Environmental History

Bruce Campbell argues that a unique conjunction of human and environmental factors went into creating the crisis of the mid-14th century.

Renaissance Venetians developed a sophisticated technology for keeping the city’s vital waterways free from silt and in the process, as Joseph Black explains, created a unique landscape that inspired travellers and painters.

Antony Taylor reveals that Eco-Warriors were active more than a century ago.

Daryl Best on use and abuse in Australia's environmental history.

Raymond Smith and Nicholas Young chart the history of human waste disposal.

The campaign to preserve the Battle of Naseby site in Northamptonshire, a pivotal moment in the English Civil War.

Annette Bingham reports on an environmental project in Sri Lanka.

Norman Davis explains how Poland's geography has been the villain of her history.