Regional Geography of the United States and Canada - Toward a Sustainable Future

Informationen zum Autor By Lisa Benton-Short; John Rennie Short and Chris Mayda Klappentext Now in a thoroughly revised and updated edition, this text offers a comprehensive discussion of the physical and human geography of the United States and Canada, weaving in the key themes of environment and sustainability throughout. Zusammenfassung Now in a thoroughly revised and updated edition! this text offers a comprehensive discussion of the physical and human geography of the United States and Canada! weaving in the key themes of environment and sustainability throughout. Inhaltsverzeichnis Detailed ContentsList of IllustrationsPreface to the First EditionPreface to the Second EditionPart One Moving toward Sustainability: Themes1 Fundamental Concepts: Regions and Ecoregions2 Fundamental Concepts: Sustainability3 Regions: The Physical Context4 Regions: The Human ContextPart Two Moving toward Ecoregions: Places5 The Canadian Corridor: A Shift in Core Value6 The North Atlantic Provinces and Northern New England: New Economic Hopes7 Megalopolis: Setting Sustainable Standards8 Appalachia: Trying to Love the Mountains9 South Atlantic: Gentry Tidewater, Hardscrabble Piedmont, and the Northern Invasion of Dixie10 Florida: A Victim of Its Own Geography11 Gulf Coastal Plains and Mississippi Valley: Juxtaposition Squared12 The Ozarks: Unexpected Economic Miracles13 The Midwest: Corn, Cars, Conundrums, and Hope14 The Great Plains and Canadian Prairie: Land of Opportunity, or Where the Buffalo Roam?15 The Rocky Mountains: High in Elevations, Aspirations, and Appreciation16 Intermontane: Baked, Beguiling, and Booming17 Pacific Northwest: Environment as Lifestyle18 Arctic Slope, Pacific Borderlands, and Boreal Forest: Feeling the Heat19 California: Having It All, and Then Some20 Hawai'i: AlohaGlossaryIndexAbout the Authors

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• Authors: Lisa Benton-Short, Lisa (George Washington University M Benton-Short, Lisa (George Washington University Maryland USA) Benton-Short, Lisa Short Benton-Short, Benton-Short Lisa, Chris Mayda, John Rennie Short, John Rennie (University of Maryland Baltimore County USA) Short, Short John Rennie
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.07.2018
• EAN: 9781442277182
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-7718-2
• No. of pages: 560
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, North America, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, North America (USA and Canada), Human Geography, Environmental Geography;Geography of North America