The Lake That Became a Sports Stadium
Arcadia, Autumn 2018, no. 23
urbanization
"The Reaches of Freedom: A Response to An Ecomodernist Manifesto"
In this Special Commentary Section titled “Replies to An Ecomodernist Manifesto,” edited by Eileen Crist and Thom Van Dooren, Eileen Crist considers the Manifesto’s point as view as one of humanism and freedom.
Harvest of the Suburbs, An Environmental History of Growing Food in Australian Cities
Drawing on sources ranging from gardening books and magazines to statistics and oral history, Andrea Gaynor’s book challenges some of the widespread myths about food production in Australian cities and traces the reasons for its enduring popularity.
Building Green: Environmental Architects and the Struggle for Sustainability in Mumbai
This book explores the experience of environmental architects in Mumbai, one of the world’s most populous and population-dense urban areas and a city iconic for its massive informal settlements, extreme wealth asymmetries, and ecological stresses.
The Lost Lakes of Bangalore
Arcadia, Spring 2018, no. 13
From Pulley to Pipe: The Decline of the Wells of Bangalore
Arcadia, Spring 2018, no. 5
"Rot"
Lorimer’s article for the Living Lexicon for the Environmental Humanities section discusses rot as a natural process avoided by modern humans, focusing particularly on processes of urbanization in contrast to the nurturing of rot that takes place among natural scientists and managers.
Urban Horticulture in Modena, Italy, 1980–2015
Arcadia, Summer 2017, no. 11
A Legacy of Brisbane’s Benchmark Floods of 1893: Creating Dam Dependence
Arcadia, Spring 2017, no. 9
Sustainable Development: An Appraisal from the Gulf Region
Sillitoe, Paul, ed. Sustainable Development: An Appraisal from the Gulf Region. New York: Berghahn Books, 2014.