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Fault Lines
Emily Eaton
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Description for Fault Lines
Paperback. There is little doubt that the recent oil boom (2006-2014) and subsequent downturn in unconventional production has reshaped rural lives and landscapes. In the summer of 2014, at the height of the boom, geographer Emily Eaton and photographer Valerie Zink travelled to oil towns across Saskatchewan to record these changes. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCS; AJC; KNBP; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 408.
Oil is not new to Saskatchewan. Many of the wells found on farmland across the province date back to the 1950s when the industry began to spread. But there is little doubt that the recent boom (2006-2014) and subsequent downturn in unconventional oil production has reshaped rural lives and landscapes. While many small towns were suffering from depopulation and decline, others reoriented themselves around a booming oil industry.In place of the abandoned houses and shuttered shops found in many small towns in Saskatchewan, housing developments sprang up with new trucks and boats parked in driveways. Yet people in oil-producing areas ... Read more
Oil is not new to Saskatchewan. Many of the wells found on farmland across the province date back to the 1950s when the industry began to spread. But there is little doubt that the recent boom (2006-2014) and subsequent downturn in unconventional oil production has reshaped rural lives and landscapes. While many small towns were suffering from depopulation and decline, others reoriented themselves around a booming oil industry.In place of the abandoned houses and shuttered shops found in many small towns in Saskatchewan, housing developments sprang up with new trucks and boats parked in driveways. Yet people in oil-producing areas ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Manitoba Press Canada
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Winnipeg, Canada
ISBN
9780887557835
SKU
V9780887557835
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About Emily Eaton
Emily Eaton is an associate professor of geography at the University of Regina specializing in political economy and natural resource economies. She is also active in a variety of social justice struggles.
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