mining
Reconstructing the History of Copper and Silver Mining in Schwaz, Tirol
This study brings together research in a variety of disciplines to reconstruct the history of mining in Schwaz, Tirol.
Mercurial Activity and Subterranean Landscapes: Towards an Environmental History of Mercury Mining in Early Modern Idrija
Hollsten focuses on the mercury mines at Idrija in order to trace the movement of this material and the various ways its history intersects with human history.
Ubiquitous Mining: The Spatial Patterns of Limestone Quarrying in Late Nineteenth-Century Rhineland
Haumann looks at the spatial patterns of open-pit limestone mining in the Mettmann district of Germany and tries to explain why these “holes” are in the places they are and why they took the shape they did.
Uranium Mining and the Environment in East and West Germany
Schramm compares the environmental impacts of uranium mining in East and West Germany.
L'or des Autres [The Gold of Others]
The documentary analyzes the changes a Canadian small town undergoes with the arrival of a global mining company.
Karabash: The City of Pollution
Arcadia, 2013, no. 14
Dirty Business
Dirty Business reveals the true social and environmental costs of coal power and looks at promising developments in renewable energy.
Blood in the Mobile
Blood in the Mobile is the story about how our phones are connected to illegal mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Nuevas historias ambientales de América Latina y el Caribe
About this issue
Esta colección reúne a algunos de los académicos más destacados en el estudio de las historias ambientales de América Latina y el Caribe para proponer nuevas perspectivas sobre el desarrollo poscolonial del continente. Estos ensayos narran historias variadas de interacciones complejas entre grupos sociales, estados y sus ambientes, y proveen nuevos ángulos para enriquecer las interpretaciones más conocidas.
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