cities
Montreal and Its Waters: An Entangled History
This article highlights how Montreal’s relationship to its water sources has always been experienced and mediated through two intersecting processes: the actual state and presence of water in the landscape, and current representations of water and the ways in which water manifests itself in everyday life.
Brand, Stewart, "4 Environmental Heresies"
Stewart Brand talks about cities, nuclear power, genetic modification, and geo-engineering.
After London; or, Wild England
An early eco-apocalyptic novel set in the wilderness of post-urban England.
St. Petersburg and Its Backbone: The Neva River as Gateway to Europe and the Sword of Damocles
Villes et catastrophes: Réactions face a l'urgence dans l'histoire européenne
Covering a wide geographical range of European countries, the articles in this edited collection investigate urban disasters such as floods, fires, earthquakes, and epidemic diseases.
Great Chilean Earthquake
The Great Flood of Paris
The Search for the Ultimate Sink: Urban Pollution in Historical Perspective
A collection of essays exploring the production and disposal of wastes in the American city since 1850.
Die Wolke [The Cloud]
The story of two teenage lovers, Hannah and Elmar, who seek refuge following the breakdown of a nuclear power station in Germany.