Ives, Jack D
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자료유형 | E-BOOK |
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서명/저자사항 | Baffin Island [electronic resource]: field research and high Arctic adventure, 1961-1967/ Jack D. Ives. |
개인저자 | Ives, Jack D,author, |
발행사항 | Calgary, Alberta: University of Calgary Press, 2016. |
형태사항 | 1 online resource. |
총서사항 | Northern lights series,1925-2943; no. 18 |
기타형태 저록 | Print version:Ives, Jack D, author. Baffin Island. Northern lights series Northern lights series, |
ISBN | 9781552388310 155238831X |
서지주기 | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
요약 | "A geographer with extensive research experience in the Canadian North, Jack D. Ives has written a lively and informative account of several expeditions to Baffin Island during the "golden age" of federal research. In the 1960s, scientists from the Geographical Branch of Canada's Department of Energy, Mines, and Resources travelled to Baffin to study glacial geomorphology and glaciology. Their fieldwork resulted in vastly increased knowledge of the Far North-from its ice caps and glaciers to its lichens and microfossils. Drawing from the recollections of his Baffin colleagues as well as from his own memories, Ives takes readers on a remarkable adventure, describing the day-to-day experiences of the field teams in the context of both contemporary Arctic research and bureaucratic decision making. Along the way, his narrative illustrates the role played by the Cold War-era Distant Early Warning Line and other northern infrastructure, the crucial importance of his pioneering aerial photography, the unpredictable nature of planes, helicopters, and radios in Arctic regions, and of course, the vast and breathtaking scenery of the North. Baffin Island encompasses both field research and High Arctic adventure. The research trips to Baffin between 1961 and 1967 also served as a vital training ground in polar studies for university students; further, they represented a breakthrough in gender equality in government-sponsored science, thanks to the author's persistence in having women permitted on the teams. The book contains a special section detailing the subsequent professional achievements of the many researchers involved (in addition to the later career moves of Ives himself) and a chapter that delves deeper into the science behind their fieldwork in the North. Readers need not be versed in glaciology, however. Ives has produced a highly readable book that seamlessly combines research and adventure."-- |
해제 | Provided by publisher. |
주제명(개인명) | Ives, Jack D.Travel -- Nunavut -- Baffin Island. |
주제명(지명) | Arctic regions --Research --History --20th century. --Canada Baffin Island (Nunavut) --History --20th century. |
일반주제명 | Geographers --Travel --Nunavut --Baffin Island. Geographers --Canada --Biography. Geography --Fieldwork --Nunavut --Baffin Island --History --20th century. Research --Government policy --Canada --History --20th century. SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography TRAVEL / Budget TRAVEL / Hikes & Walks TRAVEL / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest TRAVEL / Parks & Campgrounds |
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