Arcadia
The Good, the Bad, and the Ague: Defining Healthful Airs in Early Modern England
Combating malaria through travel, diet, natural remedies, and architecture in early modern England.
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Multimedia | Env. blogs & websites
Climate History Network (CHN)
The Climate History Network (CHN) is an organization of scholars who reconstruct past climate changes and, often, identify how those changes affected human history.
Arcadia
Tuberculosis in Echuca, and the Therapeutic Migration to Southeastern Australia (1889–1908)
In the nineteenth century, tuberculous individuals could travel from Europe to Echuca, Australia, in search of a cure.
Multimedia | journal article
Review of Pushing our Limits: Insights from Biosphere 2 by Mark Nelson
Krishna AchutaRao reviews the book Pushing our Limits: Insights from Biosphere 2 by Mark Nelson.
Arcadia
A Killer Air: Delineating Disaster in Mexico City
A noxious air forces Mexico City to confront its unwavering urbanizing and industrializing mission in the late twentieth century.
Multimedia | journal article
"Breathing Air with Heft: An Experiential Report on Environmental Law and Public Health in China"
This article explores the intersections of daily life and environmental law in modern China. With comparative perspectives on analogous challenges in the United States, it reports on these critical domestic challenges for China at a pivotal moment in its reemergence as a dominant world power.
Multimedia | interviews and talks
Being in the Air: An Intellectual and Aesthetic History of Climate
This animated short film taps into the deep pain of the pandemic, experienced by millions of people all over the world.
Exhibition chapter
Letter from Susanne Schmitt to the Oceans and Lakes Aquarium | Beyond Doom and Gloom
A chapter of the virtual exhibition “Beyond Doom and Gloom: An Exploration through Letters,” this letter presents the aquarium as a source of optimism. The exhibition is curated by environmental educator Elin Kelsey.
Multimedia | book excerpt
Air Conditioning
Hsuan Hsu’s Air Conditioning explores questions about culture, ethics, ecology, and social justice raised by the history and uneven distribution of climate controlling technologies.
Arcadia
Climate Change and Pastoral Nomads: Feedback Loops in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
This article focuses on the complicated interactions between climate change and the lives of people in and near Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.