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The Power of Place: Finding Enduring Value(s) in the Landscapes that Surround Us
By Patrick Nunnally Dolores Hayden’s book, The Power of Place: Urban Landscapes as Public History (1995), has been a “primary source” for my thinking…
The Gift of Water
India today faces a wide variety of issues related to water management. These include flooding during the several-month monsoon season, a lack of water during the dry season, depletion of groundwater stores, and unreliable water pipelines bringing water into cities…
Introduction to Issue Sixteen
There’s a saying among water professionals that the public only cares about water when there is too much or too little, when there is a flood or a drought…
Invisible Infrastructure: Documenting the Hidden Flood Control Infrastructure in Las Vegas
By Jessica Rossi-Mastracci Las Vegas. A city branded by sin, vice, and extravagance. A city where “anything goes,” including gambling, the Strip, partying, strip…
Science 101: Teaching Scientific Anthropology in the Age of “Alternative” Facts
By Olivia Navarro-Farr I am a professional archaeologist and researcher, but my primary role is that of teacher. I teach a range of courses…
Flood Narratives of the Lower Subarnarekha River Corridor, India
The Indian scenario of an alluvial river is that of miseries and mishap during the monsoon season when the river breaches its banks…
Eroding Memories and Erecting Risk on the Amite River
Baton Rouge, Louisiana owes its existence to the Mississippi River. The city is perched atop a terrace at the first upriver site that is immune from annual inundation…
The Urban Mississippi: Valuing Connections in a Changing Climate
By Emily Green, Bree Duever, and Amit Pradhananga Social scientists have long noted the value in humans connecting with their communities—through both social bonds…
Time in the Canyon
By David Morrison A bit over half a century ago, Colin Fletcher walked, in two months, from one end of Grand Canyon National Park…
Upper Harbor Terminal: Can Minneapolis invest in its north side without pushing people out of their neighborhoods?
