A book by James Borton on overfishing, illegal and unregulated fishing, coral reef destruction and reclamations, and, eventually, on ways of preserving our oceans.
The fifth chapter of “Wetland Times,” “(A)synchronicities.”
The Tangiwai disaster of 1953, New Zealand’s worst railway accident, is an environmental disaster with an enduring legacy.
The 2015 edition examines what we think we know about environmental damage and the hidden threats to sustainability we need to recognize.
This book presents one of the first comparative histories of rivers on the continents of Europe and North America in the modern age. The contributors examine the impact of rivers on humans and, conversely, the impact of humans on rivers.
A comprehensive history of the development of Houston, examining the factors that have facilitated large-scale energy production and unprecedented growth—and the environmental cost of that development.
This article seeks to shed light on some of the many possible interactions between changes in rainfall regime, one of the climatic factors with the greatest bearing on the history of human society, and the economic and socio-environmental dynamics of Costa Rica.
This film investigates the widespread presence of aluminium in our daily lives, and its surprising consequences for the environment, as well as our health.
As Australian cities face uncertain water futures, what insights can the history of Aboriginal and settler relationships with water yield?
