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Author Stunden Bower, Shannon, 1977-

Title Wet Prairie : people, land, and water in agricultural Manitoba / Shannon Stunden Bower ; foreword by Graeme Wynn
Published Vancouver : UBC Press, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (xxiii, 238 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series Nature, history, and society series, 1713-6687
Nature, history, society.
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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Committed to retain 20170101 20321231 COPPUL SPAN Monograph BKCC
Subject Agriculture -- Manitoba -- History
Drainage -- Manitoba -- History
Watershed management -- Manitoba -- History
Agriculture and state -- Manitoba
Agriculture -- Social aspects -- Manitoba
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Environmental Economics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Green Business.
NATURE -- Natural Resources.
Agriculture
Agriculture and state
Agriculture -- Social aspects
Drainage
Watershed management
Manitoba
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2011290546
ISBN 9780774818544
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