Metropolitan Natures - Environmental Histories of Montreal

"Metropolitan Natures" presents original histories of the diverse environments that constitute Montreal and its region. It explores the agricultural and industrial transformation of the metropolitan area, the interaction of city and hinterland, and the interplay of humans and nature.

About the author

Stéphane Castonguay is the Canada Research Chair in Environmental History at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières.
Michèle Dagenais is professor of history at Université de Montréal.

Summary

Metropolitan Natures presents original histories of the diverse environments that constitute Montreal and its region. It explores the agricultural and industrial transformation of the metropolitan area, the interaction of city and hinterland, and the interplay of humans and nature.

Product details

• Assisted by: Stephane Castonguay (Editor), Stéphane Castonguay (Editor), Michele Dagenais (Editor), Michèle Dagenais (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of Pittsburgh Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.06.2011
• EAN: 9780822944027
• ISBN: 978-0-8229-4402-7
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 236 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 601 g
• Series: History of the Urban Environme; History of the Urban Environment; History of the Urban Environme; Pittsburgh Hist Urban Environ
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Urban, spatial and country planning; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research