Environmental Humanities

This interdisciplinary group focuses on exploring the complex inter-relationship between societies and the environment, in the past and present. Addressing questions about climate change, environment and health, human-animal relations, among others, research in this theme draws together theory and methods from the humanities, social and natural sciences. Work in this theme includes:

• The implications of natural disasters, climate variability, extreme and mundane weather on societies
• Perceptions of healthy and unhealthy environments
• The influence of environmental factors and animals on human health
• The management of environments and animals to ensure better health outcomes
• Fears and perceptions of zoonotic diseases
• Caring for animals and environments
• One Health/One Medicine
• Environmental Histories