"Water as a Weapon: The History of Water Supply Development in Nkayi District, Zimbabwe"
This paper argues that much historical and political analysis of Zimbabwe neglects a crucial resource: water.
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Reviews of Einführung in die Umweltgeschichte, by Helmut Jäger, and of The Bisses of Valais: Man-made Watercourses in Switzerland, by Guy Brett
The review of an introduction to environmental history by an historical geographer and of a comprehensive account of the Valasian bisses with directions for twenty one walks, the work of a former British consul in Geneva.
"Man Against the Sea: Natural and Anthropogenic Factors in the Changing Morphology of Harngzhou Bay, circa 1000–1800"
Inner Harngzhou Bay, on the east coast of China at approximately 30 degrees N, is an unstable macrotidal estuarine system whose geographical configuration has altered dramatically over the last thousand years…
From Grains to Riches: How Hydropower Production on the Möll River in the Austrian Alps Went from Local to Supra-Regional
Winged Scourge
An animated Disney film featuring the Seven Dwarves, showing various methods of combating the transmission of malaria by Anopheles mosquitoes.
Strata: Deserts Past, Present and Future. An Environmental Art Project about a Significant Cultural Place
With reference to Puritjarra, a rock shelter in the Cleland Hills in western central Australia, this environmental art project examines the relationship between knowledge systems–be they indigenous, scientific, or artistic–and place.
Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
The agreement between Canada and the United States concerns the quality of the Great Lakes Water Basin.
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Arno River Flood
In 1966, masses of water cause the deaths of more than 120 people and leave much of Florence in ruins.
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Siberian Lake Baikal named World Heritage Site
UNESCO recognizes the area’s exceptionally diverse flora and fauna and its value to scientific research.
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Completion of the Aswan Dam
The completion of the original Aswan Dam fundamentally changes Egypt’s irrigation system.
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