Isbn: 9780774869294 - the lights on the tipple are going out: fighting economic ruin in a canadian coalfield community (10 Ergebnisse)

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Canadian postwar economic boom did not include one western coal-mining region. When the Canadian Pacific Railway switched to diesel power, over 2,000 coal-production jobs were lost in the Crowsnest Pass and Elk Valley. The Lights on the Tipple Are Going Out tells the story of its fight for survival.Underground mine closures began in 1950, prompting attempts by unions, leftist parties, municipal governments, and business groups to save the local economy. Efforts to reindustrialize in the mid-1960s brought unregulated growth, unsafe working conditions, and pollution. Starting in 1968, new strip mines were built to produce metallurgical coal for Asia-Pacific steelmakers.Not only is this an interesting regional history, but the consideration of the role of labour unions, local communists, and grassroots environmentalists makes it especially compelling. Today, with technological change in steel manufacturing on the horizon, propelled by the climate crisis, Langford argues that the Crowsnest Pass and Elk Valley must look toward ecosystem restoration, sustainable economic activities, and the inclusion of First Nations in decision making in order to embrace a future beyond coal.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. The Lights on the Tipple Are Going Out | Fighting Economic Ruin in a Canadian Coalfield Community | Thomas Langford | Taschenbuch | Einband - flex.(Paperback) | Englisch | 2025 | University of British Columbia Press | EAN 9780774869294 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Easy Access System Europe, Mustamäe Tee 50, 10621 TALLINN, ESTLAND, gpsr[dot]requests[at]easproject[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu. …