An Integrated Environmental History of Watersheds
Rachel Carson Center (LMU RCC) - SD
English - May 04, 2011 00:00 - 29.1 MB VideoTechnology environmental humanities environmental studies environmental research center for advanced study environmental history rachel carson center lmu munich environment society Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
How have humans changed rivers throughout history, and what issues of social and environmental justice shape human interaction with rivers and, more generally, water? These questions shape the research of Carson Fellow Melinda Laituri, who is engaged in a comparative study between the Danube and the Colorado River. By using remotely sensed data, Laituri tracks changes in the development of the river; Laituri’s research also examines the human right to water. Melinda Laituri is currently based in the Department of Forest, Rangeland, and Watershed Stewardship at Colorado State University. Her research focuses on the role of the internet and geospatial technologies of disaster management and cross-cultural environmental histories of river basin management.