Was there a ban on women being part of this landscape transformation?
When we have a suitably inclusive word 'human' why don't we use it and
talk of 'human-made landscapes' because I am certain that women have
played roles in these changes too.
On 23/02/2013 05:28, "Deb Ranjan Sinha" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>From: "Jan Oosthoek" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Kielder: the story of a man-made landscape
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>Episode 49 of the Exploring Environmental History podcast discusses
>anthropogenic landscapes and environmental change. In England, one of the
>most striking locations of such anthropogenic changes is Kielder Forest
>and Water in Northumberland. Since the 1920s, this site has seen a
>massive tree planting effort, creating one of the largest man-made
>forests in Western Europe. During the 1970s a large dam and reservoir
>were constructed at Kielder in order to create a secure water supply for
>the industries at Teeside. As a result Kielder has witnessed significant
>and dramatic environmental changes over the course of the twentieth
>century.
>
>How did local people experience and perceive the landscape transformation
>and the resulting man-made environment of Kielder? To find out the
>Kielder Oral History Project was conducted. On this episode of the
>podcast, the two researchers who carried out the Kielder Oral History
>project, Professor David Moon of the University of York and Dr Leona
>Skelton of Durham University, will discuss some of their findings and the
>use of oral sources in environmental history
>
>Listen to the podcast on the Environmental History Resources
>website at: http://www.eh-resources.org/podcast/podcast.html#49
>
>This podcast was simultaneously published on the Histories of
>Environmental Change website: http://www.environmentalhistories.net/?p=657
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