Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures ix
4. Tables xiv
5. Plates xv
6. Foreword xvii
7. Acknowledgments xix
8. Introduction to Niagara 1
9. The Natural Environment
10. Entre Lacs: A Postglacial Peninsula Physiography 13
11. Ideas in Transition: Some Perspectives on Landscape Evolution in the Niagara Peninsula 53
12. Déjà vu: The Downfall of Niagara as a Chronometer, 1845-41 81
13. Climate of the Niagara Region 111
14. Forests in the Niagara Landscape: Ecology and Management 139
15. Human Impacts
16. The Early Settlement of Niagara 179
17. The Early Surveys of Township No. 1 and the Niagara Peninsula 209
18. Urban Development and Planning in Niagara 241
19. Agriculture in Niagara: An Overview 279
20. Corridors of Recreation in Niagara 301
21. The Progress of Local Democracy in Niagara: The Evolution of Regional Government 325
22. Glossary 351
23. Index 365