Author:
MacDowell, Laurel Sefton, 1947-
ImprintVancouver : UBC Press, [ 2012]
Description339 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Note:Part 1. Aboriginal peoples and settlers. Encountering a new land ; Settling the land and transforming the "wilderness" -- Part 2. Industrialism, reform, and infrastructure. Early cities and urban reform ; The conservation movement ; Mining resources ; Cars, consumerism, and suburbs -- Part 3. Harnessing nature, harming nature. Changing energy regimes ; Water ; The contested world of food and agriculture -- Part 4. The environmental era. The environmental movement and public policy ; Parks and wildlife ; Coastal fisheries ; The north and climate change.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
