Oak Ridges Moraine Battles - Development, Sprawl, and Nature Conservation in the Toronto Region

Informationen zum Autor By L. Anders Sandberg, Gerda R. Wekerle, and Liette Gilbert Klappentext The Oak Ridges Moraine Battles captures the hidden aspects of a story that received a great deal of attention in the local and national news, and that ultimately led to provincial legislation aimed at protecting the Moraine and Ontario’s Greenbelt. Zusammenfassung The Oak Ridges Moraine Battles captures the hidden aspects of a story that received a great deal of attention in the local and national news, and that ultimately led to provincial legislation aimed at protecting the Moraine and Ontario’s Greenbelt. Inhaltsverzeichnis Illustrations Tables Preface and Acknowledgments Development, Sprawl, and Nature Conservation on the Oak Ridges Moraine The Surfacing of a Landform: Historical Representations of the Oak Ridges Moraine Nature Conservation Planning in South-Central Ontario Residents Speak for the Moraine Taking a Stand: Place and Nature on the Moraine Conservation Planning in the Service of Growth Producing Exclusive Landscape Aesthetics Conclusion Endnotes Bibliography Appendix 1: Oak Ridges Moraine Chronology

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• Authors: Liette Gilbert, L Anders Sandberg, L. Anders Sandberg, L. Anders Wekerle Sandberg, L.anders Wekerle Sandberg, SANDBERG ANDERS WEKERLE GERDA, Gerda Wekerle, Gerda R Wekerle, Gerda R. Wekerle
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.04.2013
• EAN: 9781442613027
• ISBN: 978-1-4426-1302-7
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education