US Endangered Species Act
Recognizing the need to protect imperiled species, the United States Congress pass the Endangered Species Act on 28 December 1973.
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Autobahn Construction During the Nazi Regime
The Nazi regime embraces the construction of the Autobahn highway system. Although some of the initiatives appear to consider the environment, aesthetics are the primary motive—not conservation.
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"Post-Disaster Migrations and Returns in Sicily: The 1908 Messina Earthquake and the 1968 Belice Valley Earthquake"
This article explores the relationship between disasters and the population movements in two case studies: The 1908 Messina earthquake and the 1968 Belice Valley earthquake.
Creating Wilderness: A Transnational History of the Swiss National Park
The history of the Swiss National Park is told for the first time in Creating Wilderness. The deliberate reinterpretation of the American idea of the national park, as implemented in Yellowstone, was innovative and radical, but its consequences were not limited to Switzerland. The Swiss park became the prime example of a “scientific national park,” thereby influencing the course of national parks worldwide.
Disrupted Landscapes: State, Peasants, and the Politics of Land in Postsocialist Romania
Disrupted Landscapes focuses on the emblematic case of postsocialist Romania, in which the transition from collectivization to privatization profoundly reshaped the nation’s forests, farmlands, and rivers.
The Nature of German Imperialism: Conservation and the Politics of Wildlife in Colonial East Africa
The Nature of German Imperialism: Conservation and the Politics of Wildlife in Colonial East Africa. Cover.
Gissibl, Bernhard. The Nature of German Imperialism: Conservation and the Politics of Wildlife in Colonial East Africa. New York, Oxford: Berghahn Books, 2016.
La Mujer y el Agua [Women and Water]
This film examines the role of women in finding water in India, and how pollution impacts their communities.
No Dinosaurs in Heaven
This film examines the impact of creationism on US-American public education.
Wild Earth 8, no. 4
Wild Earth 8, no. 4 celebrates a “Wilderness Revival.” The essays present American and Canadian perspectives on wilderness and its values, wilderness politics, and wilderness campaigns both new and old.
Cycling and Recycling. Histories of Sustainable Practices
In case studies ranging from the Early Modern secondhand trade to utopian visions of human-powered vehicles, the contributions gathered here explore the historical fortunes of bicycling and waste recycling—tracing their development over time and providing valuable context for the policy successes and failures of today.