ISBN:
9780773556478
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (129 pages)
Series Statement:
McGill-Queen's rural, wildland, and resource studies series 11
Series Statement:
McGill-Queen's Rural, Wildland, and Resource Studies v.11
Parallel Title:
Print version Little, J. I At the Wilderness Edge : The Rise of the Antidevelopment Movement on Canada's West Coast
DDC:
303.484
Keywords:
Protest movements
;
Protest movements
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Exploring the beginnings of the antidevelopment protest movements in British Columbia's Lower Mainland
Abstract:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 "One of the finest pieces of empty real estate in Canada": The Creation of Devonian Harbour Park, 1963-83 -- 2 "The greatest playground in the entire Dominion": Defending Hollyburn Ridge, 1932-76 -- 3 "Restful Refuge" or "Vancouver's Bedroom"? The Making of Bowen Island's First Official Community Plan, 1969-77 -- 4 "The Newcastle of the Pacific"? Protecting the Squamish Estuary and Howe Sound, 1971-79 -- 5 "The best use of this island is for recreation": Resisting the Gambier Island Copper Mine Proposal, 1979-85 -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
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