The Resource An environmental history of Canada, Laurel Sefton MacDowell
An environmental history of Canada, Laurel Sefton MacDowell
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The item An environmental history of Canada, Laurel Sefton MacDowell represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Portland Public Library.
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- Summary
- Traces how Canada's colonial and national development contributed to modern environmental problems such as urban sprawl, the collapse of fisheries, and climate change. Explores human interactions with the land, and the origins of our current environmental crisis, from first peoples to the Kyoto Protocol
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 339 pages
- Contents
-
- Part 1. Aboriginal peoples and settlers. Encountering a new land ; Settling the land and transforming the "wilderness"
- Part 2. Industrialism, reform, and infrastructure. Early cities and urban reform ; The conservation movement ; Mining resources ; Cars, consumerism, and suburbs
- Part 3. Harnessing nature, harming nature. Changing energy regimes ; Water ; The contested world of food and agriculture
- Part 4. The environmental era. The environmental movement and public policy ; Parks and wildlife ; Coastal fisheries ; The north and climate change
- Isbn
- 9780774821025
- Label
- An environmental history of Canada
- Title
- An environmental history of Canada
- Statement of responsibility
- Laurel Sefton MacDowell
- Subject
-
- Canada -- Environmental conditions | History
- Ecology
- Environmental policy
- Environmental policy -- Canada
- Environnement -- Canada -- Histoire
- Environnement -- Politique gouvernementale -- Canada
- History
- Human ecology
- Human ecology -- Canada -- History
- Canada
- Kanada
- Natural resources
- Natural resources -- Canada -- History
- Natürliche Ressourcen
- Ressources naturelles -- Canada -- Histoire
- Umweltnutzung
- Umweltpolitik
- Écologie humaine -- Canada -- Histoire
- Humanökologie
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Traces how Canada's colonial and national development contributed to modern environmental problems such as urban sprawl, the collapse of fisheries, and climate change. Explores human interactions with the land, and the origins of our current environmental crisis, from first peoples to the Kyoto Protocol
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1947-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- MacDowell, Laurel Sefton
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Human ecology
- Natural resources
- Canada
- Environmental policy
- Écologie humaine
- Ressources naturelles
- Environnement
- Environnement
- Ecology
- Environmental policy
- Human ecology
- Natural resources
- Canada
- Humanökologie
- Natürliche Ressourcen
- Umweltnutzung
- Umweltpolitik
- Kanada
- Label
- An environmental history of Canada, Laurel Sefton MacDowell
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part 1. Aboriginal peoples and settlers. Encountering a new land ; Settling the land and transforming the "wilderness" -- Part 2. Industrialism, reform, and infrastructure. Early cities and urban reform ; The conservation movement ; Mining resources ; Cars, consumerism, and suburbs -- Part 3. Harnessing nature, harming nature. Changing energy regimes ; Water ; The contested world of food and agriculture -- Part 4. The environmental era. The environmental movement and public policy ; Parks and wildlife ; Coastal fisheries ; The north and climate change
- Control code
- 793944952
- Dimensions
- 26 cm
- Extent
- 339 pages
- Isbn
- 9780774821025
- Lccn
- 2013443804
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Note
- Master record variable field(s) change: 776
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)793944952
- Label
- An environmental history of Canada, Laurel Sefton MacDowell
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part 1. Aboriginal peoples and settlers. Encountering a new land ; Settling the land and transforming the "wilderness" -- Part 2. Industrialism, reform, and infrastructure. Early cities and urban reform ; The conservation movement ; Mining resources ; Cars, consumerism, and suburbs -- Part 3. Harnessing nature, harming nature. Changing energy regimes ; Water ; The contested world of food and agriculture -- Part 4. The environmental era. The environmental movement and public policy ; Parks and wildlife ; Coastal fisheries ; The north and climate change
- Control code
- 793944952
- Dimensions
- 26 cm
- Extent
- 339 pages
- Isbn
- 9780774821025
- Lccn
- 2013443804
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
- Master record variable field(s) change: 776
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)793944952
Subject
- Canada -- Environmental conditions | History
- Ecology
- Environmental policy
- Environmental policy -- Canada
- Environnement -- Canada -- Histoire
- Environnement -- Politique gouvernementale -- Canada
- History
- Human ecology
- Human ecology -- Canada -- History
- Canada
- Kanada
- Natural resources
- Natural resources -- Canada -- History
- Natürliche Ressourcen
- Ressources naturelles -- Canada -- Histoire
- Umweltnutzung
- Umweltpolitik
- Écologie humaine -- Canada -- Histoire
- Humanökologie
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