Laura Alice Watt
Biographic Data
| ID | 5665582 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laura Alice Watt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laura Alice |
| FAMILY NAME | Watt |
| SIGNATURE | WATT L A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sonoma State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Sexual harassment in the creative and hospitality industries
This article investigates British newspaper coverage of workplace sexual harassment in the creative and hospitality industries during 2024 to assess the mobilising power and limitations of #MeToo across sectors. Despite high prevalence rates of harassment reported in national surveys, the hospitality industry receives negligible media attention. In contrast, coverage of the creative industries is extensive, yet overwhelmingly dominated by celebri…
David Lowenthal and the genesis of critical conservation thought
David Lowenthal’s doctoral biography of George Perkins Marsh, published in 1958, not only brought Marsh into public view as a ‘prophet of conservation’, but arguably created the beginnings of what today could be called the subfield of critical conservation thought. By combining Marsh’s insight about human societies’ relationships with, and responsibility for, the environments around them, Lowenthal’s scholarship pointed the way to what has develo…
Thinking and writing with care
More than “The Public”
The recent controversy over commercial uses on parkland at Point Reyes National Seashore (PRNS) has inspired this case study, which seeks to explore the integration of park residents into decision-making processes of the United States National Parks system. Specifically, this research evaluates the tensions between the various users at PRNS and explores the potential impact of a citizen’s advisory commission at PRNS in terms of increasing interac…
Battleground Alaska
Stephen Haycox's new volume of Alaskan history documents a series of battles over wilderness and natural resource management, seen through the lens of the state's resistance to federal oversight. Haycox focuses on four specific environmental debates—the 1960 establishment of the Arctic National Wildlife Range by executive order; the 1973 Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act; passage of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILC…
Matthew Morse Booker, Down by the Bay
California transformed
The Continuously Managed Wild
In Wilderness and the American Mind, Roderick Nash explores the etymology of the word “wild,” which originally meant self-willed or uncontrollable. Wild, he writes, conveys the “idea of being lost
On Preserving Ecological and Cultural Landscapes
This paper highlights the parallel evolution of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973 and the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966 in the USA. It begins by reviewing the precursors to both laws, noting their shared historical roots in efforts to safeguard the country's national heritage. It then identifies the basic structure and requirements of each law, documenting their differences and similarities. Building on this statutory f…
Thinking and writing with care
On Preserving Ecological and Cultural Landscapes
This paper highlights the parallel evolution of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973 and the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966 in the USA. It begins by reviewing the precursors to both laws, noting their shared historical roots in efforts to safeguard the country's national heritage. It then identifies the basic structure and requirements of each law, documenting their differences and similarities. Building on this statutory f…
David Lowenthal and the genesis of critical conservation thought
David Lowenthal’s doctoral biography of George Perkins Marsh, published in 1958, not only brought Marsh into public view as a ‘prophet of conservation’, but arguably created the beginnings of what today could be called the subfield of critical conservation thought. By combining Marsh’s insight about human societies’ relationships with, and responsibility for, the environments around them, Lowenthal’s scholarship pointed the way to what has develo…
On Preserving Ecological and Cultural Landscapes
This paper highlights the parallel evolution of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973 and the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966 in the USA. It begins by reviewing the precursors to both laws, noting their shared historical roots in efforts to safeguard the country's national heritage. It then identifies the basic structure and requirements of each law, documenting their differences and similarities. Building on this statutory f…
Matthew Morse Booker, Down by the Bay
California transformed
The Continuously Managed Wild
In Wilderness and the American Mind, Roderick Nash explores the etymology of the word “wild,” which originally meant self-willed or uncontrollable. Wild, he writes, conveys the “idea of being lost
Battleground Alaska
Stephen Haycox's new volume of Alaskan history documents a series of battles over wilderness and natural resource management, seen through the lens of the state's resistance to federal oversight. Haycox focuses on four specific environmental debates—the 1960 establishment of the Arctic National Wildlife Range by executive order; the 1973 Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act; passage of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILC…
More than “The Public”
The recent controversy over commercial uses on parkland at Point Reyes National Seashore (PRNS) has inspired this case study, which seeks to explore the integration of park residents into decision-making processes of the United States National Parks system. Specifically, this research evaluates the tensions between the various users at PRNS and explores the potential impact of a citizen’s advisory commission at PRNS in terms of increasing interac…
David Lowenthal and the genesis of critical conservation thought
David Lowenthal’s doctoral biography of George Perkins Marsh, published in 1958, not only brought Marsh into public view as a ‘prophet of conservation’, but arguably created the beginnings of what today could be called the subfield of critical conservation thought. By combining Marsh’s insight about human societies’ relationships with, and responsibility for, the environments around them, Lowenthal’s scholarship pointed the way to what has develo…
Thinking and writing with care
Sexual harassment in the creative and hospitality industries
This article investigates British newspaper coverage of workplace sexual harassment in the creative and hospitality industries during 2024 to assess the mobilising power and limitations of #MeToo across sectors. Despite high prevalence rates of harassment reported in national surveys, the hospitality industry receives negligible media attention. In contrast, coverage of the creative industries is extensive, yet overwhelmingly dominated by celebri…
American Environmental and Regional History (5 works) · Ecology (5 works) · Geography (4 works) · History (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Environmental ethics (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Archaeology and Natural History (2 works)