Wilderness and waterpower : how Banff National Park became a hydroelectric storage reservoir

Wilderness and waterpower how Banff National Park became a hydroelectric storage reservoir

Wilderness and Waterpower: How Banff National Park Became a Hydroelectric Storage Reservoir explores how the need for electricity at the turn of the century affected and shaped Banff National Park. Today's conservationists and energy researchers will find much to think about in this tale of Alb...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Armstrong, Christopher, 1942- author (author), Nelles, H. V. (Henry Vivian), 1942- author
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Calgary University of Calgary Press 2013
Calgary, Alberta : [2013].
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Energy, ecology, and the environment series, no. 5.
Materias:
Water-power > Alberta > Banff National Park > History.
Reservoirs > Alberta > Banff National Park > History.
Wilderness areas > Economic aspects > Alberta > History.
Electric power consumption > Alberta > History.
Bow River Watershed (Alta.) > Power utilization > History.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009672525006719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Series Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • Hydropower Plants and Dams Map
  • Introduction
  • 1: Water Falls
  • 2: Power Struggle
  • 3: Doubling Down
  • 4: Downstream Benefits
  • 5: Selling Scenery
  • 6: Political Logic
  • 7: Minnewanka Redux
  • 8: War Measures
  • 9: Public Power
  • 10: Reversing Rivers
  • 11: Leaving the Bow
  • 12: Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • Notes
  • Index
  • Back Cover.

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