This film examines attempts by communities and experts around the world to protect their water resources in the face of global warming, pollution, and political conflict.
An invasive mollusk called the shipworm (Teredo navalis) attacked coastal dikes in the Netherlands in the 1730s, leading to changes in the design of dikes.
This volume brings together a range of studies of cycling and cyclists, examining some of the diversity of practices and their representation.
Vaclav Smil shows why energy transitions are inherently complex and prolonged affairs, and how ignoring this raises unrealistic expectations that the United States and other global economies can be weaned quickly from a primary dependency on fossil fuels.
National parks are one of the most important and successful institutions in global environmentalism. Shifting the focus from the usual emphasis on national parks in the United States, Civilizing Nature adopts an historical and transnational perspective on the global geography of protected areas and its changes over time.
This volume explores some of the diverse niches created by humans in different times and places. The essays span the globe, from Texas to China, from Scandinavia to Papua New Guinea, exploring agricultural spaces and indoor biomes, human aesthetics, and Anthropocentric perspectives.
Kluiving and Hamel explore why the Anthropocene emerged. They suggest that an analysis of global changes in human niche construction using geoarchaeological data offers new perspectives on the causes and effects of the Anthropocene.
This article examines how issues of representation and aesthetics have impacted the environmental history of early modern Europe.
This volume explores the potential contribution memory studies can make to policymaking, in particular on conservation and disaster resilience.
Farjon et al. explore various narratives of nature and nature policies in the Netherlands.
