Ecology & Wonder in the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site (2010)

by Robert W. Sandford

Other authors: Virginia Penny (Designer), James Thorsell (Foreword)

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Ecology & Wonder makes several remarkable claims: The greatest cultural achievement in the Western Canadian mountain region may be what has been preserved, not what has been developed. Protecting the spine of the Rocky Mountains will preserve crucial ecological functions. Because the process of ecosystem diminishment and species loss has been slowed, an ecological thermostat has been kept alive. This may well be an important defence against future climate change impacts in the Canadian west. Ecology & Wonder is a must-read for those who appreciate Western Canada's breathtaking landscape.… (more)

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Robert W. Sandford	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Penny, Virginia	Designer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
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2010

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Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site

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For Vi Sandford, my partner on this amazing journey, and for our three children, Reid, Amery and Landon, who will inherit this West.

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The purpose of this book is to make three bold new claims related to the history of Canada's mountain West.

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Ecology & Wonder makes several remarkable claims: The greatest cultural achievement in the Western Canadian mountain region may be what has been preserved, not what has been developed. Protecting the spine of the Rocky Mountains will preserve crucial ecological functions. Because the process of ecosystem diminishment and species loss has been slowed, an ecological thermostat has been kept alive. This may well be an important defence against future climate change impacts in the Canadian west. Ecology & Wonder is a must-read for those who appreciate Western Canada's breathtaking landscape.

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