The Middle Ages was a critical and formative time for Western approaches to our natural surroundings. An Environmental History of the Middle Ages is a..
The present and future state of the environment gives rise to increasing concern, but much less is known about the past: the damage that has been done..
The fate of the environment was one of the most important issues of the twentieth century and remains a vital problem today, dominating public politic..
This text focuses on four major environmental categories: forests and land; wildlife and its habitat; water and drinking water quality; and air. Each ..
In this edited volume, leading and emerging scholars investigate for the first time the ways in which the size of an animal population impacts how the..
Science and Nature brings together the work and insights of historian Carolyn Merchant on the history of science, environmental history, and ethics. T..
The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system. Designated a World Heritage Area, it has been subject to increasing pressures from to..
This book faces the challenges and possibilities of conducting cultural and environmental history research today. Disciplinary commitments certainly i..
Throughout the early modern period, scientific debate and governmental action became increasingly preoccupied with the environment, generating discuss..
This book provides an accessible overview of the ways that key areas of technology have impacted global ecosystems and natural communities. It offers ..
Following the industrial revolution and post- war exponential increase in human population and consumption, conservation in myriad forms has been one ..
This book advances a spatial perspective on the history of ecology. Intrigued by broader debates in the humanities on the "spatial turn," the authors ..