? Traces how Canada's colonial and national development contributed to modern environmental problems such as urban sprawl, the collapse of fisheries, and climate change? Includes over 200 photographs, maps, figures, and sidebar discussions on key figures, concepts, and cases? Offers concise definitions of environmental concepts? Ties Canadian history to issues relevant to contemporary society? Introduces students to a new, dynamic approach to the past

Throughout history most people have associated northern North America with wilderness - with snow-capped mountains, endless forest and...