ix, 235 pages : 27 cm

"Brett McGillivray focuses on the combination of physical processes that produced a spectacular variety of mountains, rivers, lakes, islands, fjords, forests, and minerals, explaining the forces that created the province and the natural hazards that can reshape it. A concise examination of BC historical geography follows, covering First Nations ways of life, colonization, Asian immigration, and the sad history of institutionalized racism." "The book contains a detailed description of the economic geography of the province, with chapters on forestry, the salmon fishery, metal mining, energy supply and demand, agriculture, water, and the tourism industry. It addresses the present-day issues of urbanization, economic development, and resource management, providing a thorough background to these topics and suggesting what the future might hold."--Jacket

Includes bibliographical references and index

British Columbia: a region of regions -- Physical processes and human implications -- Geophysical hazards: living with risks -- Modifying the landscape: the arrival of Europeans -- First Nations and their territories: reclaiming the land -- The geography of racism: the spatial diffusion of Asians -- Resource management in a changing global economy -- Forestry: the dominant export industry -- The salmon fishing industry: managing a mobile resource -- Metal mining: the opening and closing of mines -- Energy: supply and demand -- Agriculture: the land and what is produced -- Water: an essential resource -- Tourism: a new and dynamic industry -- Single-resource communities: fragile settlements -- Urbanization: a summary of people and landscapes in transition

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