Exhibition chapter
Natural Laboratories | From Hand Lenses to Telescopes
Fifth chapter of Ricardo Rozzi et al.’s virtual exhibition, From Hand Lenses to Telescopes: Exploring the Microcosm and Macrocosm in Chile’s Biocultural Laboratories.
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Exhibition chapter
Ecotourism with Hand Lenses and Astrotourism with Telescopes | From Hand Lenses to Telescopes
Sixth chapter of Ricardo Rozzi et al.’s virtual exhibition, From Hand Lenses to Telescopes: Exploring the Microcosm and Macrocosm in Chile’s Biocultural Laboratories.
Multimedia | book excerpt
The Institute of Man and Resources: An Environmental Fable
Book excerpt from former Rachel Carson Center fellow Alan MacEachern’s The Institute of Man and Resources: An Environmental Fable. Learn about how Prince Edward Island in Canada tackled the oil crisis of the 1970s by investing in renewable resources.
Multimedia | journal article
“Organisms, Life Relations, and Evolution: Inter-Dependencies after Kropotkin’s Mutual Aid”
This article reconsiders the relevance of Peter Kropotkin’s notion of mutual aid in evolution, which holds that cooperation is a more decisive factor than competition both among human and nonhuman animals.
Multimedia | book, full-text
A Mist Connection: An Environmental History of the Laki Eruption of 1783 and Its Legacy
The full book by RCC alumna Katrin Kleemann.
Multimedia | journal article
“Ecological Civilization”
In this Springs article, environmental historian Donald Worster delves into the material events behind cultural imaginaries in China, while asking for an ecological civilization. “Can humans learn, by subordinating their appetites to their brains, how to live on this earth intelligently and ethically?”
Multimedia | journal article
“Cities by the Sea: A Tale of Qingdao and Los Angeles”
In this Springs article, environmental historian Shen Hou considers the shore lives of both Qingdao and Los Angeles.
Arcadia
Drimys winteri: Circulation of Environmental Ignorance in European Written Sources (1578–1776)
The article explores the circulation of environmental ignorance on Drimys winteri in European written sources in 1578–1776.
Arcadia
Different Ways of Thinking Globally: The Unlikely Return of the Noosphere in Russian Environmental Discourses
What role does Vernadsky’s concept of the noosphere plays in contemporary Russian environmental legislation and green economy discourses?
Exhibition chapter
Acerca de la exposición | De lupas a telescopios
Acerca de la exposición sección de la exposición virtual de Ricardo Rozzi et al., De lupas a telescopios: Explorando el microcosmos y el macrocosmos en los laboratorios bioculturales de Chile.