The Atlas of U.S. and Canadian Environmental History (Hardcover)

This visually dynamic Atlas covers the environmental history of the USA and Canada from 1492 to the present in seven chronologically-arranged chapters. Over one hundred entries discuss the events that have helped shape the North American landscape from the transformation of the wilderness into farmland by early settlers, to the Johannesburg world environmental conference. The work provides a thorough survey of the role of the environment in the social history of North America, examining how it influenced human behaviour while being transformed by it. Each chapter follows the same format containing articles analysing the following themes: Agriculture * Wildlife * Forestry * Land Use Management * Technology * Industry * Pollution * Human Habitats * Ideology and Politics.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2003
First published:	2004
Editors:	Char Miller
Dimensions:	280 x 210 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-93781-8
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Maps, charts & atlases > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > General
LSN:	0-415-93781-7
Barcode:	9780415937818

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