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Environment and economy : essays on the human geography of Alberta / edited by B.M. Barr, P.J. Smith.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Human geography--Alberta.
- Human geography.
- Alberta--Economic conditions.
- Alberta.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (201 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Edmonton, Alta., Canada : Pica Pica Press, c1984.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A look at Alberta's economic development and how it has been shaped by the abundant natural resources found within the province.
- Contents:
- ""Contents""; ""Contributors""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: General Themes and Concepts""; ""Part 1 People, Time, and Space""; ""1 The Emergence of Alberta as a Geopolitical Entity""; ""2 The Changing Structure of the Settlement System""; ""3 Population Characteristics and Trends""; ""Part 2 Environment, Land, and Resources""; ""4 Biophysical Constraints of the Natural Environment on Settlement""; ""5 Resources and Resource-Use Conflict""; ""6 Rural Alberta: Elements of Change""; ""Part 3 The Industrial-Urban Economy""
- ""7 Transportation and Communications: The Infrastructure of Economic Geography""""8 The Industrial Economy: Locational Patterns and Spatial Relationships""; ""9 The Economic Role of Public Employers in the Urban Communities""; ""10 The Transactional Environment: Quaternary and Quinary Industry""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographies.
- ISBN:
- 1-4593-0405-5
- 1-4175-9162-5
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