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UNINA9910808659903321 |
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McGillivray Brett <1944-> |
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Titolo |
Geography of British Columbia : people and landscapes in transition / / Brett McGillivray |
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Vancouver, : UBC Press, c2000 |
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ISBN |
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0-7748-0785-7 |
1-282-74084-9 |
9786612740848 |
0-7748-5208-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (249 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Human geography - British Columbia |
British Columbia Geography |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations, Figures, and Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 British Columbia: A Region of Regions -- 2 Physical Processes and Human Implications -- 3 Geophysical Hazards: Living with Risks -- 4 Modifying the Landscape: The Arrival of Europeans -- 5 First Nations and Their Territories: Reclaiming the Land -- 6 The Geography of Racism: The Spatial Diffusion of Asians -- 7 Resource Management in a Changing Global Economy -- 8 Forestry: The Dominant Export Industry -- 9 The Salmon Fishing Industry: Managing a Mobile Resource -- 10 Metal Mining: The Opening and Closing of Mines -- 11 Energy: Supply and Demand -- 12 Agriculture: The Land and What Is Produced -- 13 Water: An Essential Resource -- 14 Tourism: A New and Dynamic Industry -- 15 Single-Resource Communities: Fragile Settlements -- 16 Urbanization: A Summary of People and Landscapes in Transition -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- L -- M -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z. |
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