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The I in Interdisciplinary Studies
Cheryl Lousley examines the role of interdisciplinarity in environmental studies, emphasizing its necessity for addressing complex ecological problems.
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Cultural Encounters in the Name of Biology
Eunice Blavascunas explores the environmental history and ethnography of the Białowieża Forest, highlighting the roles of biologists, foresters, and peasant farmers in shaping the forest’s ecology and administrative structures.
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Environmental Anthropoligist-cum-Environmental Historian: Listening to the Mermaids
Stefan Dorondel writes about agrarian transformations and land-use changes in post-socialist Romania, focusing on the impact of massive social, economic, and political transformations on the natural environment.
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All that is Solid: Castlereagh 1999
Grace Karskens examines the tension between urban development and the preservation of historical and cultural landscapes along Castlereagh Road near the Nepean River in Sydney.
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Far Away, So Close
Claudia Leal reflects on her intellectual formation through childhood travels in Colombia and later work in education and biodiversity conservation.
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History on the Dry Side
Donald Worster recounts his trajectory from a Dust Bowl refugee in California to a foundational figure in environmental history.
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Weathering the Storm
Sherry Johnson examines how lived experiences of hurricanes in Miami shape both collective memory and her scholarly trajectory in environmental history.
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The Long Winter
Sarah Cameron examines her experiences as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Russian Far East, focusing on local practices of food production and environmental adaptation.
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The Brick Veneer Frontier
Frank Zelko analyzes the environmental and cultural transformation of suburban Melbourne, drawing on his childhood in Burwood East.
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Finding Dartmoor
Matthew Kelly explores Dartmoor as a historically layered landscape that shapes both his personal and academic trajectory.