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Review of Global Environmental History: 10,000 BC to AD 2000 by Ian Gordon Simmons
Economic historian Paolo Malanima reviews a work of ambitious scale by geographer Ian Gordon Simmons.
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“Brief Historical Ecology of Northern Portugal during the Holocene”
This study reviews the main changes of the vegetation and fauna in northern Portugal during the Holocene, using literature from palaeoecology, archaeology, history, writings from travellers and naturalists, maps of agriculture and forestry and expert consultation.
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“Natural Histories for the Anthropocene: Koselleck’s Theories and the Possibility of a History of Lifetimes”
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Airbus A300B and the Rise of Mass Tourism
The volume of air traffic increased drastically over the past 50 years as a result of globalization and mass tourism and has a significant impact on climate change.
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"Science Fiction and the Risks of the Anthropocene: Anticipated Transformations in Dale Pendell's The Great Bay'"
In the special section “Imagining Anew: Challenges of Representing the Anthropocene,” Alexa Weik von Mossner analyzes Dale Pendell’s speculative novel The Great Bay.
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“Challenges and Opportunities in Scaling Up Ecosystem Restoration”
Katharine Suding, plant ecologist and professor at the University of Michigan, outlines the scaling of ecosystem restoration and how scaling is affecting the very notion of restoration in this presentation at the Latsis Symposium 2018.
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Die große Transformation [The Great Transformation]
This graphic book uses cartoon illustrations to present scientific facts alongside a broad range of actions that we can take against climate change.
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Syllabi in Environment and Society
Short profiles of university and course syllabi, and collaborative syllabi projects on Environment and Society.
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Fish Farming—Threat or Blessing for Traditional Sami Settlements on the Barents Sea Coast?
Steinar Pedersen calls for greater scrutiny of salmon aquaculture’s impacts on Sami communities, urging responsible, transparent industry practices that protect wild salmon, respect Indigenous rights, and sustain traditional livelihoods.
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Interview with Thom van Dooren, author of The Wake of Crows: Living and Dying in Shared Worlds
In this episode from the New Books Network podcast, former RCC visiting scholar Thom van Dooren interviewed on his recent book, The Wake of Crows: Living and Dying in Shared Worlds.