Multimedia | film profile
Gas Hole
This film criticizes America’s dependency on oil, explains how oil companies were able to establish their power, and provides information on viable and affordable alternatives to petroleum fuel.
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Landscape of Insecurity: The Intricacies of Environmental Changes in Nigeria’s Oil-Rich Niger Delta Region
Once a benefit to humanity but now a scourge, the environment of the Niger Delta has been transformed into a haven for violence, militancy, and criminality.
Multimedia | book, full-text
Boomgaard, Peter, Freek Colombijn, and David Henley, eds., Paper Landscapes: Explorations in the Environmental History of Indonesia
A collection of essays that explore the “paper landscapes” of the colonial literature and archives in search of the real environmental history of Indonesia.
Multimedia | book profile
Should Trees Have Standing? Law, Morality, and the Environment
Should Trees Have Standing? continues to serve as the definitive statement as to why trees, oceans, animals, and the environment as a whole should be bestowed with legal rights.
Multimedia | interviews and talks
“Generation Anthropocene is Upon Us”
Inspired by courses they’ve developed at Stanford, Mike Osborne and Miles Traer created the Generation Anthropocene podcast, a volunteer-based audio show featuring thought leaders.
Multimedia | journal article
“Earth Beyond Six of Nine Planetary Boundaries”
A 2023 update on the planetary boundaries framework.
Multimedia | journal article
“Mathematical Ecology, Evolution and the Social Sciences”
In this commentary, Simon A. Levin argues for the partnership between ecologists and economists.
Multimedia | journal article
"Editorial Note: 'Pasts and Futures of Water'"
This editorial note introduces the four major conference themes of the 5th International Water History Association (IWHA) Conference ‘Pasts and Futures of Water’ in June 2007: (i) water, health and sanitation; (ii) water, food and economy; (iii) water and the city; and (iv) water governance and policy.
Multimedia | journal article
"Degrading Land: An Environmental History Perspective of the Cape Verde Islands"
This paper discusses changes in land and vegetation cover and natural resources of the Cape Verde Islands since their colonisation by the Portuguese around 1460.
Multimedia | film profile
Uranium: Is it a country?
This film examines the processes and politics involved in mining uranium at sites such as the Olympic Dam in Australia and transporting it to Europe in order to generate nuclear power.