynamic river landscape into a navigable waterway and a stable floodplain that supports the various human demands.

Arcadia, 2011, no. 1

From Royal Hunting Reserve to National Park: How the Gran Paradiso Became a Sanctuary for the Ibex

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Wilko Graf von Hardenberg

From the nineteenth century onward the Piedmontese royal house contributed to the preservation of the Alpine ibex. As such, the Gran Paradiso, first as a hunting reserve and then as a national park, became the last Alpine refuge for this iconic animal.

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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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