As the global ecological crisis deepens and spreads through virus, fire and flood, Elly Robson introduces a new HWO series on The Political Environment. How have politics shaped the way we identify ecological problems and solutions, and how have ‘natural’ events generated new forms of politics?
Tag: ecology
Plastics and Fossil Fuels: Follow the History of Technological Systems
What is the history behind the global plastics crisis and what are the solutions? Simon Pirani argues that we need to look at technological systems and social and economic systems in which they are embedded.
The Sheffield Chainsaw Massacre in Historical Perspective
Sheffield’s street tree crisis in historical perspective.