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HIST227: Enviroment and History: Human Beings and Natural Resources in Pre-Modern Britain and Europe

This module explores the interface between society and environment in Britain and Europe across the longue durée. Its focus is two-fold: first, it analyses the interactions between people and the environment, in order to understand how human actions affect and are affected by natural processes; second, it traces how pre-modern societies managed natural resources and how changing cultural attitudes were expressed in different management regimes across time. The scope is wide-ranging, from the impact of environmental forces such as climate change and epidemic disease, to the human impact on landscapes, waters, plants and animals.

Each week, the course will focus on a different aspect of the environment and explore how it has affected and been affected by past societies. Topics will include: climate, energy supplies, woodlands, soils, wildernesses, lakes and rivers, flora and fauna, the air and the high seas.

For further information on HIST227 visit the Lancaster University Online Courses Handbook.

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