Imperfect Balance offers a balance of accessible writing and scholarly approaches to understanding the Western Hemisphere’s incredibly diverse landscapes, the human forces that shaped them, and the impact of this interaction on sustained human settlement.
Essays from the New Mexico Environmental Symposium held in Albuquerque in April 1996 discuss the ways in which concepts of human nature shape our understandings of environmental issues and direct our environmental politics.
A review of a collection of essays on the history and adventure of American exploration with several references to sophisticated analyses of trigonometric surveys, the science of empire building, and natural history exchange networks.
Brian Black tells the cultural and environmental history of Oil Creek Valley in Pennsylvania, and investigates the relations among oil production, industrialization, and local residents.
This graphic novel tells the story of a town shaped by asbestos mining.
Thomas R. Dunlap discusses the development of birding and its long-term public influence in the USA through the history of field guides.
Do we owe the world-famous Kruger National Park to the triumph of “good” conservationists over the forces of “evil” commercial exploitation? Environmental historian Jane Carruthers investigates.
A graphic novel for children inspired by the disappearance from Białowieża Primeval Forest of the wild European bison.
Stefania Barca presents an environmental history of the Industrial Revolution, through the lens of the Liri River Valley.
In this book, David Biggs explores the actual uses of land and water in Vietnam through its troubled history.
