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Transformations of Middle Eastern Natural Environments: Legacies and Lessons
A collection on the environmental history of the Middle East that covers five broad themes: agriculture and pastoralism; water; nature and culture; marine environments, and environmental monitoring.
Disaster Ahead: How Danube Floods Created Telegraph Networks
Arcadia, 2012, no. 7
Sandoz Chemical Disaster
Establishment of the International Joint Commission (IJC)
The commission provides mechanisms for resolving matters over waters bordering Canada and the USA.
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Rioting Townsmen Destroy Abbey’s Salmon Weir in Medieval Scotland
Arcadia, 2012, no. 5
London’s New River
Arcadia, 2012, no. 3
Enclosing Water: Nature and Political Economy in a Mediterranean Valley, 1796–1916
An environmental history of the Industrial Revolution, as inscribed on the Liri valley in Italy’s Central Apennines.
The Subterranean Forest: Energy Systems and the Industrial Revolution
The author argues that the analysis of historical energy systems can provide an explanation for the basic patterns of different social formations.
Martin Schmid on "An Environmental History of the Danube"
Martin Schmid, Carson Fellow from March to August 2011, speaks about his research project, “An Environmental History of the Danube.”