National Outdoor Book Award
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Edition 6 (2002) Winner
Ted Steinberg
テッド・スタインバーグ
Ted Steinberg
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1961-01-01 （Brooklyn, New York, United States）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- historian, author, professor
- Active Years
- 1990-
- Affiliations
- Case Western Reserve University, Department of History
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tufts University | — | — | B.A. | — | United States |
| Brandeis University | — | — | Ph.D. | — | United States |
Tufts University
Degree:
B.A.
Year of Graduation:
1983
Country:
United States
Brandeis University
Degree:
Ph.D.
Year of Graduation:
1989
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | J. Willard Hurst Prize (co-winner) | Nature Incorporated: Industrialization and the Waters of New England | — | Law and Society Association | 受賞 |
| 1992 | E. Harold Hugo Memorial Book Prize | Nature Incorporated: Industrialization and the Waters of New England | 地域史 / 材料文化 | Old Sturbridge Village | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Publication Award | Acts of God: The Unnatural History of Natural Disaster in America | — | Ohio Academy of History | 受賞 |
| 2002 | National Outdoor Book Award (Nature & the Environment) | Down to Earth: Nature’s Role in American History | Nature & the Environment | National Outdoor Book Awards | 受賞 |
| 2015 | New York City Book Award (Natural History) | Gotham Unbound: The Ecological History of Greater New York | 自然史 | New York Society Library | 受賞 |
| 2015 | PROSE Award (U.S. History) | Gotham Unbound: The Ecological History of Greater New York | U.S. History | Association of American Publishers | 受賞 |
J. Willard Hurst Prize (co-winner)
1992
Work:
Nature Incorporated: Industrialization and the Waters of New England
Organization:
Law and Society Association
Result:
受賞
E. Harold Hugo Memorial Book Prize
1992
Work:
Nature Incorporated: Industrialization and the Waters of New England
Category:
地域史 / 材料文化
Organization:
Old Sturbridge Village
Result:
受賞
Publication Award
2001
Work:
Acts of God: The Unnatural History of Natural Disaster in America
Organization:
Ohio Academy of History
Result:
受賞
National Outdoor Book Award (Nature & the Environment)
2002
Work:
Down to Earth: Nature’s Role in American History
Category:
Nature & the Environment
Organization:
National Outdoor Book Awards
Result:
受賞
New York City Book Award (Natural History)
2015
Work:
Gotham Unbound: The Ecological History of Greater New York
Category:
自然史
Organization:
New York Society Library
Result:
受賞
PROSE Award (U.S. History)
2015
Work:
Gotham Unbound: The Ecological History of Greater New York
Category:
U.S. History
Organization:
Association of American Publishers
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Nature Incorporated: Industrialization and the Waters of New England
1991 environmental history / U.S. historyExamines industrialization and the use of water in New England to explore interactions between nature and society.
industrializationwater resourcesenvironment-society interaction
Slide Mountain, or the Folly of Owning Nature
1995 environmental historyDiscusses the history of land ownership and attitudes toward nature, critiquing the idea of owning natural landscapes.
land ownershipperceptions of nature
Acts of God: The Unnatural History of Natural Disaster in America
2000 environmental history / disaster historyAnalyzes how so-called natural disasters are shaped by social and political contexts and discusses their uneven impacts.
natural disasterssocial vulnerabilitypolicy and responsibility
Down to Earth: Nature’s Role in American History
2002 environmental history / synthesisReevaluates American history from the perspective of nature's role, surveying how the environment shaped historical change.
nature and historyenvironmental policyresource use
American Green: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Lawn
2006 cultural history / environmental historyUses the culture of the lawn in America to examine environmental attitudes, consumer culture, and social norms.
consumer culturelandscapeenvironmental attitudes
Gotham Unbound: The Ecological History of Greater New York
2014 urban environmental historyReinterprets the history of the New York metropolitan area from an environmental perspective, tracing interactions between the city and nature.
city-nature interactionsclimate impactsland use
Bibliography
- Nature Incorporated: Industrialization and the Waters of New England (1991)
- Slide Mountain, or the Folly of Owning Nature (1995)
- Acts of God: The Unnatural History of Natural Disaster in America (2000)
- Down to Earth: Nature’s Role in American History (2002; 4th ed. 2018)
- American Green: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Lawn (2006)
- Gotham Unbound: The Ecological History of Greater New York (2014)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- scholarly and critical tonecombines case studies and synthesesintegrates social history with environmental history
- Recurring Motifs
- relationship between nature and powersocial construction of disastersurban-environment interactions
Legacy
Steinberg is recognized as a leading figure linking environmental history and U.S. history, significantly influencing studies of urban environments and disaster history.
Trivia
- Born in Brooklyn and a professor of history at Case Western Reserve University.
- 'Gotham Unbound' has been recognized as an important reinterpretation of the New York metropolitan area's environmental history and received multiple awards.