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Chapter 1. Hamilton: region in transition
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Figures ix
- Tables xii
- Foreword xv
- Avant-propos xvi
- Acknowledgments xvii
- Chapter 1. Hamilton: region in transition 1
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Part One. The Natural Environment
- Chapter 2. Physical landscape of the Hamilton region 9
- Chapter 3. Climate, weather, and society 34
- Chapter 4. Soils of the Hamilton region: profiles, properties, and problems 48
- Chapter 5. Forests of the Hamilton region: past, present, and future 65
- Chapter 6. Hydrology of Beverly Swamp 85
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Part Two. The Built Environment
- Chapter 7. The beginnings: Hamilton in the nineteenth century 95
- Chapter 8. Emergence of the modern city: Hamilton, 1891–1950 119
- Chapter 9. Social change in Hamilton, 1961–1981 138
- Chapter 10. The move from county to region 156
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Part 3. How Hamilton Works
- Chapter 11. Farming in an urban age 171
- Chapter 12. Social welfare in the city 190
- Chapter 13. The changing competitive position of the Hamilton steel industry 202
- Chapter 14. Energy flows and the city of Hamilton 222
- Chapter 15. Urban policy in Hamilton in the 1980s 238
- Chapter 16. McMaster University in a changing urban environment 258
- Chapter 17. Hamilton today 286
- Index 303
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Figures ix
- Tables xii
- Foreword xv
- Avant-propos xvi
- Acknowledgments xvii
- Chapter 1. Hamilton: region in transition 1
-
Part One. The Natural Environment
- Chapter 2. Physical landscape of the Hamilton region 9
- Chapter 3. Climate, weather, and society 34
- Chapter 4. Soils of the Hamilton region: profiles, properties, and problems 48
- Chapter 5. Forests of the Hamilton region: past, present, and future 65
- Chapter 6. Hydrology of Beverly Swamp 85
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Part Two. The Built Environment
- Chapter 7. The beginnings: Hamilton in the nineteenth century 95
- Chapter 8. Emergence of the modern city: Hamilton, 1891–1950 119
- Chapter 9. Social change in Hamilton, 1961–1981 138
- Chapter 10. The move from county to region 156
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Part 3. How Hamilton Works
- Chapter 11. Farming in an urban age 171
- Chapter 12. Social welfare in the city 190
- Chapter 13. The changing competitive position of the Hamilton steel industry 202
- Chapter 14. Energy flows and the city of Hamilton 222
- Chapter 15. Urban policy in Hamilton in the 1980s 238
- Chapter 16. McMaster University in a changing urban environment 258
- Chapter 17. Hamilton today 286
- Index 303