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Kornelis Jan W. Oosthoek <oosthoek@onetel.com> University of Newcastle upon Tyne My research interests cover a wide range of topics within this field, including landscape history, past land management and conservation, woodland history, and the historical geography of forestry and land use. More broadly, I am also interested in the impact of environmental change on past human societies and how people have responded to these changes. At present I am based a the University of Newcastle where I teach environmental history. |
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Secondary Phone: | +44 (0)191 222 5240 |
Web Page: | https://www.eseh.org |
List Affiliations: | Former List Editor for H-Environment |
Interests: | History of Science, Medicine, and Technology Intellectual History |
Bio: 2003-present: Research associate, School of Historical Studies, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. 2002-2003: Research Fellow, Institute for the History of Science, Georg-August University, Goettingen, Germany. 1997- 2001: Ph.D., History, University of Stirling, Scotland, UK. 1993-1996: M.A., History, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 1989-1993: B.A. education (history/geography), College for Higher Education 'Hogeschool Holland', Diemen/Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Teaching: 2003-2004: environmental history, historiography. 2003: Guest lectures at the division of Geography, University of Northumbria, Newcastle. 1999 - 2001: Teaching Assistant, Introductory course in Environmental History, University of Stirling (Spring Semester). Current Professional Membership: Board Member (Secretary) European Society for Environmental History American Society for Environmental History Forest History Society Selected publications: Oosthoek, K.J.W., 'The Logic of British Forest Policy, 1919-1970', In: Transitions Towards a Sustainable Europe. Ecology - Economy - Policy. Proceedings of the 3rd Biennial Conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics (Vienna, 2000). Oosthoek, K.J.W., & Roepers, M., 'Beeldvorming van de vos door de eeuwen heen', in: Thoen, Erik et al (eds.), Jaarboek voor Ecologische Geschiedenis 1999, Vol. 2 (Gent, 2001) (The fox’s Reputation Through the Ages. Article published in the Flemish/Dutch Yearbook for Environmental History). Oosthoek, K.J.W., 'The stench of prosperity. Water pollution in the Northern Netherlands, 1850-1980', in: Massard-Guilbaud, Geneviève & Bernhardt, Christophe (eds.), The Modern Demon. Pollution in Urban and Industrial European Societies (Clermont-Ferrand, 2002). Jan Oosthoek, Issues in European Woodland History, in: John Dargavel & Brenda Libbis (eds.), Australia’s Ever-changing Forests V: Proceedings of the Fifth National Conference on Australian Forest History (Canberra, 2002), pp. 28-38. |