Introduction
We do not often think of the iconic Banff National Park being made to serve mundane corporate functions such as storing water for hydroelectric stations. But it does. By the same token, we do not think of electricity as being a major force in the development of national parks policy. But it was. It...
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| Published in | Wilderness and Waterpower p. vii |
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| Main Authors | , |
| Format | Book Chapter |
| Language | English |
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University of Calgary Press
19.02.2013
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | We do not often think of the iconic Banff National Park being made to serve mundane corporate functions such as storing water for hydroelectric stations. But it does. By the same token, we do not think of electricity as being a major force in the development of national parks policy. But it was. It might be ventured that electricity was as much a factor in the history of Banff National Park as was the CPR.
Why did Banff National Park have to be significantly altered to accommodate hydroelectric storage? More broadly, how did the production and consumption of electricity in |
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