Environmental History Resources

摘要

The Environmental History Resources website is created and maintained by Dr Jan Oosthoek, an environmental historian working at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. The purpose of the website is to provide information and resources for researchers, students and lecturers in environmental history and related fields. The topics covered include "public health, conservation, preservation of nature, smoke abatement, municipal housekeeping, occupational disease, air pollution and water pollution, and generally the historical interaction between culture and nature".rnThe information and resources are organized according to six unique sections; each section is clearly identified on the homepage, and a description of each section is provided. A customized search engine driven by Google provides another gateway to locate information. However, the results returned were limited and less useful. An RSS feed and a Widget for Mac OS is available for users who wish to subscribe to the news and updates sections of the website. Navigation tabs allow users to access general information about the webpage and a list of annotated links; users can also review or post to the section on news/events related to the field.