Umwelt-Geschichte: Arbeitsfelder, Forschungsansätze, Perspektiven [Environmental History: Fields, Approaches, Perspectives]

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Hahn, Sylvia, and Reinhold Reith, eds. Umwelt-Geschichte: Arbeitsfelder, Forschungsansätze, Perspektiven [Environmental History: Fields, Approaches, Perspectives]. Munich: R. Oldenbourg Verlag, 2001.

Environmental issues and the future shape of the environment occupy an increasingly broader space in current socio-political debates. Since the 1987 “Brundtland Report” of the World Commission on Environment and Development, there has been a consensus that “sustainable development,” while satisfying the needs of the present, may not put at risk the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. The shape of the future compels us to look at the past. (Text translated and adapted from the publisher’s website.)