About

This website is maintained by Dr Jan Oosthoek, an environmental historian based at the University of Newcastle in England.

The site is a continuation of Oosthoek's Environmental History Homesite, which was hosted by the University of Stirling between 1999 and 2005. In January 2006 the site was relaunched with its own URL, a new appearance and a new name, providing a clearer site structure and better searchability. It received a further face-lift in March 2008 to give it a more comtemporay appearace and to comply with the latest web design standards.

This website is intended to provide resources and information for scholars, students and anyone interested in environmental history. The site covers a wide range of topics reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of environmental history, including landscape history, forestry and land use, pollution and ideas and perceptions of nature.

Over the years a number of resources have been developed, including topical bibliographies, a collection of essays on environmental history; an annotated guide to other web resources; a podcast series; and a news feed providing up-to-date information about conferences, publications and research in the field of environmental history. More about Jan Oosthoek's research interests can be found in the section Research.

Information about copyright and how to quote this website can be found on the permissions and citation page.

Jan Oosthoek also maintains the Environmental History Teaching website.

Contact:
Dr Jan Oosthoek
School of Historical Studies
Newcastle University Newcastle NE1 7RU
United Kingdom
Email: emailkjwoosthoek@eh-resources.org
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