Geography of British Columbia, Fourth Edition
Geography of British Columbia, Fourth Edition
People and Landscapes in Transition
From the beginning of time, physical and human processes have altered British Columbia’s landscape. Geographers seek to understand these processes, and this text provides students with the basic tools and techniques of their craft.
Completely revised and expanded for the 2020s, the four edition of Geography of British Columbia
- contains extensive urban content to reflect BC's transition from a resource-dependent economy to a more service-oriented one
- presents ideas and concepts in a clear and concise way
- includes a comprehensive glossary of key terms
- has more than 125 informative maps, diagrams, graphs, tables, and photos
- includes suggested readings and discussion questions for each chapter.
Part 1 offers a foundational understanding of four key topics:
- the origins of the province's spectacular regional diversity
- the impact of weather, climate, and physical features
- geophysical hazards and their threat to life and property
- the geography of resource harvesting and management.
Part 2 unfolds chronologically, revealing not only the role that natural resources have played in settlement and development, but also the forces that are now at work transforming the province into an increasingly urban place centred on a service-oriented economy.
In an era of climate change, it is more important than ever to understand the complex interaction between human influence on the landscape and the earth’s ever-changing physical processes.This book provides students with the tools, techniques, and knowledge they’ll need.
Geography of British Columbia is an essential textbook for courses in British Columbia geography at the undergraduate and college level.
Geography of British Columbia remains an excellent overview of BC geography.
Engagingly written, this text captures all the richness, diversity, and controversy that have come to define this province. Essential reading for the student keen to explore the relationships between the people, places, and physical processes that shape British Columbia.
Preface
Introduction
Part 1: Geographical Foundations
1 British Columbia, a Region of Regions
2 Physical Processes and Human Implications
3 Geophysical Hazards and Their Risks
4 Resource Development and Management
Part 2: The Economic Geography of British Columbia
5 “Discovering” Indigenous Lands and Shaping a Colonial Landscape
6 Boom and Bust from Confederation to the Early 1900s
7 Resource Dependency and Racism in an Era of Global Chaos
8 Changing Values during the Postwar Boom
9 Resource Uncertainty in the Late Twentieth Century
10 The Twenty-First-Century Liberal Landscape
Conclusion
Glossary; Further Readings; Index
