At the Wilderness Edge : The Rise of the Antidevelopment Movement on Canada's West Coast.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Little, J. I.

Series:

McGill-Queen's Rural, Wildland, and Resource Studies

McGill-Queen's Rural, Wildland, and Resource Studies ; v.11

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (211 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2019.

Summary:

Exploring the beginnings of the antidevelopment protest movements in British Columbia's Lower Mainland.

Contents:

Cover

AT THE WILDERNESS EDGE

Title

Copyright

Contents

Figures

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 "One of the finest pieces of empty real estate in Canada": The Creation of Devonian Harbour Park, 1963-83

2 "The greatest playground in the entire Dominion": Defending Hollyburn Ridge, 1932-76

3 "Restful Refuge" or "Vancouver's Bedroom"? The Making of Bowen Island's First Official Community Plan, 1969-77

4 "The Newcastle of the Pacific"? Protecting the Squamish Estuary and Howe Sound, 1971-79

5 "The best use of this island is for recreation": Resisting the Gambier Island Copper Mine Proposal, 1979-85

Conclusion

Appendix

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Little, J. I. At the Wilderness Edge

ISBN:

9780773556478

OCLC:

1080207705