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Niagara's changing landscapes / edited by Hugh J. Gayler.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gayler, Hugh J., Author.
- Series:
- Carleton library ; no. 178.
- The Carleton library, 0576-7784 ; no. 178
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Niagara Peninsula (Ont.)--History.
- Niagara Peninsula (Ont.).
- Niagara Peninsula (Ont.)--Geography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (391 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Ottawa : Carleton University Press, 1994.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Front Matter
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Plates
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction to Niagara
- The Natural Environment
- Entre Lacs: A Postglacial Peninsula Physiography
- Ideas in Transition: Some Perspectives on Landscape Evolution in the Niagara Peninsula
- Déjà vu: The Downfall of Niagara as a Chronometer, 1845-41
- Climate of the Niagara Region
- Forests in the Niagara Landscape: Ecology and Management
- Human Impacts
- The Early Settlement of Niagara
- The Early Surveys of Township No. 1 and the Niagara Peninsula
- Urban Development and Planning in Niagara
- Agriculture in Niagara: An Overview
- Corridors of Recreation in Niagara
- The Progress of Local Democracy in Niagara: The Evolution of Regional Government
- Glossary
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-86413-0
- 9786612864131
- 0-7735-7389-5
- OCLC:
- 741350166
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