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Niagara's changing landscapes /

In this synthesis of urban geography and environmental studies, ten scholars explore the complex physical and human characteristics of Canada's best known region. They attempt to formulate a geopolitical blueprint for preservation of both the natural elements and future enterprise.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Gayler, Hugh J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ottawa, Ont. : Carleton University Press, 1994.
Colección:Carleton library ; no. 178.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Contents
  • Figures
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  • Plates
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1 Introduction to Niagara
  • I: THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
  • 2 Entre Lacs: A Postglacial Peninsula Physiography
  • 3 Ideas in Transition: Some Perspectives on Landscape Evolution in the Niagara Peninsula
  • 4 Déjà vu: The Downfall of Niagara as a Chronometer, 1845â€?1941
  • 5 Climate of the Niagara Region
  • 6 Forests in the Niagara Landscape: Ecology and Management
  • II: HUMAN IMPACTS
  • 7 The Early Settlement of Niagara
  • 8 The Early Surveys of Township No. 1 and the Niagara Peninsula9 Urban Development and Planning in Niagara
  • 10 Agriculture in Niagara: An Overview
  • 11 Corridors of Recreation in Niagara
  • 12 The Progress of Local Democracy in Niagara: The Evolution of Regional Government
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