Our Geographic Mosaic: Research Essays in Honour of G.C. Merrill 9780773595965

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Our Geographic Mosaic: Research Essays in Honour of G.C. Merrill
9780773595965

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David B. Knight (editor)

Table of contents :
Cover
Title
Copyright
Table of Contents
Preface
List of Figures
List of Tables
I. INTRODUCTION
1. Introduction by David B.Knight
II. PHILOSOPHY AND THEORY
2. Coherence is Not a Luxury
3. Rural Development Space in Africa
III. PATTERNS AND PROCESSES
4. Canadian Regions: A Hierarchy of Heartlands and Hinterlands
5. Some Agents of Change in Canadian Agriculture
6. Geomorphic Evidence and the Upper Marine Limit in Northern Labrador
7. Infant Mortality in Ontario: Incidence and Context
8. Rideau River Flood Forecasting at Ottawa
Social Dimensions of an Ontario County: 1851-1852
IV. SEARCH FOR EXPLANATION
10. 'Minorities' and Self-Determination
11. Particle Size Distribution and Its Influence on the Rheology and Sensitivity of Leda Clay
12. Obtaining Climatic Information From Tree Rings
V. VALUES AND CHANGE
13. Packaged Whitewater Rafting: Changes in Outdoor/Wilderness Use in Canada
14. Blending New with Old on Main Street: Some Canadian Insights From Salem, Massachusetts
15. Pipelines, Policies and Permafrost
16. Cartography at Carleton University
Index

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