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In history, cities and nature are often treated as two separate fields of research. »Concepts of Urban-Environmental History« aims to bridge this gap. The contributions to this volume survey major concepts and key issues which have shaped recent debates in the field. They address unresolved questions and future challenges. As a handbook, the collection offers a comprehensive overview for researchers and students, both from a historical and an interdisciplinary background.

Produktbeschreibung
In history, cities and nature are often treated as two separate fields of research. »Concepts of Urban-Environmental History« aims to bridge this gap. The contributions to this volume survey major concepts and key issues which have shaped recent debates in the field. They address unresolved questions and future challenges. As a handbook, the collection offers a comprehensive overview for researchers and students, both from a historical and an interdisciplinary background.
Autorenporträt
Sebastian Haumann (Prof. Dr.), geb. 1981, ist Professor für Wirtschafts-, Sozial- und Umweltgeschichte an der Paris Lodron Universität Salzburg. Er ist Mitglied im DFG-Netzwerk »Stoffgeschichte« und promovierte und habilitierte an der Technischen Universität Darmstadt zur Geschichte des Kalksteins als Industrierohstoff.

Martin Knoll (Prof. Dr. phil.), geb. 1969, lehrt Europäische Regionalgeschichte an der Universität Salzburg. Seine Forschungssschwerpunkte sind Umweltgeschichte, Kulturgeschichte der Frühen Neuzeit, die historische Entwicklung der Stadt-Hinterland- Beziehungen und Tourismusgeschichte.
Rezensionen
»It is very welcome that this field of historical studies, which has recently become increasingly important, is now being made accessible in compact form by this 'reader'.«

Andreas Weigl, Wiener Geschichtsblätter, 2 (2020), translated from German 20200715