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From Pulley to Pipe: The Decline of the Wells of Bangalore
This article investigates the transition of water supply in Bangalore, where wells were gradually replaced by piped water.
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“Moby Dick” in the Rhine: How a Beluga Whale Raised Awareness of Water Pollution in West Germany
In 1966, a stray beluga whale swimming up and down the polluted Lower Rhine caught the media’s attention in West Germany.
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The Lost Lakes of Bangalore
The urbanization of Bangalore transformed the once-strong relationship between communities and the lakes that they once created and maintained.
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The Lake That Became a Sports Stadium
The transformation of the Sampangi Lake into the present-day Sri Kanteerava Stadium.
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John Anthony Allan’s “Virtual Water”: Natural Resources Management in the Wake of Neoliberalism
Virtual water is heralded as the solution to freshwater scarcity and overconsumption, but it oversimplifies global water flows.
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Fishing for Souls: Water Technology and the Dutch Baroque
This article examines how issues of representation and aesthetics have impacted the environmental history of early modern Europe.
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Beauties and Beasts: Whales in Portugal, from Early-Modern Monsters to Today’s Flagship Species
This article looks at changing perceptions of whales along the coasts of Portugal.
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Blood in the Water: A Digital History Project on the Geography of Pontiac’s War, 1763
Digital tools reveal a geographic logic to the violence of Pontiac’s War.
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The Niagara Telecolorimeter
The creation of the Niagara Telecolorimeter helped engineers physically remake Niagara Falls in the mid-twentieth century.
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The Lake That Became a Bus Terminus
This article investigates the transformation of Bangalore’s Dharmambudhi lake into the central bus terminus.