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The Basic Environmental History

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  • © 2014

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Editors:
  1. Mauro Agnoletti

    1. DEISTAF, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

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  2. Simone Neri Serneri

    1. Political and International Sciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy

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  • From energy to waste: the main themes of environmental history at a glance
  • Leading specialists summarizes information and knowledge
  • Not just an introduction: critical approach and updated bibliography introduce to the core of historical debate
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Environmental History (ENVHIS, volume 4)

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This book is an introductory instrument to the main themes of environmental history, illustrating its development over time, methodological implications, results achieved and those still under discussion. But the overriding aspiration is to show that the doubts, methods and knowledge elaborated by environmental history have a heuristic value that is far from negligible precisely in its attitude to the most consolidated major historiography. For this reason, this book gives an overview of environmental history as it is an essential component of the basic knowledge of global history. At the same time, it introduces specific aspects which are useful both for anyone wanting to deepen his/her studies of environmental historiography and for those interested in one of the many disciplinary areas – from rural history to urban history, from the history of technology to the history of public health, etc. with which environmental history develops a dialogue.

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Energy in History

    • Paolo Malanima
    Pages 1-29

  3. Economic History and the Environment: New Questions, Approaches and Methodologies

    • Enric Tello-Aragay, Gabriel Jover-Avellà
    Pages 31-78

  4. Environmental History of Soils

    • Verena Winiwarter
    Pages 79-119

  5. Environmental History of Water Resources

    • Stéphane Frioux
    Pages 121-141

  6. Environmental History of Air Pollution and Protection

    • Stephen Mosley
    Pages 143-169

  7. Urban Development and Environment

    • Dieter Schott
    Pages 171-198

  8. History of Waste Management and the Social and Cultural Representations of Waste

    • Sabine Barles
    Pages 199-226

  9. Technological Hazards, Disasters and Accidents

    • Gianni Silei
    Pages 227-253
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Editors and Affiliations

  • DEISTAF, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

    Mauro Agnoletti

  • Political and International Sciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy

    Simone Neri Serneri

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