• Ecopolis Munich: Environmental Stories of Discovery

    Ecopolis Munich: Environmental Stories of Discovery

    The student exhibition “Ecopolis Munich: Environmental Stories of Discovery” sheds light on the relationship between Munich’s residents and their urban environment. The exhibition was on display from 12 to 20 October 2019 at the whiteBOX in the Werksviertel Mitte. The practical seminar leading to the production of the exhibition also received LMU’s prize for innovative…

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  • URBAN ENVIRONMENTS: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES

    URBAN ENVIRONMENTS: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES

    Workshop Report (10–12 October 2019 at whiteBOX in Werksviertel-Mitte, Munich) By Anna Antonova This workshop was convened by Christof Mauch and Gesa Lüdecke at the Rachel Carson Center as part of the new collaboration between Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU Munich), New York University (NYU), New York University Abu Dhabi, and the University of Cambridge, which focuses on…

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  • City Environments around the Globe: Past Challenges, Future Visions

    City Environments around the Globe: Past Challenges, Future Visions

    Conference Report (10–12 February 2019, New York University, Abu Dhabi) The new collaboration between Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU Munich) and New York University (NYU) focuses on understanding urban environments over time and aims to explore urban issues and challenges via a comparative, transnational, and global framework. The second installment took place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.…

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  • Environmental Pasts—Environmental Futures: Perspectives on China

    Environmental Pasts—Environmental Futures: Perspectives on China

    Conference Report (22–24 November 2018, Peking University, Beijing, China) By Elena Feditchkina Tracy (*Featured image: from left: Christof Mauch, Elena Feditchkina Tracy, Maohong Bao, Sophia Kalantzakos, and Fei Sheng) RCC fellows and alumni participated in the LMU-China Academic Network 4th Scientific Forum held on 22–24 November 2018, at Peking University in Beijing, China. Scholars joined their colleagues from Renmin…

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  • Making Tracks: Mu Cao

    In the “Making Tracks” series, RCC fellows and alumni present their experiences in environmental humanities, retracing the paths that led them to the Rachel Carson Center. For more information, please click here. By Mu Cao. When I was little, I spent a lot of time sitting in our small yard listening to funny local stories…

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