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“From Slavery Plantations to Mass Tourism: A Project for a Synthesis of the Environmental History of the Greater Caribbean”
In this video, Reinaldo Funes Monzote (Hamburg Institute for Advanced Studies) presents his project “From Slavery Plantations to Mass Tourism: A Project for a Synthesis of the Environmental History of the Greater Caribbean.”
The Eclipse of Urbanism and the Greening of Public Space
In this book, Mark Luccarelli pushes past unproductive mind/body debates by rooting the rise of environmental awareness in the political and geographical history of the US.
Green City: Explorations and Visions of Urban Sustainability
This volume explores the “green city” concept from a global and interdisciplinary perspective. Contributions examine the conflicts inherent in eco-modernization and investigate opportunities to respond meaningfully to urban environmental challenges.
The Reverse of the Sublime: Dilemmas (and Resources) of the Anthropocene Garden
Serenella Iovino uses the garden as a lens to analyze the impacts of old and new forms of aestheticizing nature on the geology of our planet.
“The Cistern-System of Early Modern Venice: Technology, Politics and Culture in a Hydraulic Society.”
In this article, David Gentilcore writes about the Venetian cistern-system and its a success as a technology for treating rainwater.
“‘Cool and Tasty Waters’: Managing Naples’s Water Supply, c. 1500–c. 1750”
In this article, David Gentilcore writes about the water supply of Naples, Italy, in the early modern period.
Environment and Infrastructure: Challenges, Knowledge and Innovation from the Early Modern Period to the Present
An edited volume environment and infrastructure in the late middle ages to our days.
Introduction: The Promise of Free Land | American Land Rush
Introduction to American Land Rush, a virtual exhibition by Sara Gregg.
Locating | American Land Rush
Chapter 1 of American Land Rush, a virtual exhibition by Sara Gregg.