"Mapping New Jersey," the first interpretive atlas of the state in more than one hundred years, traces changes in environment, land use patterns, demography, transportation, economy, and politics over the course of many centuries and illuminates the state's transformation from a simple agricultural society to a post-industrial and culturally diverse place inhabited by more people per acre than anywhere else in the country. This oversize volume is filled with 225 colorful maps, graphs, and diagrams and divided into six topical chapters, each accompanied by an introduction and overview telling…mehr
"Mapping New Jersey," the first interpretive atlas of the state in more than one hundred years, traces changes in environment, land use patterns, demography, transportation, economy, and politics over the course of many centuries and illuminates the state's transformation from a simple agricultural society to a post-industrial and culturally diverse place inhabited by more people per acre than anywhere else in the country. This oversize volume is filled with 225 colorful maps, graphs, and diagrams and divided into six topical chapters, each accompanied by an introduction and overview telling the story of the state's past and detailing its diversity today.
Maxine N. Lurie (Editor in Chief), and Peter O. Wacker (Editor in Chief), Michael Siegel (Cartographer)
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Introduction, by Maxine N. Lurie and Peter O. Wacker Chapter 1: Environment Introduction: David A. Robinson Landforms: Charles A. Stansfield Soils: John C. F. Tedrow and Peter O. Wacker Weather and Climate of New Jersey: David A. Robinson Natural Hazards: James K. Mitchell Coastal Change: Thomas O. Herrington Vegetation and Wildlife:, Rick Lathrop Water Resources: Robert M. Hordon Chapter 2: Land Use Introduction: Harbans Singh Settlement Patterns: Peter O. Wacker The Megapolitan Transformation: Michael H. Ebner Planned and Utopian Communities: Maxine N. Lurie Dynamics of New Jersey Agriculture: Robert M. Goodman and Arthur R. Brown, Jr. Land Renewal: Superfund Sites, Brownfields, and Grayfields, Michael Greenberg Vacant Buildable Land: Henry J. Mayer Chapter 3: Demography Introduction, Briavel Holcomb Indians, Lorraine Williams African Americans, Giles R. Wright Religious Diversity, Frank L. Greenagel Age and Gender, Briavel Holcomb Health and Medicine, Karen Reeds Education, David Hespe Chapter 4: Transportation Introduction: Peter O. Wacker The Era of Straight Roads: Robert Craig Railroads: John T. Cunningham The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey: Jameson W. Doig Journey to Work (and Elsewhere): Peter O. Wacker Chapter 5: The Economy Introduction: James W. Hughes and Joseph J. Seneca Extractive Industries: Richard Veit Fishing: Bonnie J. McCay Clay, Brick, and Glass: Richard Veit Early Milling and Water Power: Richard W. Hunter Tourism, Leisure, Hospitality in New Jersey: Briavel Holcomb Chapter 6: History and Politics Introduction: Joseph R. Marbach New Jersey's Boundaries: Maxine N. Lurie Military History: Mark Edward Lender Women in New Jersey Politics: Debbie Walsh Land as Politics and the Politics of Land: Maxine N. Lurie
Introduction, by Maxine N. Lurie and Peter O. Wacker Chapter 1: Environment Introduction: David A. Robinson Landforms: Charles A. Stansfield Soils: John C. F. Tedrow and Peter O. Wacker Weather and Climate of New Jersey: David A. Robinson Natural Hazards: James K. Mitchell Coastal Change: Thomas O. Herrington Vegetation and Wildlife:, Rick Lathrop Water Resources: Robert M. Hordon Chapter 2: Land Use Introduction: Harbans Singh Settlement Patterns: Peter O. Wacker The Megapolitan Transformation: Michael H. Ebner Planned and Utopian Communities: Maxine N. Lurie Dynamics of New Jersey Agriculture: Robert M. Goodman and Arthur R. Brown, Jr. Land Renewal: Superfund Sites, Brownfields, and Grayfields, Michael Greenberg Vacant Buildable Land: Henry J. Mayer Chapter 3: Demography Introduction, Briavel Holcomb Indians, Lorraine Williams African Americans, Giles R. Wright Religious Diversity, Frank L. Greenagel Age and Gender, Briavel Holcomb Health and Medicine, Karen Reeds Education, David Hespe Chapter 4: Transportation Introduction: Peter O. Wacker The Era of Straight Roads: Robert Craig Railroads: John T. Cunningham The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey: Jameson W. Doig Journey to Work (and Elsewhere): Peter O. Wacker Chapter 5: The Economy Introduction: James W. Hughes and Joseph J. Seneca Extractive Industries: Richard Veit Fishing: Bonnie J. McCay Clay, Brick, and Glass: Richard Veit Early Milling and Water Power: Richard W. Hunter Tourism, Leisure, Hospitality in New Jersey: Briavel Holcomb Chapter 6: History and Politics Introduction: Joseph R. Marbach New Jersey's Boundaries: Maxine N. Lurie Military History: Mark Edward Lender Women in New Jersey Politics: Debbie Walsh Land as Politics and the Politics of Land: Maxine N. Lurie
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