Ontario Heritage Act & Commentary
Author : Eileen P. K. Costello
Publisher :
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 36,48 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Cultural property
ISBN : 9780433457992
Well-preserved
Author : Mark Fram
Publisher : Erin, Ont. : Boston Mills Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,69 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781550463866
Book Description
The 3rd edition of a respected guide to architectural preservation that explains its importance and presents principles for planning, assessing, protecting, designing, repairing, and enhancing heritage structures of any age and style.
Ontario's Ghost Town Heritage
Author : Ron Brown
Publisher :
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 18,70 MB
Release : 2021-04-15
Category :
ISBN : 9780228103257
Book Description
Despite the urban sprawl, industrialization and endless highway construction, Ontario possesses many hidden corners and lonely roads where the remains of earlier settlements, often constructed with immense effort against impossible odds, now lie forgotten. Some are no more than a few decaying foundations and collapsing houses, while others are littered with the remains of the industry and manufacturing that once thrived there. There is a renewed interest in exploring our own backyard, and Ontario's Ghost Town Heritage is the perfect guide to these once-booming towns and villages. While some still maintain small resident populations, others exist only as abandoned buildings and ruins. All have in common that they are "ghosts" of their former greatness, and their images evoke the lost legacy of Ontario's past. This fascinating book by Ontario historian Ron Brown explores over 80 accessible ghost towns in all parts of Ontario. Detailed driving directions invite you to experience the province's heritage for yourself. This revised edition contains many new sites to visit and has been carefully updated with the latest information and driving directions.
Aboriginal Ontario
Author : Edward S. Rogers
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 37,91 MB
Release : 1994-09
Category : History
ISBN : 155002230X
Book Description
Aboriginal Ontario: Historical Perspectives on the First Nations contains seventeen essays on aspects of the history of the First Nations living within the present-day boundaries of Ontario. This volume reviews the experience of both the Algonquian and Iroquoian peoples in Southern Ontario, as well as the Algonquians in Northern Ontario. The first section describes the climate and landforms of Ontario thousands of years ago. It includes a comprehensive account of the archaeologists' contributions to our knowledge of the material culture of the First Nations before the arrival of the Europeans. The essays in the second and third sections look respectively at the Native peoples of Southern Ontario and Northern Ontario, from 1550 to 1945. The final section looks at more recent developments. The volume includes numerous illustrations and maps, as well as an extensive bibliography.
Heritage Languages
Author : Jim Cummins
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 18,91 MB
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780921908050
Book Description
In this book the authors decry the creation of a version of Canadian identity that actively discourages the cultivation of many of its citizens' languages. If multilingualism is regarded as a valuable asset both for the individual and for society, then why do so many Canadians vehemently oppose the teaching of heritage languages? Why do many parents who demand that their children be given the opportunity to become bilingual in French and English protest angrily at the fact that their tax dollars are being used to teach the languages of immigrant children? Why is it appropriate to promote multilingualism in private schools but not in the public school system? Is multilingualism good for the rich but bad for the poor? Heritage Languages examines the difficulties experienced integrating heritage languages into official curricula, and the successful efforts to teach Ukrainian, Italian, Hebrew, ASL, Portuguese and Punjabi in Canadian classrooms. An Our Schools/Our Selves book.
Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions
Author : Yohei Endo
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 1474 pages
File Size : 44,17 MB
Release : 2023-09-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3031396030
Book Description
This book gathers the peer-reviewed papers presented at the 13th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions (SAHC), held in Kyoto, Japan, on September 12-15, 2023. It highlights the latest advances and innovations in the field of conservation and restoration of historical and heritage structures. The conference topics encompass history of construction and building technology, theory and practice of conservation, inspection methods, non-destructive techniques and laboratory testing, numerical modeling and structural analysis, management of heritage structures and conservation strategies, structural health monitoring, repair and strengthening strategies and techniques, vernacular constructions, seismic analysis and retrofit, vulnerability and risk analysis, resilience of historic areas to climate change and hazard events, durability, and sustainability. As such the book represents an invaluable, up-to-the-minute tool, providing an essential overview of conservation of historical constructions, and offers an important platform to engineers, architects, archeologists, and geophysicists. Chapter Guidelines for Seismic Retrofitting of Earthen Historic Buildings in Peru and Latin America is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
An Environmental History of Canada
Author : Laurel Sefton MacDowell
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 31,92 MB
Release : 2012-07-31
Category : History
ISBN : 0774821043
Book Description
Traces how Canada’s colonial and national development contributed to modern environmental problems such as urban sprawl, the collapse of fisheries, and climate change Includes over 200 photographs, maps, figures, and sidebar discussions on key figures, concepts, and cases Offers concise definitions of environmental concepts Ties Canadian history to issues relevant to contemporary society Introduces students to a new, dynamic approach to the past Throughout history most people have associated northern North America with wilderness – with abundant fish and game, snow-capped mountains, and endless forest and prairie. Canada’s contemporary picture gallery, however, contains more disturbing images – deforested mountains, empty fisheries, and melting ice caps. Adopting both a chronological and thematic approach, Laurel MacDowell examines human interactions with the land, and the origins of our current environmental crisis, from first peoples to the Kyoto Protocol. This richly illustrated exploration of the past from an environmental perspective will change the way Canadians and others around the world think about – and look at – Canada.
Historical Dictionary of Canada
Author : Stephen Azzi
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 725 pages
File Size : 39,75 MB
Release : 2021-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1538120348
Book Description
Canada has become a leader among the modern nations of the world. It has emerged as a modern industrial nation, and as a key player in the resource, commodities, and financial institutions that make up today’s world. This third edition of the Historical Dictionary of Canada contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. It includes over 700 cross-referenced entries on a wide range of topics, covering the broad sweep of Canadian history from long before European contact until present day. Topics include Indigenous peoples, women, religion, regions, politics, international affairs, arts and culture, the environment, the economy, language, and war. This is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Canada. It introduces readers to the successes and failures, the conflicts and accommodations, the events and trends that have shaped Canadian history.
Ontario History
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 34,36 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Ontario
ISBN :
Book Description
Conservation Covenants
Author : Great Britain: Law Commission
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 32,57 MB
Release : 2013-03-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780108512292
Book Description
"Examines the case for introducing 'conservation covenants' into the law of England and Wales, and considers how a scheme of conservation covenants might be framed. A conservation covenant is a private agreement made by a landowner, for the purposes of conservation"--Page iii.
