Mapping New Jersey : an evolving landscape / edited by Maxine N. Lurie and Peter O. Wacker ; cartography by Michael Siegel.

Author
Siegel, Michael [Browse]
Format
Map
Language
English
Published/​Created
New Brunswick, N.J. : Rivergate Books, ©2009.
Description
1 atlas (240 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 37 cm

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        Summary note
        Presents an interpretive atlas of the state of New Jersey covering changes in the environment, land-use patterns, demography, transportation, economy, and politics throughout history.
        Bibliographic references
        Includes bibliographical references and index.
        Contents
        • Environment : introduction / David A. Robinson
        • Landforms / Charles A. Stansfield
        • Soils / John C.F. Tedrow and Peter O. Wacker
        • Weather and climate / David A. Robinson
        • Natural hazards / James K. Mitchell
        • Coastal change / Thomas O. Herrington
        • Vegetation and wildlife / Richard G. Lathrop
        • Water resources / Robert M. Hordon
        • Land use : introduction / Harbans Singh
        • Settlement patterns / Peter O. Wacker
        • The megapolitan transformation : Princeton, the "brains town" / Michael H. Ebner
        • Planned and utopian communities / Maxine N. Lurie
        • Dynamics of agriculture / Robert M. Goodman and Arthur R. Brown Jr.
        • Land renewal : Superfund sites, brownfields, and grayfields / Michael R. Greenberg
        • Vacant buildable land : a less dense New Jersey / Henry J. Mayer
        • Demography : introduction / Briavel Holcomb
        • Indians / Lorraine E. Williams
        • African Americans / Giles R. Wright
        • Religious diversity / Frank L. Greenagel
        • Age and gender / Briavel Holcomb
        • Health and medicine / Karen Reeds
        • Education / David Hespe
        • Transportation : introduction / Peter O. Wacker
        • The era of straight roads : a road-making revolution / Robert Craig
        • Railroads / John T. Cunningham
        • The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey / Jameson W. Doig
        • Journey to work (and elsewhere) / Peter O. Wacker
        • The economy : introduction / James W. Hughes and Joseph J. Seneca
        • Extractive industries / Richard Veit
        • Fishing / Bonnie J. McCay
        • Clay, brick, and glass / Richard Veit
        • Early milling and waterpower / Richard W. Hunter
        • Tourism, leisure, and hospitality / Briavel Holcomb
        • History and politics : introduction / Joseph R. Marbach
        • Colonial and state boundaries / Maxine N. Lurie
        • Military history / Mark Edward Lender
        • Women in politics / Deborah L. Walsh
        • Land as politics and the politics of land / Maxine N. Lurie.
        ISBN
        • 9780813545851 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
        • 0813545854 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
        LCCN
        2008048078
        OCLC
        294847333
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