Wilderness and Waterpower How Banff National Park Became a Hydro-Electric 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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Christopher Armstrong, H. V. Nelles
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Calgary University of Calgary Press 2013
Edition1
Subjects
Alberta
Banff National Park
Bow River Watershed (Alta.)
Economic aspects
Economics
Electric power consumption
History
Political Science
Power utilization
Reservoirs
Water-power
Wilderness areas
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter Table of Contents [Map] Introduction CHAPTER 1: Water Falls CHAPTER 2: Power Struggle CHAPTER 3: Doubling Down CHAPTER 4: Downstream Benefits CHAPTER 5: Selling Scenery CHAPTER 6: Political Logic CHAPTER 7: Minnewanka Redux CHAPTER 8: War Measures CHAPTER 9: Public Power CHAPTER 10: Reversing Rivers CHAPTER 11: Leaving the Bow CHAPTER 12: Conclusion Appendix Notes Index Back Matter
  • 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