Author: John Brian Bird
Publisher: Toronto ; New York : J. Wiley and Sons Canada
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 296

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Author: J. Brian (John Brian) Bird
Publisher:
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Category : Landforms Canada
Languages : en
Pages :

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Author: Ron Williams
Publisher: McGill Queens Univ
ISBN: 9780773542068
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 664

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A groundbreaking history of the development of designed landscapes in Canada.

Author: Olav Slaymaker
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319445952
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 435

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This is the only book to focus on the geomorphological landscapes of Canada West. It outlines the little-appreciated diversity of Canada’s landscapes, and the nature of the geomorphological landscape, which deserves wider publicity. Three of the most important geomorphological facts related to Canada are that 90% of its total area emerged from ice-sheet cover relatively recently, from a geological perspective; permafrost underlies 50% of its landmass and the country enjoys the benefits of having three oceans as its borders: the Arctic, Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Canada West is a land of extreme contrasts — from the rugged Cordillera to the wide open spaces of the Prairies; from the humid west-coast forests to the semi-desert in the interior of British Columbia and from the vast Mackenzie river system of the to small, steep, cascading streams on Vancouver Island. The thickest Canadian permafrost is found in the Yukon and extensive areas of the Cordillera are underlain by sporadic permafrost side-by-side with the never-glaciated plateaus of the Yukon. One of the curiosities of Canada West is the presence of volcanic landforms, extruded through the ice cover of the late Pleistocene and Holocene epochs, which have also left a strong imprint on the landscape. The Mackenzie and Fraser deltas provide the contrast of large river deltas, debouching respectively into the Arctic and Pacific oceans.

Author: John Diekelmann
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
ISBN: 9780299173241
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 328

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In response to demand from landscape architects and home gardeners, Natural Landscaping returns to print in an updated and expanded second edition. It is unique in its focus on plant communities; it approaches landscape design as the establishment of natural ecosystems, rather than mere planting of specimens. Emphasizing the natural landscapes of the northeastern United States and eastern Canada, this book o reviews landscaping principles and techniques o introduces native plant species for grasslands, forests, edge areas, and small wetlands o illustrates how to evaluate a site and plan for visual effect and maintenance o presents the issues involved in restoring bogs, ponds, and other wetlands o offers practical advice on reducing chemical use while still combating invasive plants o addresses social, legal, design, and planting problems often encountered on residential sites o discusses natural landscaping for public parklands, civic buildings, school grounds, and corporate properties

Author: John Brian Bird
Publisher:
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 220

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Author: Jeff Oliver
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 9780816527878
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 272

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Nordamerika - Kolonialzeit - Landschaft - Raumkonzepte - soziale Konstruktion.

Author: Alissa North
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781487527211
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 400

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Innate Terrain surveys landscape architecture from across Canada, documenting the inspiring breadth of contemporary projects.

Author: Stephen S. Birdsall
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118790340
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 410

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Extensively praised, Regional Landscapes of the US and Canada, 8th Edition is known for providing general readers with an excellent introduction to major geographic concepts and fundamental themes. The new eighth edition builds on this proven success, presenting updated and revised material. Anyone interested in the geography of Canada and the US will find this a valuable, accessible resource.

Author: Kraft E. Von Maltzahn
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773565027
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 160

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Von Maltzahn focuses on how we experience aspects of nature in terms of their outer appearance, such as landscape, and contends that the naturalistic scientific tradition has taught us to divorce ourselves from the natural world, to become impartial observers rather than participants. He examines the nature of the human life-world and describes the process of self-deception that has led to the contemporary dismissal of that life-world as merely subjective. Drawing on phenomenology, semiotics, visual thinking, gestalt psychology, and Polanyi's arguments about tacit knowing, he offers an alternative way of perceiving the natural world that would reunite humans and nature. Given the current state of the global environment, it is crucial that the debate on the relationship of human beings and nature take place on many levels.