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Price: $72.95

Format:
Paperback 344 pp.
36 photographs; 33 tables; 49 figures, 6" x 9"

ISBN-10:
0195445031

ISBN-13:
9780195445039

Copyright Year:
2012

Imprint: OUP Canada

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The Canadian North

Issues and Challenges, Fourth Edition

Robert M. Bone

Thoroughly revised and updated, The Canadian North, fourth edition, balances coverage of the region's history and geography with current debates on its social dimensions, environmental concerns, economic aspirations, and geopolitical tensions. Author Robert Bone emphasizes the flexibility required to address current challenges - particularly conflicting interests between the people for whom the North is home and the southerners for whom it is merely a short-term source of revenue. With a new chapter on geopolitical forces, expanded material on climate change and global warming, and a vast array of pedagogical features, this classic work is essential reading for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the issues impacting the North today.

Readership : The Canadian North, fourth edition, is ideal for third- and fourth-year courses that explore the geography of Northern Canada, typically offered out of geography departments. This book can also be used as a supplementary text in courses that explore Northern resources, Aboriginal communities and Northern development, and the regions of Canada.

Reviews

  • "The author captures the complexity of Northern issues extremely well. He does an excellent job of illustrating the conflicting views of the North. . . . The North is a rapidly changing place: physical changes, political changes, and economic changes are happening, this text lays the historical basis well and addresses the current status of the North."

    --David M. Atkinson, Ryerson University


  • "The text is extremely well written and quite approachable for students."

    --Patricia Fitzpatrick, University of Winnipeg

1. Northern Perceptions
2. The Physical Base
3. The Historical Background
4. Population Change and Its Geographical Expression
5. Resource Development, Megaprojects, and Northern Benefits
6. Environmental Impact of Resource Projects
7. Aboriginal Economy and Society
8. Geopolitics, Climate Warming, and the Arctic Ocean (NEW)
9. Looking to the Future
Appendix I: The Method of Calculating Nordicity
Appendix II: Population by Northern Census Divisions

Image Bank (NEW!)
Includes all photos and figures from the text
E-Book (ISBN 9780195449914)
Available through CourseSmart.com

Robert M. Bone is professor emeritus in the Department of Geography at the University of Saskatchewan. An expert on the Arctic and the Canadian North, Bone has published two successful books with OUP Canada: The Canadian North: Issues and Challenges, which is now entering its fourth edition, and Regional Geography of Canada, which was recently published in its fifth edition.

The Regional Geography of Canada - Robert M. Bone
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Making Sense in Geography and Environmental Sciences - Margot Northey, David B. Knight and Dianne Draper
Canadian Oxford World Atlas - Edited by Quentin Stanford

Special Features

  • Balanced approach. Combines both the history and geography of the Canadian North with current debates, offering students an even-handed treatment of the region's unique issues and challenges.
  • Comprehensive. The only text of its kind to provide the scope and detail necessary to understand the political, geographical, social, and economic forces that have shaped - and continue to shape - Arctic Canada.
  • Authoritative. Written by an esteemed expert in the field, this market-leading text has successfully introduced students to the geography of Northern Canada for almost two decades.
  • Accessible. A jargon-free, straightforward writing style makes the text highly readable and engaging for students.
  • Thought-provoking vignettes. Informative, fascinating boxed features address a wide variety of historical and current issues to aid student understanding and spark discussion.
  • 'Challenge Questions'. These end-of-chapter questions encourage students to reflect on key issues and how they impact the North and its residents.
  • Student-friendly pedagogy. References and selected readings encourage students to expand their knowledge, while an end-of-text glossary offers definitions of key terms, which are now bolded throughout.
New to this Edition
  • Up-to-date data and research. Fully updated throughout, the fourth edition offers the latest, most accurate information on current issues and challenges confronting the Canadian North today.
  • A new chapter on 'Geopolitics, Climate Warming, and the Arctic Ocean' (Ch 8). Explores the geopolitical forces, economic hopes, and sovereignty issues raised by an increasingly accessible North and the opening of the Northwest Passage.
  • Expanded coverage of climate change and global warming. Explains the unique effects of climate change and global warming on the fragile Arctic environment and its communities, highlighting one of the most pressing issues facing the North today.
  • New and revised vignettes. Explore a broad range of cutting-edge issues, encouraging discussion among students. Topics include the challenges of Aboriginal self-government, the gap between education and employment, the use of space technology to protect Arctic sovereignty, and the struggle to protect the environment while meeting energy demands.
  • Enhanced visual program. A new and expanded selection of maps, tables, figures, and photos throughout complement the data and research findings and help to enhance students' understanding of complex and unfamiliar concepts.
  • List of vignettes. Found at the beginning of the book, this helpful list - along with separate lists for figures and tables - helps students easily navigate the book.