British Columbia in a Global Context

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This first-year geography textbook takes a holistic approach to geography by incorporating elements of physical, human, and regional geography, as well as bringing in methods and perspectives from spatial information science. This textbook applies a fundamental geographical approach to understanding our globally changing world by looking at local processes, which are linked to larger global processes and events.

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Subjects
Social Sciences, Geography (Human)
Licence
CC BY 4.0, as LibreTexts states it
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: Urban Settlement in British Columbia
  7. 1.1: Introduction
  8. 1.2: Urbanization in British Columbia
  9. 1.3: Case Study 1- The Georgia and Dunsmuir Viaducts
  10. 1.4: Case Study 2- Dockside Green, Victoria
  11. 1.5: Summary
  12. 1.6: Key Terms
  13. 1.7: Suggested Activities
  14. 1.8: References and Resources
  15. 2: Socio-Economics in British Columbia
  16. 2.1: Introduction
  17. 2.2: Quality-of-Life Measures
  18. 2.3: Homelessness and Poverty in the First World
  19. 2.4: Case Study 1- Victoria and Williams Lake
  20. 2.5: Case Study 2- Housing Affordability
  21. 2.6: Summary
  22. 2.7: Key Terms
  23. 2.8: Suggested Activities
  24. 2.9: References and Resources
  25. 3: Aboriginal Issues in British Columbia
  26. 3.1: Introduction
  27. 3.2: Territories, Natural Resources and First Treaties
  28. 3.3: Modern Treaties and Claims
  29. 3.4: Case Study 1- The Indian Residential School System
  30. 3.5: Summary
  31. 3.6: Key Terms
  32. 3.7: Suggested Activities
  33. 3.8: References and Resources
  34. 4: Resources in British Columbia
  35. 4.1: Introduction
  36. 4.2: What are Resources?
  37. 4.3: Mining in BC
  38. 4.4: Case Study 1- The Gold Rush
  39. 4.5: Case Study 2- Carrier Nation and the Endako Mine
  40. 4.6: Summary
  41. 4.7: Key Terms
  42. 4.8: Suggested Activities
  43. 4.9: References and Resources
  44. 5: Food Systems in British Columbia
  45. 5.1: References and Resources
  46. 5.2: Introduction
  47. 5.3: Food Systems in the Physical Landscape
  48. 5.4: Food Systems in British Columbia
  49. 5.5: Confronting the Frontiers
  50. 5.6: Case Study 1- The Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR)
  51. 5.7: Case Study 2- Managing the BC Salmon Fishery
  52. 5.8: Summary
  53. 5.9: Key Terms
  54. 5.10: Suggested Activities
  55. 6: Forestry in British Columbia
  56. 6.1: Introduction
  57. 6.2: History of Commercial Logging
  58. 6.3: Pulp and Paper Mills
  59. 6.4: Forest Tree Tenures
  60. 6.5: Case Study 1- Mountain Pine Beetle
  61. 6.6: Summary
  62. 6.7: Key Terms
  63. 6.8: Suggested Activities
  64. 6.9: References and Resources
  65. 7: Health Geography in British Columbia
  66. 7.1: Introduction
  67. 7.2: Types of Health Geographies
  68. 7.3: Case Study 1- The "Golden Hour" and Access to Health Care
  69. 7.4: Case Study 2- Urban Heat Islands, Health and Spatial Technologies
  70. 7.5: Summary
  71. 7.6: Key Terms
  72. 7.7: Suggested Activities
  73. 7.8: References and Resources
  74. 8: Physical Geography of British Columbia
  75. 8.1: Suggested Activities
  76. 8.2: References and Resources
  77. 8.3: Introduction
  78. 8.4: Climate Change and Environment in BC
  79. 8.5: Geology
  80. 8.6: Hazards
  81. 8.7: Case Study 1- 1965 Hope Slide
  82. 8.8: Case Study 2- 1964 Port Alberni Tsunami
  83. 8.9: Case Study 3- 2003 Okanagan Mountain Park Fire
  84. 8.10: Summary
  85. 8.11: Key Terms
  86. Back Matter
  87. Index
  88. Index
  89. Glossary
  90. Detailed Licensing