Much has happened since Dipesh Chakrabarty, at the turn of the millennium, paradigmatically called for a “provincialization of Europe”. The paper connects with three major trends in current history of technology, exploring these threads with regards to the Global South in general and post/colonial Africa in particular: (1) exemplifying and (later) ...
This article addresses broad and plural concepts of landscape, considering its diversity of meanings and uses, which go far beyond its environmental and geographical connotations. It discusses the relationship between humanity and the rest of the natural world as a global process that combines physical and cultural aspects, and it seeks to highligh...
The German mountain film (Bergfilm) has received extensive critical attention for its political, social, and aesthetic implications, but has received remarkably little attention for its role in the environmental history of the Alps. This article considers the Bergfilm within the long history of depictions of the Alps and the growth of Alpine touris...
Dutch-language news article aimed at a general audience with an interest in marine sciences. The topic is oceanic expeditions, taking the 16th century Magellan expedition in the Pacific as a starting point, and investigating its connections with Antwerp and Bruges. From the TRANSPACIFIC project, scholar Wim De Winter was interviewed on knowledge tr...
Peatlands are the “kidneys” of river basins. However, intensification of agriculture and forestry in Europe has resulted in the degradation of peatlands and their biodiversity (i.e., species, habitats and processes in ecosystems), thus impairing water retention, nutrient filtration, and carbon capture. Restoration of peatlands requires assessment o...
The historiography on World War II in Puerto Rico brings different analyses on political, economic, military, and geographical topics. However, the environmental history analysis of the impact of policies established by the U.S. government on the island during this period has been meager. The implementation of new policies for military security pur...
Coastlines have long attracted industrial activities, services, housing, and tourism. At select geographic locations, harbors host port facilities and provide local economic growth opportunities. As such, these areas also concentrate populations around the world. In the north of France, where the unemployment rate is high, port industries are still...
Published in Frontiers in Water
The promulgation of the encyclical letter Laudato si&rsquo / by Pope Francis in 2015 has been interpreted as the final phase in the integration of sustainability concerns into Catholic Social Teaching. In this recent historical development, academic research has paid particular attention to how different eco-theological traditions, sociocultural de...
Diplomsko delo raziskuje povezavo vprašanj človekovega dojemanja rastlin in živali, njegovega delovanja v zvezi z njimi in njegovega vpliva na njihovo pojavnost in pogostnost rastlin in živali na ozemlju (nekdanjega) inkovskega imperija, ki danes leži v Republiki Peru. Obravnava je časovno zamejena na celotno 16. stoletje, ko je območje doživelo te...
