The Kauri Case—Native Nature and National Identity in Titirangi, New Zealand
Arcadia, Summer 2016, no. 11
activism
Bringing It Home
This film examines the environmental impact and uses of hemp, from nutrition to construction.
State of the World 2015: Confronting Hidden Threats to Sustainability
The 2015 edition examines what we think we know about environmental damage and the hidden threats to sustainability we need to recognize.
"'Rather Active Today than Radioactive Tomorrow!' Environmental Justice and the Anti-Nuclear Movement in 1970s Wyhl, West Germany"
This article applies new understandings of environmental justice theory to a specific local case study. It uses a broader conception of environmental justice theory to further our understanding of the rise of the German anti-nuclear movement.
Journey to the Safest Place on Earth
This film examines the limitations and contradictions of finding safe places for nuclear waste storage.
The Fight for Hetch Hetchy
The proposed O’Shaughnessy Dam in the Hetch Hetchy Valley of Yosemite National Park precipitated a national environmental debate from 1908 to 1913. In 1913 the congress permitted construction and it was completed in 1923.
Regions:
“Dark is the World to Thee: A Historical Perspective on Environmental Forewarnings”
The aim of the paper is to understand our predecessors’ understanding of their environmental predicament and any contingent steps they may have taken, in order to put in context the contingencies of our own understanding.
Climate of Change
This film, narrated by Tilda Swinton, documents environmental projects and actions by ordinary people around the world.
Behind the Blue Veil
This film examines the situation of the Tuareg people, who live across borders and at risk from poverty, environmental disasters, and militant groups.
"Migration as a Failure to Adapt? How Andean People Cope with Environmental Restrictions and Climate Variability"
This article analyzes how people in the Bolivian Andes cope with environmental stress. Specifically, it examines the role environmental migration - a strategic mechanism to build up financial, productive, and social capital - plays in how people cope with climate change.