Dirty Paradise
This is the story of the Wayana people in French Amazonia, whose future is threatened following the arrival of gold miners.
rivers
Roundtable Review of Quagmire by David Biggs
In this book, David Biggs explores the actual uses of land and water in Vietnam through its troubled history.
City Sanitation Regulations in the Coventry Mayor’s Proclamation of 1421
The Amazon River Forest: A Natural History of Plants, Animals, and People
An investigation, based on both fieldwork and historical sources, of changing land use practices in the Amazonian floodplain forest.
The Great Flood of Paris
Transformations of Middle Eastern Natural Environments: Legacies and Lessons
A collection on the environmental history of the Middle East that covers five broad themes: agriculture and pastoralism; water; nature and culture; marine environments, and environmental monitoring.
Disaster Ahead: How Danube Floods Created Telegraph Networks
Arcadia, 2012, no. 7
Sandoz Chemical Disaster
Establishment of the International Joint Commission (IJC)
The commission provides mechanisms for resolving matters over waters bordering Canada and the USA.
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Rioting Townsmen Destroy Abbey’s Salmon Weir in Medieval Scotland
Arcadia, 2012, no. 5