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Allison's Welcome
Introduction to the Book
Introduction to Reading Maps and Remote Sensing
Introduction
Geology
Hazards
Climate Change and Environment in BC
Case Study 1: 1965 Hope Slide
Case Study 2: 1964 Port Alberni Tsunami
Case Study 3: 2003 Okanagan Mountain Park Fire
Summary
Key Terms
Suggested Activities
References and Resources
Territories, Natural Resources and First Treaties
Modern Treaties and Claims
Case Study 1: The Indian Residential School System
What are Resources?
Mining in BC
Case Study 1: The Gold Rush
Case Study 2: Carrier Nation and the Endako Mine
History of Commercial Logging
Pulp and Paper Mills
Forest Tree Tenures
Case Study 1: Mountain Pine Beetle
Food Systems in the Physical Landscape
Food Systems in British Columbia
Confronting the Frontiers
Case Study 1: The Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR)
Case Study 2: Managing the BC Salmon Fishery
Urbanization in British Columbia
Case Study 1: The Georgia and Dunsmuir Viaducts
Case Study 2: Dockside Green, Victoria
Quality-of-Life Measures
Homelessness and Poverty in the First World
Case Study 1: Victoria and Williams Lake
Case Study 2: Housing Affordability
Types of Health Geographies
Case Study 1: The "Golden Hour" and Access to Health Care
Case Study 2: Urban Heat Islands, Health and Spatial Technologies
Appendix
Tools for Spatial Data Collection and Utilization
Qualitative Research Methods in Human Geography
Physical Geography Research Methods
Statistical Geography
How to Find Research Literature
About the Authors
Additional Credits
This book was written by the British Columbia Geography Open Textbook Collective
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