Vancouver and Its Region

Ann Turner is Financial and Budget Manager, University of British
Columbia Library.

On the occasion of the 1992 Canadian Association of Geographers
conference in Vancouver, 19 members of the UBC Geography Department
pooled their expertise to prepare this remarkable study of their home
region. The contributors have many different areas of specialization,
but a common thread is the geographer’s interest in the physical
features of the environment and particularly in human interaction with
them. The result is a highly readable and surprisingly cohesive account
that examines significant social, economic, and environmental
developments in the Vancouver area played out against its spectacular
natural setting over the past 200 years. The variety of viewpoints and
subject perspectives brought to bear on the topic give unusual breadth
and richness to the discussion and provide a wealth of historical
detail. The work is generously illustrated with maps and black-and-white
photos—many of the current ones taken by the authors themselves. In
keeping with its purpose as a “popular” rather than scholarly
treatment of the subject, footnotes and bibliography are replaced by
informal bibliographical notes to each chapter. An extensive index
completes the volume, giving easy access for reference purposes and
browsers.