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Date Permissions Signed

5-5-2010

Date of Award

2010

Document Type

Masters Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

History

First Advisor

Stewart, Mart A.

Second Advisor

Friday, Chris, 1959-

Third Advisor

Leonard, Kevin Allen, 1964-

Fourth Advisor

Seltz, Jennifer

Abstract

Bellingham Bay is a rich environment that has been appreciated by geologists, geographers, biologists as well as other academics from the natural sciences. This thesis highlights many of these scholarly approaches, but adds a human element to the history of this harbor. Special attention is paid to the underwater landscape of the Bay because different groups of people have tried to control this feature of the Bay and embed various social constructions into the physical geography. More importantly, differing ideas about the Bay and how it should be managed and altered have brought different groups into conflict. These conflicts make up the bulk of this interpretation. I argue that social scientists have failed to appreciate the relationship between human history and the natural environments below the surface of coastal areas.

Type

Text

DOI

https://doi.org/10.25710/drf6-yx10

Publisher

Western Washington University

OCLC Number

650335800

Subject – LCSH

Harbors--Environmental aspects--Washington (State)--Bellingham Bay--History; Land use--Environmental aspects--Washington (State)--Bellingham Bay--History; Waterfronts--Washington (State)--Bellingham--Planning--History; Bellingham Bay (Wash.)--Environmental aspects--History

Geographic Coverage

Bellingham Bay (Wash.)

Format

application/pdf

Genre/Form

masters theses

Language

English

Rights

Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this thesis for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author's written permission.

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