13 The North and Climate Change

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Aboriginal Peoples and Settlers
6. Encountering a New Land 11
7. Settling the Land and Transforming the “Wilderness” 40
8. Industrialism, Reform, and Infrastructure
9. Early Cities and Urban Reform 75
10. The Conservation Movement 96
11. Mining Resources 120
12. Cars, Consumerism, and Suburbs 140
13. Harnessing Nature, Harming Nature
14. Changing Energy Regimes 163
15. Water 188
16. The Contested World of Food and Agriculture 215
17. The Environmental Era
18. The Environmental Movement and Public Policy 243
19. Parks and Wildlife 268
20. Coastal Fisheries 286
21. The North and Climate Change 305
22. Conclusion 326
23. Index 331