Moving natures : mobility and the environment in Canadian history / edited by Ben Bradley, Jay Young, and Colin M. Coates.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Young, Jay, 1982- author, editor.

Contributor:

Coates, Colin MacMillan, 1960- editor.

Bradley, Ben, 1975- editor.

Series:

Canadian history and environment series, 1925-3702 ; 5.

Canadian history and environment series, 1925-3702 ; 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Transportation--Social aspects--Canada--History.

Transportation.

Tourism--Social aspects--Canada--History.

Tourism.

Outdoor recreation--Social aspects--Canada--History.

Outdoor recreation.

Leisure--Social aspects--Canada--History.

Leisure.

Landscapes--Social aspects--Canada--History.

Landscapes.

Nature--Social aspects--Canada--History.

Nature.

Canada--Environmental conditions--History.

Canada.

Genre:

Libros electronicos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 338 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2016.

Place of Publication:

Calgary, Alberta : University of Calgary Press, 2016.

Summary:

"The book has two aims. First, it demonstrates the common ground between the fast-growing fields of environmental history and mobility studies in terms of subject matter, theoretical approaches, and methodology. Second, it shows how mobility--the movements of people, things, and ideas, as well as their associated cultural meanings--has been a key factor in shaping Canadians' perceptions of and interactions with their country. Approaching the burgeoning field of environmental history in Canada through the lens of mobility reveals some of the distinctive ways in which Canadians have come to terms with the country's climate and landscape. The collection seeks to accomplish these aims with a broad scope: a series of case studies that span Canada's diverse regions, from the closing of the age of sail in the late nineteenth century to post-World War II automobile culture. Chapters examine a wide range of topics, from the impact of seasonal climactic conditions on different transportation modes, to the environmental consequences of building mobility corridors and pathways, and the relationship between changing forms of mobility with tourism and other recreational activities. The contributors employ a number of methodologies, including the use of traditional archival sources (correspondence, government reports, business ledgers, publicity materials) as well as historical geographic information systems (HGIS), qualitative and quantitative analysis, and critical theory."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Moving Natures in Canadian History: An Introduction / Jay Young, Ben Bradley, and Colin M. Coates

PART I: Production, Pathways, and Supply. 1. Maitland's Moment: Turning Nova Scotia's Forests into Ships for the Global Commodity Trade in the Mid-Nineteenth Century / Thomas Peace, Jim Clifford, and Judy Burns

2. Forest, Stream and . . . Snowstorms? Seasonality, Nature, and Mobility on the Intercolonial Railway, 1876-1914 / Ken Cruikshank

3. Supply Networks in the Age of Steamboat Navigation: Lakeside Mobility in Muskoka, Ontario, 1880-1930 / Andrew Watson

4. Seasonality and Mobility in Northern Saskatchewan, 1890-1950 / Merle Massie

5. Creating the St. Lawrence Seaway: Mobility and a Modern Megaproject / Daniel Macfarlane

6. Soils and Subways: Excavating Environments during the Building of Rapid Transit in Toronto, 1944-1968 / Jay Young

7. The Windsor-Detroit Borderland: The Making of a Key North American Environment of Mobility / Tor H. Oiamo, Don Lafreniere, and Joy Parr

PART II: Consumption, Landscape, and Leisure. 8. Views from the Deck: Union Steamship Cruises on Canada's Pacific Coast, 1889-1958 / J.I. Little

9. Producing and Consuming Spaces of Sport and Leisure: The Encampments and Regattas of the American Canoe Association, 1880-1903 / Jessica Dunkin

10. What Was Driving Golf? Mobility, Nature, and the Making of Canadian Leisure Landscapes, 1870-1930 / Elizabeth L. Jewett

11. Rails, Trails, Roads, and Lodgings: Networks of Mobility and the Touristic Development of "The Canadian Pacific Rockies," 1885-1930 / Elsa Lam

12. Automobile Tourism in Quebec and Ontario: Development, Promotion, and Representations, 1920-1945 / Maude-Emmanuelle Lambert.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781552388624

155238862X

9781552388617

1552388611

OCLC:

948828474

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access