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Why is British Columbia unique within Canada? What are the physicalprocesses that have made this province so rugged and that haveproduced such wonderful variation in climate and vegetation? Why didnon-Natives come to British Columbia and what impact did they have onFirst Nations? Why were there so few treaties inthis province? Why didso many Asians come to this province and then leave for other parts ofCanada, or return home? How were resources developed in the past andhow are those resources developed today? British Columbia has a rich and varied resource base. Forestryfishing, mining, energy, agriculture and tourism are discussed in termsof their physical characteristics, historical development, and presentday importance to the province. For many of these resources thelegacy of exploitation and poor management has been the basis ofpresent day crises. Other resources, such as tourism, aresteadily increasing, bringing employment and growth to some regionsmore than others and often running into conflict with the longestablished extractive industries. The book is divided into two parts. The first focuses on processesof change and development to the landscape and the people of BritishColumbia and examines natural hazards, physical processes, Europeanhistorical geography, First Nations peoples, and Asian immigration. Thesecond part contains a detailed examination of the economicgeography of the province, as well as addressing the present-dayissues of urbanization, economic development, and resourcemanagement.

Table of 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 inTransition Glossary Index

About the Author :
Brett McGillivray teaches the geography of BritishColumbia at Capilano College, North Vancouver.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780774842228
  • Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
  • Publisher Imprint: University of British Columbia Press
  • Height: 254 mm
  • No of Pages: 248
  • Width: 203 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0774842229
  • Publisher Date: 01 Nov 2011
  • Binding: Digital download
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: People and Landscapes in Transition


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