This environmental history of ancient civilizations seeks to demonstrate that environmental degradation is not exclusively a problem of the modern world.
How a site in San Francisco that had been a military base for much of its modern history became a unique, urban national park.
An investigation, based on both fieldwork and historical sources, of changing land use practices in the Amazonian floodplain forest.
An edited collection investigating the history of forestry in the United States from the nineteenth century onward.
A cultural history of the Grand Canyon that investigates the intersections of culture, nature, and landscape.
An environmental history of the Atlantic Forest in Brazil from pre-modern times to the late twentieth century.
In this book, David Biggs explores the actual uses of land and water in Vietnam through its troubled history.
This graphic novel tells the story of a town shaped by asbestos mining.
Brian Black tells the cultural and environmental history of Oil Creek Valley in Pennsylvania, and investigates the relations among oil production, industrialization, and local residents.
Imperfect Balance offers a balance of accessible writing and scholarly approaches to understanding the Western Hemisphere’s incredibly diverse landscapes, the human forces that shaped them, and the impact of this interaction on sustained human settlement.
