From channelizations to renaturations—the catastrophic flood of the Gürbe River in July 1990 prompted profound changes in approaches to flood protection.
This article examines the development of lake Ohrid in Macedonia, and the dilemma between environmental protection and the expansion of mass tourism on the lake’s fragile shores.
This article analyzes the recent controversial environmental history of urban parks in Istanbul, Turkey, and Budapest, Hungary, under authoritarian regimes.
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