Issue 2013/3

Anthropocene: Exploring the Future of the Age of Humans

Edited by Helmuth Trischler

What does it mean to live in the Anthropocene? What are our responsibilities in a world where the boundaries between nature and culture are no longer clear? How do we visualize and teach the challenges of the future? The articles in this issue of RCC Perspectives reflect upon the ethics, aesthetics, and didactics of an “Age of Humans.”
Issue 2013/2

Energy Transitions in History: Global Cases of Continuity and Change

Edited by Richard W. Unger

Over the last two centuries, human beings have come to rely on ever-increasing quantities of energy to fuel their rising numbers and improving standards of living. In this volume of RCC Perspectives, scholars from around the world consider how our relationship to energy has changed, why it has changed, and how it may change in the years to come.
Issue 2013/1

Eco-Images: Historical Views and Political Strategies

Edited by Gisela Parak

Taking a closer look at the history of eco-images and their influence in current debates, this issue of RCC Perspectives analyzes the role of visual material in shaping environmental discourses.
Issue 2012/10

Mining in Central Europe: Perspectives from Environmental History

Edited by Frank Uekoetter

This volume of RCC Perspectives offers an interdisciplinary look at mining and its environmental impacts in central Europe. The metals and minerals covered in the articles include copper and silver in Tirol, mercury in Slovenia, lead and zinc in Westphalia, lime in the Rhineland, and uranium in East and West Germany.
Issue 2012/9

Why Do We Value Diversity? Biocultural Diversity in a Global Context

Edited by Gary Martin, Diana Mincyte, and Ursula Münster

The concept of biocultural diversity was introduced by ethnobiologists to argue that the variation within ecological systems is inextricably linked to cultural and linguistic differences. In this volume of RCC Perspectives, scholars from a wide range of fields reflect on the definition, impact, and possible vulnerabilities of the concept.
Issue 2012/8

Realizing Utopia: Ecovillage Endeavors and Academic Approaches

Edited by Marcus Andreas and Felix Wagner

Ecovillages are arguably seen as “pioneers of change.” Yet, thus far, little light has been shed on their potential to effect change beyond their own borders. This issue of RCC Perspectives presents a much needed overview of research on ecovillages, looking at the history and philosophy of utopias and presenting case studies and ongoing research from across the globe.
Issue 2012/7

Rachel Carson's Silent Spring: Encounters and Legacies

Edited by Lawrence Culver, Christof Mauch, and Katie Ritson

This issue of RCC Perspectives takes a sweeping look at encounters with and legacies of the book, examining the global impact of Silent Spring over its half century of existence and considering the ways in which Rachel Carson’s ecological worldview equips us to understand and confront current and future challenges to our planet.
Issue 2012/6

Environment, Culture, and the Brain: New Explorations in Neurohistory

Edited by Edmund Russell

Neuroscience offers historians ideas, methods, and questions that can help us understand the past in new and deeper ways than the traditional methods of history alone provide. This issue of RCC Perspectives collects a number of contributions to the growing field of neurohistory.
Issue 2012/5

Fields and Forests: Ethnographic Perspectives on Environmental Globalization

Edited by Ursula Münster, Daniel Münster, and Stefan Dorondel

Around the world, fields and forests are increasingly dominated by the market, mediated by science, and subjected to new modes of transnational environmental governance. This volume of RCC Perspectives presents ethnographic insights into the impacts of such environmental globalization.