The atlas of U.S. and Canadian environmental history / Char Miller, editor.

Format:

Map/Atlas

Contributor:

Miller, Char, 1951-

Subjects (All):

Human ecology--United States--History--Atlases.

Human ecology.

Human ecology--Canada--History--Atlases.

Environmental conditions.

History.

United States--Environmental conditions--Atlases.

United States.

Canada--Environmental conditions--Atlases.

Canada.

Genre:

Atlases.

Physical Description:

1 atlas (viii, 248 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (chiefly color) ; 29 cm

Scales not given.

paper

polychrome

Other Title:

Atlas of US and Canadian environmental history

Atlas of United States and Canadian environmental history

Cartographic Data:

Scales not given.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2003.

Summary:

From the transformation of wilderness into farmland to today's environmental diplomacy, this visually exciting atlas analyzes the role of the environment on the social history of the US and Canada. Color maps, photographs, and charts help explain how the environment influenced human behavior while being transformed by it. Each chapter features detailed, scholarly essays on agriculture, wildlife, forestry, land use, technology, industry, pollution, human habitats, ideology, and politics. Also included are sidebars and bibliographies. Written in a clear, accessible language, this unique reference throws light on all major environmental issues and policies past and present. Also includes 46 color maps.

Contents:

Chapter 1 European Exploration and the Colonial Era (1492-1770s)

Columbian Exchange 4

Domestication of the Land: From Wilderness to Farmland 6

Early American and Canadian Forests 8

European Exploitation and Mapping the Land 10

Commodification of Nature: Export of Resources to the Old World 12

Pre-Contact: Indigenous Populations in the United States and Canada 14

Spanish in Florida and the Southwest 16

New England Agrarian Commonwealths 18

Chesapeake Bay Region: Early Tobacco South 20

The Seigneurial System in New France 22

Relationship to the Land: Indigenous and European Views 24

Chapter 2 Expansion and Conflict (1770s-1850s)

Farming in Southern Ontario 28

Plantation Economy and Labor in the U.S. South 30

The Fur Trade 32

Great Lakes Timber 34

Extermination of the Buffalo 36

Public Land Policies: The U.S. Experience 38

Crown Land Policies: The Canadian Experience 40

The Age of Wood 42

The Transportation Revolution 44

Native Americans: Reservations and Relocations in the United States 46

Canada's First Nations 48

The Return to Nature: Transcendentalism and Utopian Communities 50

Manifest Destiny and the Politics of U.S. Western Expansion 52

Chapter 3 Landscape of Industrialization (1850s-1920s)

Agricultural Innovations and Technology 56

The Frontier: Cattle Ranching 58

Harvesting the Pacific Northwest Forests 60

Rebirth of American Forests 62

Exploitation of Raw Materials for Industry 64

Gold and Silver Mining in the West 66

The Impact of the Civil War 68

Transcontinental Railroads 70

Iron and Steel Production 72

Water Supply and Wastewater Disposal in the United States 74

Water Supply and Pollution in Canada 76

Urbanization: Population Shifts and Migration Patterns 78

The Built Environment in the City 80

Social Darwinism and "Survival of the Fittest" in the United States 82

City Beautiful Movement 84

Romanticism of Nature: American and Canadian Writers and Artists 86

Chapter 4 The Conservation Era (1880s-1920s)

Irrigation and Farming in the United States and Canada 90

Forest Management: United States Forest Service 92

Forest Management in Canada 94

The Beginning of Wildlife Preservation in Canada 96

Urban Parks and Landscape Architecture in the United States and Canada 98

Winters v. U.S. and the Development of the Doctrine of Reserved Water Rights 100

Appalachian Coal Mining 102

Petroleum and the Early Oil Industry 104

Urban Smoke Pollution in the United States 106

The Canadian Commission of Conservation: Urban Planning 108

The U.S. Conservation Movement 110

The Conservation Movement in Canada 112

The Origin of the Preservation Movement in the United States 114

The Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909: An Expression of Progressivism 116

Chapter 5 From the Depression to Atomic Power (1930s-1960s)

The Dust Bowl in the Great Plains 120

Chemicalization of Agriculture in the United States 122

Game Management 124

Sustainable Forestry in British Columbia and Ontario 126

Western Dams in the United States 128

The Atom Bomb and Nuclear Power 130

Consumer Goods: Plastics and Packaging 132

The Evolution of Suburbia and the Federal Aid Highway Act 134

The Rise of the Sunbelt 136

U.S. Widerness Recreation 138

Rachel Carson and Silent Spring 140

Chapter 6 The Rise of the Environmental Movement (1960s-1980s)

Population Growth and Consumption 144

Wilderness Act of 1964 146

The Trans-Alaska Pipeline Dispute 148

Canadian Dams and River Restorations 150

Hazardous Wastes and Toxic Cleanup 152

Contemporary Native American Land and Resource Rights in the United States 154

The Energy Crisis and Nuclear Power 156

Environmental Disasters 158

Collapse of Inner Cities and Industrial Centers 160

The Emergence of the U.S. Environmental Movement 162

Pollution Probe: The Emergence of the Canadian Environmental Movement 164

Environmental Diplomacy: The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement 166

Anti-Environmentalism: The Sagebrush Rebellion 168

Chapter 7 Contemporary Environmentalism (1980s-Present)

Alternative Agricultural Methods 172

Sustainable Forestry in the United States 174

Protecting Endangered Species and Habitats 176

Canadian Fisheries: Loss of the Cod 178

River Restoration in the United States 180

Mississippi River Watershed 182

Public Lands: The United States 184

Public Lands: Canada 186

Industries and Regulatory Strategies 188

Drinking Water 190

Environmental Justice 192

Eco-Radicalism 194

Environmental Diplomacy: Canada, the United States, and Acid Rain 196

NAFTA and Environmental Side Agreements 198

Corporate "Greenwashing" 200

Globalization: From Rio de Janeiro to Johannesburg 202.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-231) and index.

ISBN:

0415937817

OCLC:

52216180