River City and Valley Life: An Environmental History of the Sacramento Region. History of the Urban Environment Series. Edited by Christopher J. Castaneda and Lee M. A. Simpson . (Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2013. viii + 406 pp. Illustrations, maps, table, notes, index. $27.95, paper.)

2014 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 484-485
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Environmental History ◽  
University Of Pittsburgh ◽  
History Of ◽  
River City

scholarly journals Shock against nature: a comparative environmental history of oil drilling and oil Boomtowns in Brazil and Canada during the oil shock era (1967-1981)

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (47) ◽  
pp. 115-134
Author(s):  
Bruno Henz Biasetto
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Environmental History ◽  
Oil Industry ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Urban Life ◽  
Oil Drilling ◽  
Oil Shock ◽  
History Of ◽  
Fragile Environment

This article focuses on the environmental impact of the oil industry during the Oil Shock years in the 1970s. During this period, Brazil and Canada explored new oil sources in order to deal with the lack of supply from the Middle East. The expansion of the national oil industry in both countries affected the fragile environment of several regions and the urban life of these places, as well. In understanding how these factors affected the urban environment and nature, it is possible to achieve a new understanding about what the Oil Shock meant on a global scale.

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