Concept information
Preferred term
environmental history
Definition
- ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY IS the study of the interactions between human cultures and nature through time and space, examining how the natural environment has influenced the historical processes and, conversely, how people have recognized and transformed their environment using technology This bilateral approach was designated by Christopher Smout. The goal is to place the natural world as an actor of history, an approach that social history has neglected. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change; Environmental History]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/environmental_history
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