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Nature reorganized
Nature reorganized
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exhibitions
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Title:
Mel Ziegler: Growing Concern
Mel Ziegler: Growing Concern
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The front garden is a sign, a place both public and private, conveying the convictions and values of the households they frame. Growing Concern, a grass relief in Baile Park by American artist Mel Ziegler (b.1956), represents the North American obsession with the lawn. The artist considers the cultural obsession with the growth of our lawns to be symbolic of the taming(...)
The front garden is a sign, a place both public and private, conveying the convictions and values of the households they frame. Growing Concern, a grass relief in Baile Park by American artist Mel Ziegler (b.1956), represents the North American obsession with the lawn. The artist considers the cultural obsession with the growth of our lawns to be symbolic of the taming(...)
Location:
Baile Park
Baile Park
Date:
16 June 1998 to 8 November 1998
16 June 1998 to 8 November 1998
Title:
Mel Ziegler: Growing Concern
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The front garden is a sign, a place both public and private, conveying the convictions and values of the households they frame. Growing Concern, a grass relief in Baile Park by American artist Mel Ziegler (b.1956), represents the North American obsession with the lawn. The artist considers the cultural obsession with the growth of our lawns to be symbolic of the taming(...)
Mel Ziegler: Growing Concern
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The front garden is a sign, a place both public and private, conveying the convictions and values of the households they frame. Growing Concern, a grass relief in Baile Park by American artist Mel Ziegler (b.1956), represents the North American obsession with the lawn. The artist considers the cultural obsession with the growth of our lawns to be symbolic of the taming(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
Date:
16 June 1998 to
8 November 1998
16 June 1998 to
8 November 1998
Location:
Baile Park
Baile Park
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events
events
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Ben Bradley presents how the automobile shaped how Canadians encountered their country during the 20th century. As thousands and then millions came to know Canada by motoring, their travel patterns, viewing habits, and tastes shaped and reshaped the places they passed through. Canada’s roads came to be festooned with scenic pullouts, viewpoints, and a constellation of(...)
Ben Bradley presents how the automobile shaped how Canadians encountered their country during the 20th century. As thousands and then millions came to know Canada by motoring, their travel patterns, viewing habits, and tastes shaped and reshaped the places they passed through. Canada’s roads came to be festooned with scenic pullouts, viewpoints, and a constellation of(...)
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Paul Desmarais Theatre Keyword(s):
Canada, environment, Bradley, It's all happening so fast, roadside
Paul Desmarais Theatre Keyword(s):
Canada, environment, Bradley, It's all happening so fast, roadside
Date:
23 February 2017, 6pm
23 February 2017, 6pm
Title:
Making Canada a Roadside Attraction
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Ben Bradley presents how the automobile shaped how Canadians encountered their country during the 20th century. As thousands and then millions came to know Canada by motoring, their travel patterns, viewing habits, and tastes shaped and reshaped the places they passed through. Canada’s roads came to be festooned with scenic pullouts, viewpoints, and a constellation of(...)
Making Canada a Roadside Attraction
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Ben Bradley presents how the automobile shaped how Canadians encountered their country during the 20th century. As thousands and then millions came to know Canada by motoring, their travel patterns, viewing habits, and tastes shaped and reshaped the places they passed through. Canada’s roads came to be festooned with scenic pullouts, viewpoints, and a constellation of(...)
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events
events
Date:
23 February 2017
6pm
23 February 2017
6pm
Location:
Paul Desmarais Theatre Keyword(s):
Canada, environment, Bradley, It's all happening so fast, roadside
Paul Desmarais Theatre Keyword(s):
Canada, environment, Bradley, It's all happening so fast, roadside
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events
events
Title:
No Parks?
No Parks?
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Are parks bad? These quarantined bits of land and water speak to a confused desire for some kind of “nature”—and they might be good for our health—but do they also serve to excuse our continued bad behaviour? Parks are not innocent. City parks are real estate assets and urban “amenities” created by planners, landscape architects, hydrological engineers, police(...)
Are parks bad? These quarantined bits of land and water speak to a confused desire for some kind of “nature”—and they might be good for our health—but do they also serve to excuse our continued bad behaviour? Parks are not innocent. City parks are real estate assets and urban “amenities” created by planners, landscape architects, hydrological engineers, police(...)
Date:
25 May 2017
25 May 2017
Title:
No Parks?
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Are parks bad? These quarantined bits of land and water speak to a confused desire for some kind of “nature”—and they might be good for our health—but do they also serve to excuse our continued bad behaviour? Parks are not innocent. City parks are real estate assets and urban “amenities” created by planners, landscape architects, hydrological engineers, police(...)
No Parks?
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Are parks bad? These quarantined bits of land and water speak to a confused desire for some kind of “nature”—and they might be good for our health—but do they also serve to excuse our continued bad behaviour? Parks are not innocent. City parks are real estate assets and urban “amenities” created by planners, landscape architects, hydrological engineers, police(...)
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events
events
Date:
25 May 2017
25 May 2017
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books
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Description:
xvii, 425 pages ; 21 cm
Description:
xvii, 425 pages ; 21 cm
Subject:
- Frontier and pioneer life United States.,
- Nature conservation United States.,
- History.,
- Civilization.,
- Philosophy.,
- Wilderness.,
- Attitudes and opinions.,
- Nature Conservation États-Unis.,
- Histoire.,
- Civilisation.,
- history (discipline),
- civilization.,
- Frontier and pioneer life,
- Nature conservation,
- Geschichte,
- Wildnis,
- Zivilisation,
- Natuurbehoud.,
- Frontier.,
- Natuurfilosofie.,
- Cultuurgeschiedenis.,
- Mens en natuur.,
- Wilderness areas United States.,
- United States Civilization.,
- United States,
- États-Unis Civilisation.,
- USA,
- United States Wilderness Attitudes of society ca 1630-1972
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Publication:
New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, [1982], ©1982
New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, [1982], ©1982
Title:
Wilderness and the American mind / Roderick Nash.
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xvii, 425 pages ; 21 cm
Wilderness and the American mind / Roderick Nash.
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xvii, 425 pages ; 21 cm
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books
books
Publication:
New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, [1982], ©1982
New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, [1982], ©1982
Subject:
- Frontier and pioneer life United States.,
- Nature conservation United States.,
- History.,
- Civilization.,
- Philosophy.,
- Wilderness.,
- Attitudes and opinions.,
- Nature Conservation États-Unis.,
- Histoire.,
- Civilisation.,
- history (discipline),
- civilization.,
- Frontier and pioneer life,
- Nature conservation,
- Geschichte,
- Wildnis,
- Zivilisation,
- Natuurbehoud.,
- Frontier.,
- Natuurfilosofie.,
- Cultuurgeschiedenis.,
- Mens en natuur.,
- Wilderness areas United States.,
- United States Civilization.,
- United States,
- États-Unis Civilisation.,
- USA,
- United States Wilderness Attitudes of society ca 1630-1972
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books
books
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Description:
xii, 477 pages ; 25 cm
Description:
xii, 477 pages ; 25 cm
Subject:
- Human ecology Philosophy.,
- Wilderness areas.,
- Nature Effect of human beings on.,
- Philosophy of nature.,
- Écologie humaine Philosophie.,
- Réserves de la vie sauvage.,
- Homme Influence sur la nature.,
- Philosophie de la nature.,
- wilderness areas.,
- Natuur.,
- Mensen.,
- Human influence on nature.,
- Ecology
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Publication:
New Haven : Yale University Press, ©1991.
New Haven : Yale University Press, ©1991.
Title:
The idea of wilderness : from prehistory to the age of ecology / Max Oelschlaeger.
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xii, 477 pages ; 25 cm
The idea of wilderness : from prehistory to the age of ecology / Max Oelschlaeger.
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xii, 477 pages ; 25 cm
Form:
books
books
Publication:
New Haven : Yale University Press, ©1991.
New Haven : Yale University Press, ©1991.
Subject:
- Human ecology Philosophy.,
- Wilderness areas.,
- Nature Effect of human beings on.,
- Philosophy of nature.,
- Écologie humaine Philosophie.,
- Réserves de la vie sauvage.,
- Homme Influence sur la nature.,
- Philosophie de la nature.,
- wilderness areas.,
- Natuur.,
- Mensen.,
- Human influence on nature.,
- Ecology
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books
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xx, 505 leaves : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, maps, plans ; 28 cm
- Library main canada 276403 | NA2543.N38 L36 2011 | c. 1 | Available
- Library main canada 299819 | NA2543.N38 L36 2011 | c. 2 | Available
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Description:
xx, 505 leaves : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, maps, plans ; 28 cm
Subject:
- Canadian Pacific Railway Company.,
- Railroads Canada, Western History.,
- Cultural landscapes Canada.,
- Nationalism and architecture Canada.,
- Resorts Canadian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.) History.,
- Wilderness lodges Canadian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.) History 20th century.,
- Tourist camps, hostels, etc. Canadian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.) History 20th century.,
- Tourism Canadian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.) History.,
- Land settlement Prairie Provinces History 20th century.,
- Farms Prairie Provinces History 20th century.,
- Paysages culturels Canada.,
- Nationalisme et architecture Canada.,
- Lieux de villégiature Rocheuses canadiennes (C.-B. et Alb.) Histoire.,
- Pavillons en milieu sauvage Rocheuses canadiennes (C.-B. et Alb.) Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Hébergement touristique Rocheuses canadiennes (C.-B. et Alb.) Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Colonisation intérieure Provinces des Prairies Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Exploitations agricoles Provinces des Prairies Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Cultural landscapes,
- Farms,
- Land settlement,
- Nationalism and architecture,
- Railroads,
- Resorts,
- Tourism,
- Tourist camps, hostels, etc.,
- Wilderness lodges,
- Canada,
- Canada Canadian Rockies,
- Western Canada,
- Prairie Provinces,
- Wilderness Canada.,
- dissertations.,
- Academic theses,
- History,
- Thèses et écrits académiques.
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Publication:
2011.
2011.
Title:
Wilderness nation : building Canada's railway landscapes, 1885-1929 / Elsa Lam.
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xx, 505 leaves : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, maps, plans ; 28 cm
Wilderness nation : building Canada's railway landscapes, 1885-1929 / Elsa Lam.
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- Library main canada 276403 | NA2543.N38 L36 2011 | c. 1 | Available
- Library main canada 299819 | NA2543.N38 L36 2011 | c. 2 | Available
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Description:
xx, 505 leaves : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, maps, plans ; 28 cm
Form:
books
books
Publication:
2011.
2011.
Subject:
- Canadian Pacific Railway Company.,
- Railroads Canada, Western History.,
- Cultural landscapes Canada.,
- Nationalism and architecture Canada.,
- Resorts Canadian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.) History.,
- Wilderness lodges Canadian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.) History 20th century.,
- Tourist camps, hostels, etc. Canadian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.) History 20th century.,
- Tourism Canadian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.) History.,
- Land settlement Prairie Provinces History 20th century.,
- Farms Prairie Provinces History 20th century.,
- Paysages culturels Canada.,
- Nationalisme et architecture Canada.,
- Lieux de villégiature Rocheuses canadiennes (C.-B. et Alb.) Histoire.,
- Pavillons en milieu sauvage Rocheuses canadiennes (C.-B. et Alb.) Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Hébergement touristique Rocheuses canadiennes (C.-B. et Alb.) Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Colonisation intérieure Provinces des Prairies Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Exploitations agricoles Provinces des Prairies Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Cultural landscapes,
- Farms,
- Land settlement,
- Nationalism and architecture,
- Railroads,
- Resorts,
- Tourism,
- Tourist camps, hostels, etc.,
- Wilderness lodges,
- Canada,
- Canada Canadian Rockies,
- Western Canada,
- Prairie Provinces,
- Wilderness Canada.,
- dissertations.,
- Academic theses,
- History,
- Thèses et écrits académiques.
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books
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Description:
146 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 33 x 41 cm
Description:
146 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 33 x 41 cm
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Subject:
- Adams, Ansel, 1902-1984.,
- Adams, Ansel, 1902-1984 Correspondence.,
- Adams, Ansel.,
- Landscape photography United States.,
- Wilderness areas United States Pictorial works.,
- Photographie de paysages États-Unis.,
- Landscape photography,
- Wilderness areas,
- Nationalpark,
- Bildband,
- Fotografie,
- Natur,
- United States,
- USA,
- Photography,
- photobooks.,
- Pictorial works,
- Photobooks.
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Publication:
Boston ; Toronto ; London : Little, Brown and Company, [1990], ©1990
Boston ; Toronto ; London : Little, Brown and Company, [1990], ©1990
Title:
The American wilderness / Ansel Adams ; edited by Andrea G. Stillman ; introduction by William A. Turnage.
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Description:
146 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 33 x 41 cm
The American wilderness / Ansel Adams ; edited by Andrea G. Stillman ; introduction by William A. Turnage.
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Description:
146 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 33 x 41 cm
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books
books
Publication:
Boston ; Toronto ; London : Little, Brown and Company, [1990], ©1990
Boston ; Toronto ; London : Little, Brown and Company, [1990], ©1990
Subject:
- Adams, Ansel, 1902-1984.,
- Adams, Ansel, 1902-1984 Correspondence.,
- Adams, Ansel.,
- Landscape photography United States.,
- Wilderness areas United States Pictorial works.,
- Photographie de paysages États-Unis.,
- Landscape photography,
- Wilderness areas,
- Nationalpark,
- Bildband,
- Fotografie,
- Natur,
- United States,
- USA,
- Photography,
- photobooks.,
- Pictorial works,
- Photobooks.
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books
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Description:
169 pages illustrations 24 cm
Description:
169 pages illustrations 24 cm
Title:
The wilderness cabin. Illustrated by Les Kouba.
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Description:
169 pages illustrations 24 cm
The wilderness cabin. Illustrated by Les Kouba.
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Description:
169 pages illustrations 24 cm
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books
books
Publication:
New York, Macmillan, 1961.
New York, Macmillan, 1961.
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books
books
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Description:
viii, 190 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Description:
viii, 190 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subject:
- Wilderness areas Government policy United States.,
- National parks and reserves Government policy United States.,
- Indians of North America Relocation.,
- Réserves de la vie sauvage Politique gouvernementale États-Unis.,
- Parcs nationaux Politique gouvernementale États-Unis.,
- National parks and reserves Government policy,
- Wilderness areas Government policy,
- United States
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Publication:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Title:
Dispossessing the wilderness : Indian removal and the making of the national parks / Mark David Spence.
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viii, 190 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Dispossessing the wilderness : Indian removal and the making of the national parks / Mark David Spence.
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viii, 190 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Form:
books
books
Publication:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Subject:
- Wilderness areas Government policy United States.,
- National parks and reserves Government policy United States.,
- Indians of North America Relocation.,
- Réserves de la vie sauvage Politique gouvernementale États-Unis.,
- Parcs nationaux Politique gouvernementale États-Unis.,
- National parks and reserves Government policy,
- Wilderness areas Government policy,
- United States
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