Environmental History of Canada

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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Traces how Canada's colonial and national development contributed to modern environmental problems such as urban sprawl, the collapse of fisheries, and climate changeIncludes over 200 photographs, maps, figures, and sidebar discussions on key figures, concepts, and casesOffers concise definitions of environmental conceptsTies Canadian history to issues relevant to contemporary societyIntroduces students to a new, dynamic approach to the pastThroughout history most people have associated northern North America with wilderness – with abundant fish and game, snow-capped mountains, and endless forest and prairie. Canada's contemporary picture gallery, however, contains more disturbing images – deforested mountains, empty fisheries, and melting ice caps. Adopting both a chronological and thematic approach, Laurel MacDowell examines human interactions with the land, and the origins of our current environmental crisis, from first peoples to the Kyoto Protocol. This richly illustrated exploration of the past from an environmental perspective will change the way Canadians and others around the world think about – and look at – Canada.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-07-25
Mått:203 x 254 x 23 mm
Vikt:800 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:352
Förlag:University of British Columbia Press
ISBN:9780774821025

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Laurel Sefton MacDowell is a professor of history in the Department of Historical Studies at the University of Toronto.

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MacDowell…mounts an impressive summary of how Canadian history has been rethought from an environment perspective over the last 40 years. She demonstrates this with a copiously illustrated and well-referenced exploration of the evolution of Canada's landscape over millennia…a very accessible text for students and general readers, with excellent maps, illustrations, information boxes, and rich bibliographies for each chapter. Highly recommended. - B. Osborne, Queen's University at Kingston (Choice)

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionPart 1: Aboriginal Peoples and Settlers1 Encountering a New Land2 Settling the Land and Transforming the "Wilderness"Part 2: Industrialism, Reform, and Infrastructure3 Early Cities and Urban Reform4 The Conservation Movement5 Mining Resources6 Cars, Consumerism, and SuburbsPart 3: Harnessing Nature, Harming Nature7 Changing Energy Regimes8 Water9 The Contested World of Food and AgriculturePart 4: The Environmental Era10 The Environmental Movement and Public Policy11 Parks and Wildlife12 Coastal Fisheries13 The North and Climate ChangeConclusionIndex