A comparative history of environmental policy development in Germany and the United States from 1880 to 1970, and the rise of civic activism to combat air pollution.
A collection of essays addressing the collaboration of human and natural forces in the creation of cities, the countryside, and empires.
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.
Haumann looks at the spatial patterns of open-pit limestone mining in the Mettmann district of Germany and tries to explain why these “holes” are in the places they are and why they took the shape they did.
This volume explores the “green city” concept from a global and interdisciplinary perspective. Contributions examine the conflicts inherent in eco-modernization and investigate opportunities to respond meaningfully to urban environmental challenges.
Cindy Sturm looks at differences in climate-related policymaking Münster and Dresden.
This volume of Perspectives offers a collection of largely untold stories that demonstrate women’s agency in energy transitions.
Dolata brings to light how the conflicts faced by women has shaped their agency in energy transitions.
