1 British Columbia, a Region of Regions

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction 3
5. Geographical Foundations
6. British Columbia, a Region of Regions 11
7. Physical Processes and Human Implications 29
8. Geophysical Hazards and Their Risks 51
9. Resource Development and Management 71
10. The Economic Geography of British Columbia
11. “Discovering” Indigenous Lands and Shaping a Colonial Landscape 85
12. Boom and Bust from Confederation to the Early 1900s 103
13. Resource Dependency and Racism in an Era of Global Chaos 117
14. Changing Values during the Postwar Boom 137
15. Resource Uncertainty in the Late Twentieth Century 153
16. The Twenty-First-Century Liberal Landscape 177
17. Conclusion 201
18. Acknowledgments 214
19. Glossary 215
20. Further Readings 224
21. Photo Credits 228
22. Index 229