rivers
Losing the Unruly Stream: Kondopoga and the Kivach Waterfall
Arcadia, 2013, no. 11
Rivers in History: Perspectives on Waterways in Europe and North America
This book presents one of the first comparative histories of rivers on the continents of Europe and North America in the modern age. The contributors examine the impact of rivers on humans and, conversely, the impact of humans on rivers.
The Flow of Empire: Comparing Water Control in the United States and China
About this issue
In this issue of RCC Perspectives, Donald Worster—one of the founders and leading figures in the field of environmental history—examines how China and the United States have attempted to control water.
Content
The Chicago River: A Natural and Unnatural History
A biography of the Chicago River.
"The Impact of River Engineering Works on the Dyje River Floodplain in the Czech Republic"
The aim of the present study is to investigate changes in the channel morphology and land use of the lower part of the Dyje River floodplain as a result of river engineering works.
Regulation of the lower Aller river
Short lived industries caused long term changes to the river Aller.
Regions:
"Remaking Wetlands: A Tale of Rice, Ducks, and Floods in the Murrumbidgee River Region"
Emily O’Gorman examines the ways in which ducks as well as people negotiated the changing water landscapes of the Murrumbidgee River caused by the creation of rice paddies.
Consuming Nature: Environmentalism in the Fox River Valley, 1850-1950
Summers shows that modern environmentalism is among the most important legacies of a consumer society.