The Brick Veneer Frontier
Frank Zelko analyzes the environmental and cultural transformation of suburban Melbourne, drawing on his childhood in Burwood East.
Frank Zelko analyzes the environmental and cultural transformation of suburban Melbourne, drawing on his childhood in Burwood East.
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.
This podcast discusses linalool extraction from rosewood grown in the Amazon rainforest.
An article on the methods of German landscape gardener Friedrich Ludwig von Sckell (1750–1823).
In this Springs article, landscape historian Sonja Dümpelmann and Rachel Carson Center editor Pauline Kargruber discuss plants in an urban environment.
Excerpt from Taming Fruit: How Orchards Have Transformed the Land, Offered Sanctuary, and Inspired Creativity by Bernd Brunner.
On the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden in Cape Town, 1913, and the different stories it conveyed.
Excerpt from Greening the City: Nature in French Towns from the 17th Century.
Ecopolis München: Environmental Stories of Discovery is an exhibition on Munich’s environmental histories and showcases the final projects of students in the Environmental Studies Certificate Program of the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society.