A regional geography of the United States and Canada : toward a sustainable future /: toward a sustainable future. ([2019])
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- A regional geography of the United States and Canada : toward a sustainable future /: toward a sustainable future. ([2019])
- Main Title:
- A regional geography of the United States and Canada : toward a sustainable future
- Further Information:
- Note: Lisa Benton-Short, John Rennie Short, Chris Mayda.
- Authors:
- Benton-Short, Lisa
Short, John R
Mayda, Chris, 1948- - Contents:
- Detailed Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface to the First Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; <span style="font-weight:bold;">Part One Moving toward Sustainability: Themes; 1 Fundamental Concepts: Regions and Ecoregions; 2 Fundamental Concepts: Sustainability; 3 Regions: The Physical Context; 4 Regions: The Human Context; <span style="font-weight:bold;">Part Two Moving toward Ecoregions: Places; 5 The Canadian Corridor: A Shift in Core Value; 6 The North Atlantic Provinces and Northern New England: New Economic Hopes; 7 Megalopolis: Setting Sustainable Standards; 8 Appalachia: Trying to Love the Mountains; 9 South Atlantic: Gentry Tidewater, Hardscrabble Piedmont, and the Northern Invasion of Dixie; 10 Florida: A Victim of Its Own Geography; 11 Gulf Coastal Plains and Mississippi Valley: Juxtaposition Squared; 12 The Ozarks: Unexpected Economic Miracles; 13 The Midwest: Corn, Cars, Conundrums, and Hope; 14 The Great Plains and Canadian Prairie: Land of Opportunity, or Where the Buffalo Roam?; 15 The Rocky Mountains: High in Elevations, Aspirations, and Appreciation; 16 Intermontane: Baked, Beguiling, and Booming; 17 Pacific Northwest: Environment as Lifestyle; 18 Arctic Slope, Pacific Borderlands, and Boreal Forest: Feeling the Heat; 19 California: Having It All, and Then Some; 20 Hawai’i: Aloha; Glossary; Index; About the Authors
- Edition:
- Second edition
- Publisher Details:
- Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield
- Publication Date:
- 2019
- Copyright Date:
- 2019
- Extent:
- 1 online resource
- Subjects:
- 917.3
Social Science: Regional Studies
Human geography -- United States
Human geography -- Canada
Sustainable development -- United States
Sustainable development -- Canada
TRAVEL / United States / General
United States -- Geography
Canada -- Geography
United States -- Environmental conditions
Canada -- Environmental conditions
United States -- Economic conditions
Canada -- Economic conditions
Electronic books - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781442277199
- Related ISBNs:
- 144227719X
9781442277182 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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