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.
By Lisa Benton-Short; John Rennie Short and Chris Mayda
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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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