Ronald Rudin
Against the Tides: Reshaping Landscape and Community in Canada's Maritime Marshlands
Against the Tides: Reshaping Landscape and Community in Canada's Maritime Marshlands
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The Maritime Marshland Rehabilitation Administration (MMRA) was created in 1948 to reshape the landscape of the Bay of Fundy region, but its engineers' hubris resulted in tidal dams that compromised some of the regions rivers, leaving behind environmental damage. This book is a vivid, rich account of a distinctive landscape and its occupants, revealing the push-pull of local and expert knowledge and the role of the state in the postwar era.
Format: Hardback
Length: 278 pages
Publication date: 20 December 2021
Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
For centuries, dykes in the Bay of Fundy region of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia held back the largest tides in the world, transforming salt marsh into arable land and enabling farming. However, by the 1940s, these dykes had fallen into disrepair, causing significant environmental damage.
Against the Tides is the captivating story of the Maritime Marshland Rehabilitation Administration (MMRA), a federal agency established in 1948 to reshape the landscape. While the agency's engineers often drew from traditional dykeland practices, their confidence in their expertise sometimes led them to disregard local conditions, sidelining farmers in the process. Their hubris resulted in the construction of tidal dams that compromised some of the region's rivers, leaving behind lasting environmental consequences.
This book offers a vivid and richly detailed account of the unique landscape and its inhabitants, shedding light on the interplay between local knowledge and expert expertise and the role of the state in the postwar era. It delves into the challenges faced by the MMRA in balancing the needs of agriculture and ecology, highlighting the complexities of managing a delicate ecosystem. Through its engaging narrative, Against the Tides provides a valuable insight into the history and legacy of dykeland management and the ongoing efforts to balance the demands of development with the preservation of natural resources.
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780774866750
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