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The Welland Canals and their communities : engineering, industrial, and urban transformation /
For over 170 years the Welland Canals have been a major industrial catalyst and an important agent of urban evolution, spawning a series of distinct communities along the length of the canals between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. The Welland Canals and Their Communities is an in-depth examination of t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Toronto, Ont. ; Buffalo, N.Y. :
University of Toronto Press,
©1997.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | For over 170 years the Welland Canals have been a major industrial catalyst and an important agent of urban evolution, spawning a series of distinct communities along the length of the canals between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. The Welland Canals and Their Communities is an in-depth examination of the history and influence of each canal. It traces the changes over time in engineering elements such as the canal route, its water supply and flow, and its form, including locks, weirs, bridges, and other structures that have successively modified both the landscape and drainage pattern of its regional surroundings. In addition to these marine elements, John N. Jackson looks at the movements of vessels, the changing types of ships that have used the canal, and the economic character of trading flows within and through the canal to provide a detailed portrait of the interaction between transportation and land use of both the local and the regional level. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 535 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 491-518) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781442682542 144268254X 1282009370 9781282009370 9786612009372 6612009373 |