Cross-currents [[electronic resource] ] : hydroelectricity and the engineering of northern Ontario / / by Jean L. Manore
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| Autore: |
Manore Jean <1960->
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| Titolo: |
Cross-currents [[electronic resource] ] : hydroelectricity and the engineering of northern Ontario / / by Jean L. Manore
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| Pubblicazione: | Waterloo, Ont., : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c1999 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (218 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 333.793/215/0971313 |
| Soggetto topico: | Hydroelectric power plants - Ontario - Moose River Watershed - History |
| Soggetto geografico: | Moose River Watershed (Ont.) History |
| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references: p. 197-206. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Front Matter -- Contents -- List of Maps -- Preface -- Introduction -- The Rites of Development -- Mining and Northern Canada Power, 1900-1930 -- Dual Systems: Public and Private -- Resolution: A Single Power System, 1933-1945 -- Power, Finance and Regional Amalgamation -- Co-operation -- The Cross-Currents of Development -- Glossary of Terms -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Most activities in our lives involve electricity. Yet, how often do we recall that even the simple act of turning on a light is supported by a long history of debates over group vs. individual rights, environmental impact, political agendas and technological innovations? Using the image of cross-currents as the organizing metaphor, this book details the many and often turbulent interactions and interconnections that occurred among the various people and events during the building of the northeastern Ontario hydroelectric system. Special focus is on Native and non-Native interests; southern business and political elites; northern natural resources and the interactions between technology and the environment. Manore concentrates on the co-operation that existed among the various interest groups during periods of expansion and amalgamation. In today’s environment of limited energy resources, respect for the rights of First Nations and ecological concerns, this book is a reminder that co-operation rather than conquest is a more realistic approach to development. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Cross-currents |
| ISBN: | 1-299-31329-9 |
| 0-88920-714-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910811119003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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