http://www.eh-resources.org/news/news.html News and events related to the field of Environmental History and the Environmental History Resources website. en-uk K.J.W. Oosthoek Sun, 23 Apr 2006 18:45:00 GMT http://www.eh-resources.org/news/news.html#36 http://www.eh-resources.org/news/news.html#36 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 12:37:00 GMT The Group for the Study of Irish Historic Settlement (GSIHS) thematic Conference for 2012 will take place in All Hallows College, Drumcondra, Dublin, 24-26 February, and is co-organised by the Discovery Programme and the Irish Environmental History Network.
The conference theme is Climate, Environment, Settlement and Society: Changing Historic Patterns in Ireland and will feature a Keynote Lecture by Prof. Michael O’Connell of the National University of Ireland, Galway, entitled: Climate, environment and farming in Ireland During the last two millennia: insights from palaeoecology. http://www.eh-resources.org/news/news.html#35 http://www.eh-resources.org/news/news.html#35 Tue, 7 Feb 2012 21:22:10 GMT In early February an opinion piece was published by historian Jean-Francois Mouhot discussing the similarities and differences between slavery and the use of fossil fuels can help us engage with climate change in a new and informative ways. http://www.eh-resources.org/news/news.html#34 http://www.eh-resources.org/news/news.html#34 Tue, 7 Feb 2012 21:22:00 GMT In April this year an methodological workshop exploring issues in Spanish environmental history will take place e organised by the Fundación Euroárabe de Altos Estudios and University of Granada. The workshop will cover the following topics: covering the following topics: Authoritarian regimes and environment, Colonial history, Agricultural history and technology in South Europe and Latin America, Indigenous people and environmental perceptions, Social metabolism. Read more on the Environmental History Resources Website. http://www.eh-resources.org/news/news.html#31 http://www.eh-resources.org/news/news.html#31 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:25:10 GMT 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring. In order to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Silent Spring this episode of the podcast explores the significance of this book and cokpares its reception in the US and Britain. http://www.eh-resources.org/news/news.html#30 http://www.eh-resources.org/news/news.html#30 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:01:00 GMT In commemoration of fifty years of Silent Spring, the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society in collaboration with the British Council, the International Consortium of Environmental History Organizations, and the Consulate General of the United States, Munich is soliciting essays from junior and senior scholars which analyze the impact and reception of Silent Spring as well as the legacy of Rachel Carson. http://www.eh-resources.org/news/news.html#3 http://www.eh-resources.org/news/news.html#3 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:57:00 GMT The Higher Education Academy (HEA) has published a model syllabus for historians and students to engage with issues of anthropogenic climate change and to place it in a wider historical context. The guide was written by a team associated with the Rescue!History network and can be downloaded from the HEA website.