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Hamilton and Region
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1987
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The story of Hamilton's changing landscapes, both physical and human, is presented in the nineteen essays that make up this volume, all by geographers associated with Hamilton's McMaster University.
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Dear M.J. :
M.J. Dear is a professor of city and regional planning at the University of California Berkeley College of Environmental Design.
Drake J.J. :J.J. Drake is a professor emeritus of the Department of Geography at McMaster University.
Reeds L.G. :L.G. Reeds (1917-2002) was a professor emeritus of the Department of Geography at McMaster University.
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Contents
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Foreword
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Avant-propos
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Acknowledgments
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Chapter 1. Hamilton: region in transition
1 - Part One. The Natural Environment
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Chapter 2. Physical landscape of the Hamilton region
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Chapter 3. Climate, weather, and society
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Chapter 4. Soils of the Hamilton region: profiles, properties, and problems
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Chapter 5. Forests of the Hamilton region: past, present, and future
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Chapter 6. Hydrology of Beverly Swamp
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Chapter 7. The beginnings: Hamilton in the nineteenth century
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Chapter 8. Emergence of the modern city: Hamilton, 1891–1950
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Chapter 9. Social change in Hamilton, 1961–1981
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Chapter 10. The move from county to region
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Chapter 11. Farming in an urban age
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Chapter 12. Social welfare in the city
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Chapter 13. The changing competitive position of the Hamilton steel industry
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Chapter 14. Energy flows and the city of Hamilton
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Chapter 15. Urban policy in Hamilton in the 1980s
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Chapter 16. McMaster University in a changing urban environment
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Chapter 17. Hamilton today
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