Robert Naylor
Lecturer at Manchester’s Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine
Visiting Fellow at Newcastle’s School of History, Classics and Archaeology
Managing Editor (Global Constitutionalism) at Edinburgh Law School
President of the International Commission for the History of Meteorology
Editorial Board Member for International Review of Environmental History
Volunteer Guide at National Museums Scotland and the Govan Heritage Trust
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Weathering Fields explores the meanings that people and societies have ascribed to the relationships between climate, famine events and food supplies. Bringing historical perspectives into conversation with contemporary understandings of environment and climate change, it reveals the diversity and local specificity of climate–food interactions while tracing the connections between local experiences and broader global understandings. Case…
Recollections of Derek Winstanley
Over the past few years, I have developed a relationship with Derek Winstanley who was involved in 1970s climate discussions. He has entrusted me with his autobiographical recollections, which can be found here.
Report for Workshop “Climate & the Beginning of the Crisis Decades: Climate Research & Discourse During the 1970s,” Manchester, August 30, 2024.
Due to the generous support of the International Commission for the History of Meteorology and the British Society for the History of Science, Manchester’s Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine (CHSTM) was able to host a workshop exploring climate research and discourse during the crucial but often-neglected decade of the 1970s. The…
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