Paper bound, UMI Books on Demand copy, illustrated, 234pp includes references and index. Ex-library copy with withdrawn stam to front fly and call number to heel of spine. Faint yellow highlights to first few pages and to reference section at back, else very good. 440 grams. All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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Title

Permafrost in Canada: Its Influence on Northern Development

Publisher

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1970 / UMI Books on Demand

Publication Date

1970

Language

English

ISBN 10

0802016022

ISBN 13

9780802016027

Binding

Soft cover

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This book has hardback covers.Ex-library,With usual stamps and markings,In fair condition, suitable as a study copy.

About the Author

Roger J.E. Brown (1931-1980) studied geography at the University of Toronto and Clark University, receiving a PH.D. from the latter in 1961. Starting in 1953 he worked with the National Research Council of Canada in the Northern Research Group, Soil Mechanics Section, Division of Building Research. As an associate research officer, he studied the distribution of permafrost and the physical factors affecting this distribution. He was research advisor to the permafrost subcommittee of the associate committee on geotechnical research and a member of the associate committee on quaternary research, both of the NRC, and a fellow of the Arctic Institute of North America. He visited many parts of Northern Canada.

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