"Nobody who cares about our surroundings should be without it..."

Ed Arnold, Managing Editor, The Peterborough Examiner

Available from the Department of Geography, $25 (cash), and local book stores

Peterborough & the Kawarthas is a comprehensive overview of that part of Ontario known as "The Kawarthas". It includes chapters (complete with colour photos, maps, diagrams and tables) on geology, soils, plants and animals, climate, rivers and lakes, local history, urban geography regional planning, tourism and recreation, local area field trips, and map and remote-sensing imagery. A special feature of the book is a series of aerial photographs, each accompanied by a sketch to help their interpretation. These include many photos of parts of the City of Peterborough, as well as pictures of local villages, including Lakefield, Douro, Millbrook and Warsaw. This edition includes comprehensive references and lists of websites, including links to map, air photo and satellite images of the region, and databases for statistical information about the area.

Contents

Chapter 1. The regional setting (download for free)

Chapter 2. The physical landscape

Chapter 3. The climate, past, present, and future

Chapter 4. Plants, animals, and soils

Chapter 5. Rivers and streams

Chapter 6. The Kawartha Lakes

Chapter 7. The cultural landscape

Chapter 8. The City of Peterborough

Chapter 9. Planning issues in Peterborough and the Kawarthas

Chapter 10. Recreation and tourism

Chapter 11. A selection of field trips

Chapter 12. Maps and other cartographic resources

Figures, Tables, and Plates (also available as supplemental CD)

New course in 2012-13 - Geography of Peterborough & the Kawarthas