Napa Valley Historical Ecology Atlas - Exploring a Hidden Landscape of Transformation and Resilience (Hardcover)

How has California's landscape changed? What did now-familiar places look like during prior centuries? What can the past teach us about designing future landscapes? "The Napa Valley Historical Ecology Atlas" explores these questions by taking readers on a dazzling visual tour of Napa Valley from the early 1800s onward - a forgotten land of brilliant wildflower fields, lush wetlands, and grand oak savannas. Robin Grossinger weaves together rarely-seen historical maps, travelers' accounts, photographs, and paintings to reconstruct early Napa Valley and document its physical transformation over the past two centuries. The Atlas provides a fascinating new perspective on this iconic landscape, showing the natural heritage that has enabled the agricultural success of the region today. The innovative research of Grossinger and his historical ecology team allows us to visualize the past in unprecedented detail, improving our understanding of the living landscapes we inhabit and suggesting strategies to increase their health and resilience in the future.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2012
First published:	March 2012
Authors:	Robin Grossinger
Maps by:	Ruth Askevold
Designers:	Ruth Askevold
Dimensions:	254 x 216 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-26910-1
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Historical geography Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
LSN:	0-520-26910-1
Barcode:	9780520269101

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