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Voices of the Peace
The hydroelectric dam “Site C” impacts not only the local environment but also the everyday life of indigenous groups.
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The Overrated Effect of Cholera and Typhoid Fever on Sanitary Reform: The Case of Linz
Cholera and typhoid fever did play a role in sanitary reform in Linz/Donau, but cannot be interpreted as the trigger of these reforms.
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A Killer Air: Delineating Disaster in Mexico City
A noxious air forces Mexico City to confront its unwavering urbanizing and industrializing mission in the late twentieth century.
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Dunes, Development, and Delay: Climate Change Comes to Long Beach
An east-coast beachfront neighborhood faces a difficult decision about how to respond to storms and rising seas.
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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.
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The Mighty Streams: Coping with Rivers in the Ancient World
This article presents examples of ancient conceptions of rivers as more-than-human agents and their struggle with humans.
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Hydroelectric Power and the Ashio Copper Mine
This article explores the history and effects of the (hydro)electrification of the Ashio Copper Mine.
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Droughts and Scarcity before Independence in the Viceroyalty of New Granada, 1800–1810
Droughts, high prices, and scarcity of food affected New Granada in the first decade of nineteenth century.
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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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Unifying the Yangzi Watershed in Early Twentieth-Century China
This article examines early twentieth-century China’s top-down scheme of managing rivers based on watershed.