From local degradation to global collapse: ...
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Autre communication scientifique (congrès sans actes - poster - séminaire...): Séminaire de recherche
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Title :
From local degradation to global collapse: fear of industry and its environmental consequences in Northern France and Belgium, late 18th - mid 19th centuries
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Conference title :
Seminar Environment, Emotions, Politics and Society
City :
Villeneuve d'Ascq
Country :
France
Start date of the conference :
2022-10-03
HAL domain(s) :
Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Histoire
English abstract : [en]
When did industrialisation start to generate environmental fears? Based on the case of Northern France and Belgium during the first industrialisation, we will see that these fears took many forms: at end of the 18th century, ...
Show more >When did industrialisation start to generate environmental fears? Based on the case of Northern France and Belgium during the first industrialisation, we will see that these fears took many forms: at end of the 18th century, the fear that industry would cause local degradation is already present; it remains so during the first half of the 19th century. However, it seems that it was from the 1840’s and 1850’s, as industrialisation developed considerably, that the dread of a global collapse emerged.Show less >
Show more >When did industrialisation start to generate environmental fears? Based on the case of Northern France and Belgium during the first industrialisation, we will see that these fears took many forms: at end of the 18th century, the fear that industry would cause local degradation is already present; it remains so during the first half of the 19th century. However, it seems that it was from the 1840’s and 1850’s, as industrialisation developed considerably, that the dread of a global collapse emerged.Show less >
Language :
Anglais
Audience :
Internationale
Administrative institution(s) :
Université de Lille
CNRS
CNRS
Submission date :
2023-06-28T20:44:50Z
2023-06-29T14:06:47Z
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