Perspectives Article
Triumphalism and Unruliness during the Construction of the Panama Canal
This paper considers the construction of the Panama Canal in order to analyze the confluence of imperialism, modernity, and environmental control.
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Multimedia | film profile
Das Blaue Gold im Garten Eden [Blue Gold in the Garden of Eden]
The film examines the social and ecological consequences of the Turkey’s South-East-Anatolia-Project (GAP), designed to enable energy production and irrigation on a huge scale.
Arcadia
“Citizens of a Watershed”: The Colorado River Compact and the Exigencies of Drought
The premises of water allocation legislation came under harsh scrutiny in the early 2000s as severe drought plagued the American Southwest.
Multimedia | film profile
A Dangerous Game
This documentary from filmmaker and investigative journalist Anthony Baxter examines the eco-impact of luxury golf resorts around the world.
Perspectives Article
Rifts or Bridges? Ruptures and Continuities in Human-Environment Interactions
The focus on human-environment relations from the perspective of climate change alone is too narrow. Often, society experiences climate change through political and technical decisions, rather than as an environmental crisis.
Multimedia | journal article
"Reflexive Water Management in Arid Regions: The Case of Iran"
This article sketches the contours of the emerging paradigm: a complementary system of traditional and modern methods of water provision, a participatory water resources management and a ‘post-mechanistic’ ethico-religious framework.
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"Value Theory in Ecological Economics: The Contribution of a Political Economy of Wealth"
This paper demonstrates how a Political Economy of Wealth—an analytical framework inspired from Ricardo’s and Marx’s theories of value—strengthens the analytical force of Socio-Ecological Economics in the context of the controversy over the value of nature.