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Wilderness and waterpower [electronic resource] : how Banff National Park became a hydroelectric storage reservoir / Christopher Armstrong and H.V. Nelles.
(Energy, ecology, and the environment series, 1925-2935 ; no. 5)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic monograph.
Issued also in print format.
ISBN 978-1-55238-635-4 (PDF).—ISBN 978-1-55238-636-1 (PDF).—ISBN 978-1-55238-637-8 (HTML)
1. Water-power—Alberta—Banff National Park—History. 2. Bow River Watershed (Alta.)—Power utilization—History. 3. Reservoirs— Alberta—Banff National Park—History. 4. Wilderness areas—Economic aspects—Alberta—History. 5. Electric power consumption—Alberta—History.I. Nelles, H. V. (Henry Vivian), 1942- II. Title. III. Series: Energy, ecology,and the environment series (Online) ; no. 5
HD9685.C33A43 2013 333.91’409712332 C2012-908283-X
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This book has been published with the help of a grant from the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, through the Awards to Scholarly Publications Program, using funds provided by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. This project was also funded in part by the Alberta Historical Resources Foundation, using funds provided by the Alberta Lottery Fund. The Wilson Institute for Canadian History at McMaster University also provided financial support.
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