A regional geography of the United States and Canada : toward a sustainable future /: toward a sustainable future. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• 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&rsquo;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.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.