A comparative history of environmental policy development in Germany and the United States from 1880 to 1970, and the rise of civic activism to combat air pollution.
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A study of social vulnerability to climate in Switzerland and in the Czech Lands during the early 1770s.
The Triglav National Park in the Julian Alps is a sanctuary for alpine flora and fauna; it is also important for the national narratives of the young Republic of Slovenia. Conflicts over land use and preservation reach back to the times of the Yugoslav monarchy.
Katherine G. Aiken traces Bunker Hill’s evolution from the mine’s discovery in 1885 to the company’s closure in 1981.
Brian Donahue offers an innovative, accessible, and authoritative history of the early farming practices of Concord, Massachusetts.
Tthe first comprehensive discussion of conservation in Nazi Germany.
By looking at works by Native Americans, African Americans, European Americans, and others, and by considering forms of literature beyond the traditional nature essay, Myers expands our conceptions of environmental writing and environmental justice.
Dragons with Clay Feet? Transition, Sustainable Land Use, and Rural Environment in China and Vietnam
Presents state-of-the-art research on the impact of ongoing and anticipated economic policy and institutional reforms on agricultural development and sustainable rural resource in two East-Asian transition (and developing) economies—China and Vietnam.
The film documents Sandra Steingraber’s travels across North America, during which the ecologist and writer works toward breaking the silence over cancer and its environmental links.
Alex Lockwood tries to measure the importance of Rachel Carson’s work in its affective influence on contemporary environmental writing across the humanities.