Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 238 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Series |
Nature, history, and society series, 1713-6687 |
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Nature, history, society.
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Contents |
Introduction : the wet prairie -- Drains and cultural communities : the early years of Manitoba drainage, 1870-1915 -- Juridictional quagmires : dominion authority and prairie wetlands, 1870-1930 -- Drains and geographical communities : experts, highlanders, and lowlanders assess drainage -- Internaional bioregions and local mementum : the International Joint Commission, Ducks Unlimited, and continued drainage -- Permanence, maintenance, and change : watershed management in Manitoba -- Conclusion : chequer board squares in a dynamic landscape -- Appendices |
Summary |
This in-depth exploration of surface water management in southern Manitoba reveals how coping with environmental realities has altered both residents' relations with each other and their ideas about the role of the state |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
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Committed to retain 20170101 20321231 COPPUL SPAN Monograph BKCC |
Subject |
Agriculture -- Manitoba -- History
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Drainage -- Manitoba -- History
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Watershed management -- Manitoba -- History
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Agriculture and state -- Manitoba
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Agriculture -- Social aspects -- Manitoba
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Environmental Economics.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Green Business.
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NATURE -- Natural Resources.
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Agriculture
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Agriculture and state
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Agriculture -- Social aspects
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Drainage
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Watershed management
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Manitoba
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2011290546 |
ISBN |
9780774818544 |
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0774818549 |
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1283245485 |
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9781283245487 |
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0774818530 |
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9780774818537 |
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077485992X |
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9780774859929 |
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9786613245489 |
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6613245488 |
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