Raising cane in the 'glades : the global sugar trade and the transformation of Florida /

At the heart of the transformation of the Everglades from impenetrable swamp to endangered wetland, is the sugar industry. This study situates the environmental transformation of the Everglades within the economic and historical geography of global sugar production and trade.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hollander, Gail M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008.
Temas:
Händel, Georg Friedrich.
Sugar trade > Florida > Everglades.
Drainage > Florida > Everglades.
Rural development > Florida > Everglades.
Sugar > Manufacture and refining > Florida > Everglades.
Sucre > Industrie > Floride > Everglades.
Drainage > Floride > Everglades.
Développement rural > Floride > Everglades.
Sucre > Fabrication et raffinage > Floride > Everglades.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Agribusiness.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Sustainable Agriculture.
Drainage
Rural development
Sugar > Manufacture and refining
Sugar trade
Industrie
Ländliche Entwicklung
Zucker
Florida > Everglades
Everglades
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:At the heart of the transformation of the Everglades from impenetrable swamp to endangered wetland, is the sugar industry. This study situates the environmental transformation of the Everglades within the economic and historical geography of global sugar production and trade.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xviii, 348 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-326) and index.
ISBN:9780226349480
0226349489

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