topic:"water" found 12 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Abstract: Growing populations, increasing industrial use and heavy agricultural demand are beginning to tax water supplies in many regions of Canada. Since many rivers are already fully allocated to numerous uses, future economic and social development will depend upon how much we know about our surface and ground water resources and how effectively we manage them—especially in the face of climate change. The message to take home from this eloquent book is that it is time to dispel the myth of limitless abundance of water in Canada and throughout North America. We all need to be mindful that though our technologically sophisticated society is largely fuelled and lubricated by refined petroleum, it ultimately runs on plain water. In his conclusion to this authoritative book, Robert Sandford, chair of Canada’s United Nations Water for Life Decade, offers a realistic picture of the various issues and threats related to the future availability and quality of fresh water in Canada. (from Rocky Mountain Books website)

Contents: Invocation: through mist and rainbow the water speaks; One: water, weather and the west; Two: the drinking-water supply in Canada; Three: what can we learn from others; Four: reading the wind: reframing the climage-change debate; Five: future landscapes in the mountain west; Appendix One; Appendix Two; Written on the wind: a climate-change bookshelf; Index; Acknowledgements

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Subjects: Hydrology; Hydrology - Alberta; Rivers; Water; Watersheds; Bow River Basin; Spray River; Highwood Pass; Maps; Photography

Abstract: Until the 1980s, Kananaskis Country, the Bow Valley and Canmore were places most people drove past on their way to Ban National Park, Lake Louise, Jasper and points beyond. Today, Kananaskis Country gets more than three million visitors a year, and Canmore is a town twice the size of Banff. Encompassing a dizzying array of natural environments, from grasslands and foothills to deep mountain valleys and sweeping alpine vistas, Kananaskis Country and the Bow Valley attract visitors from around the world each year to this mountain paradise. Calgarians consider this landscape to be their backyard and they turn to it for recreation, solace and wilderness adventure. Where Rivers Meet will bring the beauty and wonder of this profound landscape and its wild creatures to visitors from around the world and local residents alike. This artistically designed coffee table book features over 200 black and white and colour images together with short essays and personal reflections on natural history, geology, the cultural background and the region’s communities, as well as the threats and solutions to development and social challenges found throughout Kananaskis Country and the Bow Valley. (From publisher's website)

Contents: Introduction; The Bow Valley; The Spray Valley; The Kananaskis Valley; The Highwood/Cataract; The Elbow and Sheep Rivers; Oz-ada Imne; Epilogue: A love song; Gratitude; About the author; Maps

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