Author: K. W. G. Valentine
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780771882654
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The soil landscapes of British Columbia
Author: K. W. G. Valentine
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780771882654
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780771882654
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Geography of British Columbia
Author: Brett McGillivray
Publisher: UBC Press
ISBN: 0774842229
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Brett McGillivray focuses first on the combination of physical processes that produced a spectacular variety of mountains, rivers, lakes, islands, fjords, forests, and minerals, explaining the forces that created the province and the natural hazards that can reshape it. A concise examination of B.C. historical geography follows, covering First Nations ways of life, colonization, Asian immigration, and the sad history of institutionalized racism. The second half of the book contains a detailed description of the economic geography of the province, with chapters on forestry, the salmon fishery, metal mining, energy supply and demand, agriculture, water, and the tourism industry. It addresses the present-day issues of urbanization, economic development, and resource management, providing a thorough background to these topics and suggesting what the future might hold. This up-to-date and comprehensive exploration of the rich historical geography and development of British Columbia will be welcomed by teachers, students, scholars, and everyone with an interest in the province.
Publisher: UBC Press
ISBN: 0774842229
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Brett McGillivray focuses first on the combination of physical processes that produced a spectacular variety of mountains, rivers, lakes, islands, fjords, forests, and minerals, explaining the forces that created the province and the natural hazards that can reshape it. A concise examination of B.C. historical geography follows, covering First Nations ways of life, colonization, Asian immigration, and the sad history of institutionalized racism. The second half of the book contains a detailed description of the economic geography of the province, with chapters on forestry, the salmon fishery, metal mining, energy supply and demand, agriculture, water, and the tourism industry. It addresses the present-day issues of urbanization, economic development, and resource management, providing a thorough background to these topics and suggesting what the future might hold. This up-to-date and comprehensive exploration of the rich historical geography and development of British Columbia will be welcomed by teachers, students, scholars, and everyone with an interest in the province.
Forest Hydrology
Author: Devendra Amatya
Publisher: CABI
ISBN: 1780646607
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
Forests cover approximately 26% of the world's land surface area and represent a distinct biotic community. They interact with water and soil in a variety of ways, providing canopy surfaces which trap precipitation and allow evaporation back into the atmosphere, thus regulating how much water reaches the forest floor as through fall, as well as pull water from the soil for transpiration. The discipline "forest hydrology" has been developed throughout the 20th century. During that time human intervention in natural landscapes has increased, and land use and management practices have intensified. The book will be useful for graduate students, professionals, land managers, practitioners, and researchers with a good understanding of the basic principles of hydrology and hydrologic processes.
Publisher: CABI
ISBN: 1780646607
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
Forests cover approximately 26% of the world's land surface area and represent a distinct biotic community. They interact with water and soil in a variety of ways, providing canopy surfaces which trap precipitation and allow evaporation back into the atmosphere, thus regulating how much water reaches the forest floor as through fall, as well as pull water from the soil for transpiration. The discipline "forest hydrology" has been developed throughout the 20th century. During that time human intervention in natural landscapes has increased, and land use and management practices have intensified. The book will be useful for graduate students, professionals, land managers, practitioners, and researchers with a good understanding of the basic principles of hydrology and hydrologic processes.
Maps of the Principal Auriferous Creeks in the Cariboo Mining District, British Columbia
Author: Amos Bowman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cariboo (B.C. : Regional District)
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cariboo (B.C. : Regional District)
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Valhalla Gold
Author: Rob Jones
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781533565853
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Joe Hawke and the ECHO team return in VALHALLA GOLD to face a mysterious enemy who is fighting a war darker and more ancient than any of them could imagine. Drawn into a violent murder in Canada, Hawke and his team must race against time in pursuit of an ancient Norse legend which takes them from Iceland to a Spanish castle and to the museums and backstreets of Stockholm. Meanwhile someone is hunting Sir Richard Eden and the rest of the team on Elysium. VALHALLA GOLD is a non-stop, high-speed hunt for the ancient and guarded truth about our world and the destruction of a deranged enemy determined to settle the oldest score of all.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781533565853
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Joe Hawke and the ECHO team return in VALHALLA GOLD to face a mysterious enemy who is fighting a war darker and more ancient than any of them could imagine. Drawn into a violent murder in Canada, Hawke and his team must race against time in pursuit of an ancient Norse legend which takes them from Iceland to a Spanish castle and to the museums and backstreets of Stockholm. Meanwhile someone is hunting Sir Richard Eden and the rest of the team on Elysium. VALHALLA GOLD is a non-stop, high-speed hunt for the ancient and guarded truth about our world and the destruction of a deranged enemy determined to settle the oldest score of all.
The Archive of Place
Author: William Turkel
Publisher: UBC Press
ISBN: 0774840862
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
The Archive of Place weaves together a series of narratives about environmental history in a particular location � British Columbia's Chilcotin Plateau. In the mid-1990s, the Chilcotin was at the centre of three territorial conflicts. Opposing groups, in their struggle to control the fate of the region and its resources, invoked different understandings of its past � and different types of evidence � to justify their actions. These controversies serve as case studies, as William Turkel examines how people interpret material traces to reconstruct past events, the conditions under which such interpretation takes place, and the role that this interpretation plays in historical consciousness and social memory. It is a wide-ranging and original study that extends the span of conventional historical research.
Publisher: UBC Press
ISBN: 0774840862
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
The Archive of Place weaves together a series of narratives about environmental history in a particular location � British Columbia's Chilcotin Plateau. In the mid-1990s, the Chilcotin was at the centre of three territorial conflicts. Opposing groups, in their struggle to control the fate of the region and its resources, invoked different understandings of its past � and different types of evidence � to justify their actions. These controversies serve as case studies, as William Turkel examines how people interpret material traces to reconstruct past events, the conditions under which such interpretation takes place, and the role that this interpretation plays in historical consciousness and social memory. It is a wide-ranging and original study that extends the span of conventional historical research.
Cordillera and Pacific Margin
Author: Geological Survey of Canada
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
This document contains many reports comparable in scope and subject matter to those appearing in scientific journals and other serials. Most contributions include an abstract and a bibliographic citation. Subjects include stratigraphy, geology and sedimentology for the Cordillera and Pacific Margin.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
This document contains many reports comparable in scope and subject matter to those appearing in scientific journals and other serials. Most contributions include an abstract and a bibliographic citation. Subjects include stratigraphy, geology and sedimentology for the Cordillera and Pacific Margin.
Long-term Environmental Change in Arctic and Antarctic Lakes
Author: Reinhard Pienitz
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1402021267
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 579
Book Description
Concerns about the effects of global climate change have focused attention on the vulnerability of circumpolar regions. This book offers a synthesis of the spectrum of techniques available for generating long-term environmental records from circumpolar lakes.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1402021267
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 579
Book Description
Concerns about the effects of global climate change have focused attention on the vulnerability of circumpolar regions. This book offers a synthesis of the spectrum of techniques available for generating long-term environmental records from circumpolar lakes.
The Archeology of Mummy Cave, Wyoming
Author: Wilfred M. Husted
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animal remains (Archaeology)
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animal remains (Archaeology)
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Signs of Water
Author: Robert Boschman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781773852348
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Water is more important than ever before. It is increasingly controversial in direct proportion to its scarcity, demand, neglect, and commodification. There is no place on the planet where water is not, or will not be, of critical concern. Signs of Water brings together scholars and experts from five continents in an interdisciplinary exploration of the theoretical approaches, social and political issues, and anthropogenic hazards surrounding water in the twenty-first century. From the kitchen taps of Detroit, Michigan to the water-harvesting infrastructure of Tokyo, from the Upper Xingu Basin of Brazil to the Sunda Deep of the Java Trench, these essays flow through time and place to uncover the many issues surrounding water today. Asking key theoretical questions, exposing threats to vital water systems, and proposing paths forward, Signs of Water brims with histories, ontologies, and political struggles. Bringing together local experiences to tell a global story, it centers water as history, as politics, and as a human right.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781773852348
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Water is more important than ever before. It is increasingly controversial in direct proportion to its scarcity, demand, neglect, and commodification. There is no place on the planet where water is not, or will not be, of critical concern. Signs of Water brings together scholars and experts from five continents in an interdisciplinary exploration of the theoretical approaches, social and political issues, and anthropogenic hazards surrounding water in the twenty-first century. From the kitchen taps of Detroit, Michigan to the water-harvesting infrastructure of Tokyo, from the Upper Xingu Basin of Brazil to the Sunda Deep of the Java Trench, these essays flow through time and place to uncover the many issues surrounding water today. Asking key theoretical questions, exposing threats to vital water systems, and proposing paths forward, Signs of Water brims with histories, ontologies, and political struggles. Bringing together local experiences to tell a global story, it centers water as history, as politics, and as a human right.