Fish versus power : an environmental history of the Fraser River /

"Fish versus Power is an environmental history of the Fraser River (British Columbia) and the attempts to dam it for power and to defend it for salmon. Amid contemporary debates over large dam development and declines in fisheries, this book offers a case study of a river basin where developmen...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Evenden, Matthew D. (Matthew Dominic), 1971-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Series:Studies in environment and history.
Subjects:
Fishes > Conservation > British Columbia > Fraser River > History.
Pacific salmon fisheries > British Columbia > Fraser River > History.
Hydroelectric power plants > Environmental aspects.
Pêches > Conservation > Colombie-Britannique > Fraser, Fleuve > Histoire.
Saumons du Pacifique > Pêche commerciale > Colombie-Britannique > Fraser, Fleuve > Histoire.
Centrales hydroélectriques > Aspect de l'environnement.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biological Diversity.
NATURE > Animals > Wildlife.
Ecology
Fishes > Conservation
Hydroelectric power plants > Environmental aspects
Pacific salmon fisheries
Fraser River (B.C.) > Environmental conditions > History.
Fraser, Fleuve (C.-B.) > Conditions environnementales > Histoire.
British Columbia > Fraser River
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • "A rock of disappointment"
  • Damming the tributaries
  • Remaking Hells Gate
  • Pent-up energy
  • The power of aluminum
  • Fish versus power
  • The politics of science.

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