The rapid expansion of European culture since the fifteenth century has greatly altered the face of the countryside all over the world. Among the most dramatic examples of this are the changes in North American nature wrought by Europeans since the seventeenth century…
The review of an introduction to environmental history by an historical geographer and of a comprehensive account of the Valasian bisses with directions for twenty one walks, the work of a former British consul in Geneva.
While their paintings and photographs sometimes helped to secure the protection of particular places, nineteenth-century artists often showed little respect for the environment when they set about securing their views.
The General Land Office issues instructions and manuals concerning public land use.
The society is concerned with the conservation of American wilderness areas.
The Act recognizes the need for sustainable forest management.
The landscape designers Vaux and Olmsted draft plans for New York City’s “Central Park,” a space in which to escape the city’s noise, pollution, and crowding.
Fan Kuan is one of the leading landscape painters in the Northern Song Tradition, and one of the most important artists in traditional China.
