Introduction. A new environmental history / Andrew C. Isenberg -- Part I. Dynamic environments and cultures -- 1. Beyond weather: the culture and politics of climate history / Mark Carey -- 2. Animals ...

The field of environmental studies examines the complex relationships between humans and the natural world. Like environmental science, students of environmental studies learn about ecology, biology, ...

Part 1. The natures of Indian America before Columbus. The pristine myth: the landscape of the Americas in 1492 / William M. Denevan. Documents -- Part 2. The other invaders: deadly diseases and ...

Recent and major shifts in international environmental policies and programs have precedent in history, but the scale and urgency of their potential impacts present a planetary risk that’s new, ...

I think it’s fair to say that no field of history has grown more swiftly—in quantity or sophistication—in the 21st century than environmental history. The reason is, I suspect, self-evident: it’s in ...

Environmental history investigates the evolving interplay between human societies and their natural surroundings through time. This interdisciplinary field bridges archaeology, palaeoclimatology, ...