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.
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.
Detailed Contents List of Illustrations Preface to the First Edition Preface to the Second Edition Part One Moving toward Sustainability: Themes 1 Fundamental Concepts: Regions and Ecoregions 2 Fundamental Concepts: Sustainability 3 Regions: The Physical Context 4 Regions: The Human Context Part Two Moving toward Ecoregions: Places 5 The Canadian Corridor: A Shift in Core Value 6 The North Atlantic Provinces and Northern New England: New Economic Hopes 7 Megalopolis: Setting Sustainable Standards 8 Appalachia: Trying to Love the Mountains 9 South Atlantic: Gentry Tidewater, Hardscrabble Piedmont, and the Northern Invasion of Dixie 10 Florida: A Victim of Its Own Geography 11 Gulf Coastal Plains and Mississippi Valley: Juxtaposition Squared 12 The Ozarks: Unexpected Economic Miracles 13 The Midwest: Corn, Cars, Conundrums, and Hope 14 The Great Plains and Canadian Prairie: Land of Opportunity, or Where the Buffalo Roam? 15 The Rocky Mountains: High in Elevations, Aspirations, and Appreciation 16 Intermontane: Baked, Beguiling, and Booming 17 Pacific Northwest: Environment as Lifestyle 18 Arctic Slope, Pacific Borderlands, and Boreal Forest: Feeling the Heat 19 California: Having It All, and Then Some 20 Hawai'i: Aloha Glossary Index About the Authors
Detailed Contents List of Illustrations Preface to the First Edition Preface to the Second Edition Part One Moving toward Sustainability: Themes 1 Fundamental Concepts: Regions and Ecoregions 2 Fundamental Concepts: Sustainability 3 Regions: The Physical Context 4 Regions: The Human Context Part Two Moving toward Ecoregions: Places 5 The Canadian Corridor: A Shift in Core Value 6 The North Atlantic Provinces and Northern New England: New Economic Hopes 7 Megalopolis: Setting Sustainable Standards 8 Appalachia: Trying to Love the Mountains 9 South Atlantic: Gentry Tidewater, Hardscrabble Piedmont, and the Northern Invasion of Dixie 10 Florida: A Victim of Its Own Geography 11 Gulf Coastal Plains and Mississippi Valley: Juxtaposition Squared 12 The Ozarks: Unexpected Economic Miracles 13 The Midwest: Corn, Cars, Conundrums, and Hope 14 The Great Plains and Canadian Prairie: Land of Opportunity, or Where the Buffalo Roam? 15 The Rocky Mountains: High in Elevations, Aspirations, and Appreciation 16 Intermontane: Baked, Beguiling, and Booming 17 Pacific Northwest: Environment as Lifestyle 18 Arctic Slope, Pacific Borderlands, and Boreal Forest: Feeling the Heat 19 California: Having It All, and Then Some 20 Hawai'i: Aloha Glossary Index About the Authors
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