Atlas of British Columbia: People, Environment, and Resource Use

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University of British Columbia Press, 1979 - British Columbia - 136 pages

The Atlas of British Columbia is the first majorcartographic study of the province to be published since 1956. Createdthrough close co-operation between government, the private sector, andthe unviersity, it is the successor to the British Columbia Atlasof Resources which, for twenty years, has been the standardreference work used by schools, industry, government, and the generalpublic.

The most recent data available have been used to give an accurate,comprehensive picture of British Columbia's economy as it is today.Comparative studies show the development orf the province'smanpower and natural resources as well as the rapid growth of industryand technology since the beginning of the century. In party, theemphasis of the atlas reflects thousands of specific requests forup-to-date resource information rercorded over the last ten years.

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About the author (1979)

A.L. Farley was a cartographic editor of theBritish Columbia Atlas of Resources (1956) and is on thefaculty of the Department of Geography at the University of BritishColumbia. He specializes in the regional geography of the PacificNorthwest and cartographic design.

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