The magnificent Nahanni : the struggle to protect a wild place /

"Fascinating and impressive." Thomas Gunton, Director of Resource and Environmental Planning, Simon Fraser University and former Deputy Minister of Environment, Lands and Parks, Government of British Columbia. The Magnificent Nahanni extols the natural wonders of the South Nahanni Valley--...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nelson, James Gordon (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Regina, Saskatchewan : University of Regina Press, 2017.
Temas:
National parks and reserves > Northwest Territories > History.
Natural areas > Northwest Territories > History.
Parcs nationaux > Territoires du Nord-Ouest > Histoire.
Réserves naturelles > Territoires du Nord-Ouest > Histoire.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
National parks and reserves
Natural areas
Northwest Territories
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Envisioning the magnificent Nahanni
  • Creating the initial Nahanni National Park Reserve : ideal wilderness and top-down planning
  • The struggle for expansion : new ideas and approaches in the 1980s and 1990s
  • The nineteenth-century fur trade : the early years
  • The nineteenth-century fur trade : the later years
  • Mining and a mixed economy
  • Conserving the ecological integrity of the Nahanni for more than two hundred years
  • Challenges and opportunities
  • Analogies with experience elsewhere.

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