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Inhalt :: Content
Online-Service mit Zugang zu Primärquellen, die sich mit der historischen Wechselwirkung zwischen Mensch und Natur befassen. Neben offiziellen Regierungsberichten finden sich dort Karten, Korrespondenzen von Wissenschaftlern, Feldnotizen, Fotografien und Flugschriften von frühen Umweltaktivisten. Die Reihe besteht aus mehreren Modulen, die verschiedene geografische und thematische Schwerpunkte setzen:
Conservation and Public Policy in America, 1870–1940
Dieses Modul konzentriert sich auf die Entstehung der Naturschutzbewegung in den USA. Es umfasst Unterlagen von Behörden wie dem U.S. Forest Service, Berichte über die Gründung von Nationalparks und Dokumente zur Bewirtschaftung natürlicher Ressourcen. Themen: Forstwirtschaft, Schutz von Wildtieren, Wasserrechte und die frühe Gesetzgebung zur Landnutzung.
Colonial Policy and Global Development, 1821–1972
Dieses Modul untersucht die Umweltgeschichte aus einer globalen, kolonialen Perspektive. Es nutzt primär britische Regierungsakten (z. B. aus dem Public Record Office), die dokumentieren, wie Kolonialmächte die Ressourcen in Afrika, Asien und Amerika ausbeuteten oder verwalteten. Themen: Plantagenwirtschaft, Einführung invasiver Arten, großflächige Entwaldung und die Auswirkungen der kolonialen Infrastruktur (wie Eisenbahnen) auf lokale Ökosysteme.
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Verlagsinformation :: Publisher's information
Conflicts today rage across the globe over fossil fuel usage, nuclear power, the endangerment and extinction of species, and much more. Explore the long history behind these contests that join advocacy to action and pit public policy against human behaviour, including the development of environmental protections, disaster response strategies, and international trade rules. Follow the rise of the modern conservation movement in Gale’s Environmental History series.
Environmental History: Colonial Policy and Global Development, 1896–1993
Discover insights into twentieth-century environmental issues and the history of human–environment interaction across the globe through British government materials from three departments of The National Archives in the United Kingdom. This second installment in the new Environmental History series focuses on the environmental impact of colonial policies on colonized peoples, exploring themes such as ”envirocolonialism,” land use and exploitation, exploration, agriculture, the technological revolution, industrial change and urbanization, conservation, pollution, climate, development programs and sustainability, natural resources, and industries such as forestry and mining.
Value of the Archive
- Unique Content: Focuses on a highly topical area in environmental studies and provides content with few overlapping products.
- International Interest: Aids in transnational comparisons, supplying a regional focus on Africa (particularly Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya, Ghana, and South Africa), Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent, the Caribbean and Central America, and the Middle East.
- Breadth of Themes: Expands on trade, industry, agriculture, and resource use as well as disasters, natural sciences, and public and economic policy. Supports interest in “envirocolonialism,” the exploitation of imperial resources, and Western concepts on the mental impact of aid and development.
- Interdisciplinary Appeal: Ideal for researchers across the humanities and social sciences, the Learning Center provides case studies for teaching at an undergraduate level.
- Popular Perspectives: Increases scholarly interest in the field of environmental history and provides a topical perspective through which to look at more traditional political, economic, and social histories.
- Quantitative Data: Provides data useful for researchers tracking historical trends in climate change as well as environmental factors such as rainfall.
About the Collection
- Size: Approximately 350,000 pages
- Sources: The National Archives, UK
- Date Range: 1896–1993
Environmental History: Conservation and Public Policy in America, 1870–1980
Starting in the late nineteenth century, in direct response to the late Industrial Revolution, forces in social and political spheres struggled to balance the good of the public and the planet against the economic exploitation of resources. A long history lies behind these contests that join advocacy to action, and pit public policy against human behavior, giving rise to local legislation and international trade rules—a history framed by the rise of the modern conservation movement.
This diverse inaugural collection in Gale’s new Environmental History series offers a glimpse into the many actors and agencies whose efforts shaped modern policy and legislation in conservation and environmental protection in the United States. Researchers will find the work of individual movers and shakers, such as early environmentalists George Bird Grinnell and “father of forestry” Joseph Trimble Rothrock, as well as later activists like Rosalie Edge and Velma “Wild Horse Annie” Johnston. They can sift through the records of agencies such as the United States Forest Service and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, as well as the many departments focused on conservation and land-use matters.
Value of the Archive
- Topical Relevance: The collection frames climate science from a historical perspective at a moment of high-stakes reckoning with climate change.
- Multiple Perspectives: Content is included from individuals and organizations, as well as the legislatures and courts at federal, state, regional, and municipal levels.
- Broad Geographical Coverage: Materials represent environmental matters from across the entire United States,
with nearly every state represented.
- Comprehensive Timeline: Content coverage spans the decades, from the first stirrings of America’s environmental movements in the late nineteenth century.
About the Collection
- Size: Approximately 470,000 pages
- Sources: Denver Public Library; Institute of Government Studies Library, University of California at Berkeley; New York City Bar Association Library; Yale University; National Archives Records Administration; and more
- Date Range: 1870–1980
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