Research Catalog

Title

The Canadian north : issues and challenges / Robert M. Bone.

Author

Bone, Robert M.

Publication

Don Mills, Ont. : Oxford University Press, [2008], c2009.

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Details

Description

x, 310 p. : ill., maps; 23 cm.

Summary

This new edition of Robert Bone's The Canadian North: Issues and Challenges has been thoroughly revised and updated to highlight the most current issues facing Canada's North and satisfy the renewed public interest in this region. Diamond mining, Arctic sovereignty, Aboriginal life, Megaprojects, and climate change are just some of the topics covered. Recent changes in the economic and political landscape of the Canadian North are also discussed. To ensure relevance and accuracy, 2006 Canadian Census data and statistics-the most recent available-are included. An updated art program contains informative new maps, photographs, and satellite images. Engaging new vignettes showcase the set of unique challenges the North faces. There is simply no other text on the market that provides such current, comprehensive, and cutting-edge coverage of the Canadian North.

Alternative Title

Geography of the Canadian north

Subject

• Natural resources > Canada, Northern > Textbooks
• Native peoples > Canada, Northern > Textbooks
• Ressources naturelles > Canada (Nord) > Manuels d'enseignement supérieur
• Autochtones > Canada (Nord) > Manuels d'enseignement supérieur
• Canada, Northern > Geography > Textbooks
• Canada, Northern > Economic conditions > Textbooks
• Canada (Nord) > Géographie > Manuels scolaires
• Canada (Nord) > Conditions économiques > Manuels d'enseignement supérieur

Genre/Form

Textbooks

Note

• Prev. ed. under title: The geography of the Canadian north.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. Northern Perceptions -- 2. The Physical Base -- 3. The Historical Background -- 4. Population Change and Its Geographic Expression -- 5. Resource Development and Northern Benefits -- 6. The Role of Megaprojects in Northern Development -- 7. Environmental Impact of Resource Projects -- 8. Aboriginal Economy and Society -- 9. Looking to the Future -- Appendix I. The Method of Calculating Nordicity -- Appendix II. Population by Northern Census Divisions.

ISBN

• 9780195427189 (pbk.)
• 0195427181 (pbk.)

OCLC

• 219938701
• SCSB-12816287

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library