G. P. Marsh wrote his monumental Man and Nature (1864) almost entirely in Italy, where he drew heavily from Italian insights and Italian landscapes.
Environment and History (journal)
"Restoring the Countryside: George Perkins Marsh and the Italian Land Ethic (1861–1882)"
"The Municipal Regulation of Smoke Pollution in Liverpool, 1853–1866"
A smoke prevention committee supervised the work of two specialist inspectors and maintained detailed minutes. These show how councillors decided that ‘black smoke’ was preventable.
"The Climate of Tübingen A.D. 1596–1605, on the basis of Martin Crusius' Diarium"
This article assesses the data on snow and snow-cover contained in the Diarium or diary of Martinus Crusius (1526–1607), one of the 16th century’s German humanists. This data is compared with the relevant 20th century meteorological data.
"Confronting the Pitfalls of Current Environmental History: An Argument for an Organisational Approach"
The essay outlines and criticises three prominent features of current environmental history writing: the idea of history as negative progress, the rhetoric of ‘on the one hand’ - ‘on the other hand,’ and the use of the term ‘capitalism.’
"Historical and Applied Perspectives on Prehistoric Land Use in Eastern North America"
Archaeological evidence demonstrates that prehistoric human activities caused significant environmental alteration in many parts of the region…
"The Kwagh-hir of the People of Tiv: a Note on Dramatised History Telling and Constructions of Nature among the Tiv of Southern Nigeria"
Four million Tiv people form the major culture of the Benue state of southern Nigeria. They are popularly known as the greatest democrats in Africa as their society is based on fraternal cooperation between age mates rather than on authoritative chieftaincy…
"Gender and Environmental History: From Representation of Women and Nature to Gender Analysis of Ecology and Politics"
While gender-blindness has characterised much writing on colonial environmental history, women have assumed center-stage in the historical narratives produced by two linked contemporary policy discourses: ecofeminism, and ‘women, environment and development.’
"Historical Evidence on the Incidence and Role of Common Property Regimes in the Indian Himalayas"
This paper examines argues that common property regimes in the Indian Himalayas historically provided only one of an interdependent set of production strategies.
"Lessons from South Africa: War and Wildlife Protection in the Southern Sudan, 1917–1921"
Carruthers explores the relevance of work conducted by James Stevenson-Hamilton, during his employment in the Sudan civil service, to the modern conservation doctrine of sustainable yield.
"Environment, Ethnicity and History in Chotanagpur, India, 1850–1970"
This paper attempts to show the ways in which the recurring image of an older landscape served as a powerful metaphor in Chotanagpur’s resurgence.