Prairie of mine(s): engaging with the remnants of extractive processes

Prairie of Mine(s) explores the incorporation of cultural and historical elements within the reclamation of a post-industrial mining landscape in the South Saskatchewan prairie. Reclamation solely by ecological methods often fails to recognize the industrial processes and people that altered the la...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Baxter, Shannon D.
Other Authors: Trottier, Jean (Landscape Architecture)
Language:en_US
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/3088
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Summary:Prairie of Mine(s) explores the incorporation of cultural and historical elements within the reclamation of a post-industrial mining landscape in the South Saskatchewan prairie. Reclamation solely by ecological methods often fails to recognize the industrial processes and people that altered the landscape. This project utilizes experiential, cultural, and historical elements within the reclamation of mining lands to shed light on a part of our history that is frequently overlooked and draw attention to actions made on the earth everyday in order for us to live comfortably.