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• catalog abstract "Vancouver is considered by many to be one of the most vibrant and livable urban areas in the world. The story of the city and its region has many aspects: a spectacular physical setting shaped over millennia by glaciers and volcanic activity; a complex and vigorous Native society disrupted by the fur trade, the gold rush, the railroad, and urbanization; a dynamic metropolis rapidly rising to prominence on the provincial, Pacific, and world stages; and a biophysical environment profoundly altered by the impacts of urban growth. In Vancouver and Its Region leading Canadian geographers examine the remarkable transformation of British Columbia's Lower Mainland and answer the question: what is this place about? The authors present an integrated, accessible account of the physical, social, economic, historical, and environmental development of the region. The book opens with a vivid photographic essay and the rest of the text is richly illustrated with over 150 original maps, photographs, drawings, and diagrams. Each carefully researched chapter is rich in local detail, yet deliberately seeks a broader view. Readers will be intrigued by the fresh perspectives offered on Vancouver, and the book makes substantial contributions to the various interdisciplinary fields of geography. This book comes at a time when many people are concerned about the future of the Lower Mainland. They wonder if the region will be able to retain its vitality in face of increasing urban problems and the pressures of too much growth. By providing an understanding of what Vancouver is about, this important book makes a critical contribution to our understanding of what it will become.".
• catalog contributor b3666737.
• catalog contributor b3666738.
• catalog coverage "Vancouver (B.C.) Geography.".
• catalog coverage "Vancouver Region (B.C.) Geography.".
• catalog created "c1992.".
• catalog date "1992".
• catalog date "c1992.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1992.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-316) and index.".
• catalog description "Introduction / Graeme Wynn -- 1. Views of the metropolitan area / Alfred H. Siemens -- 2. The primordial environment / O. Slaymaker, M. Bovis, M. North, T.R. Oke and J. Ryder -- 3. The Lower Mainland, 1820-81 / Cole Harris -- 4. The rise of Vancouver / Graeme Wynn -- 5. Primordial to prim order: A century of environmental change / T.R. Oke, M. North and O. Slaymaker -- 6. Vancouver, the province, and the Pacific Rim / Trevor J. Barnes, David W. Edgington, Kenneth G. Denike and Terry G. McGee -- 7. Vancouver since the Second World War: An economic geography / Robert N. North and Walter G. Hardwick -- 8. Time to grow up? From urban village to world city, 1966-91 / David Ley, Daniel Hiebert and Geraldine Pratt -- 9. The biophysical environment today / D.G. Steyn, M. Bovis, M. North and O. Slaymaker -- Epilogue / Derek Gregory.".
• catalog description "Vancouver is considered by many to be one of the most vibrant and livable urban areas in the world. The story of the city and its region has many aspects: a spectacular physical setting shaped over millennia by glaciers and volcanic activity; a complex and vigorous Native society disrupted by the fur trade, the gold rush, the railroad, and urbanization; a dynamic metropolis rapidly rising to prominence on the provincial, Pacific, and world stages; and a biophysical environment profoundly altered by the impacts of urban growth. In Vancouver and Its Region leading Canadian geographers examine the remarkable transformation of British Columbia's Lower Mainland and answer the question: what is this place about? The authors present an integrated, accessible account of the physical, social, economic, historical, and environmental development of the region. The book opens with a vivid photographic essay and the rest of the text is richly illustrated with over 150 original maps, photographs, drawings, and diagrams. Each carefully researched chapter is rich in local detail, yet deliberately seeks a broader view. Readers will be intrigued by the fresh perspectives offered on Vancouver, and the book makes substantial contributions to the various interdisciplinary fields of geography. This book comes at a time when many people are concerned about the future of the Lower Mainland. They wonder if the region will be able to retain its vitality in face of increasing urban problems and the pressures of too much growth. By providing an understanding of what Vancouver is about, this important book makes a critical contribution to our understanding of what it will become.".
• catalog extent "xvii, 333 p. :".
• catalog hasFormat "Vancouver and its region.".
• catalog identifier "0774804076".
• catalog identifier "0774804211 (pbk.)".
• catalog isFormatOf "Vancouver and its region.".
• catalog issued "1992".
• catalog issued "c1992.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Vancouver : UBC Press,".
• catalog relation "Vancouver and its region.".
• catalog spatial "Vancouver (B.C.) Geography.".
• catalog spatial "Vancouver Region (B.C.) Geography.".
• catalog subject "917.11/33 20".
• catalog subject "F1089.5.V22 V34 1992".
• catalog tableOfContents "Introduction / Graeme Wynn -- 1. Views of the metropolitan area / Alfred H. Siemens -- 2. The primordial environment / O. Slaymaker, M. Bovis, M. North, T.R. Oke and J. Ryder -- 3. The Lower Mainland, 1820-81 / Cole Harris -- 4. The rise of Vancouver / Graeme Wynn -- 5. Primordial to prim order: A century of environmental change / T.R. Oke, M. North and O. Slaymaker -- 6. Vancouver, the province, and the Pacific Rim / Trevor J. Barnes, David W. Edgington, Kenneth G. Denike and Terry G. McGee -- 7. Vancouver since the Second World War: An economic geography / Robert N. North and Walter G. Hardwick -- 8. Time to grow up? From urban village to world city, 1966-91 / David Ley, Daniel Hiebert and Geraldine Pratt -- 9. The biophysical environment today / D.G. Steyn, M. Bovis, M. North and O. Slaymaker -- Epilogue / Derek Gregory.".
• catalog title "Vancouver and its region / edited by Graeme Wynn and Timothy Oke.".
• catalog type "text".