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EnviroStats, Spring 2010
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Latest indicators
| Population 2008 to 2009 Percentage change |
1.2% |
|---|---|
| Gross domestic product, monthly December 2009 Percentage change |
0.6% |
| Greenhouse gas emissions 2006 to 2007 Percentage change |
4.0% |
| Particulate matter (PM2.5) 2000 to 2006 |
No significant trend |
| Ground-level ozone 1990 to 2006 Median percent change per year |
0.7% |
| Natural resource wealth 2007 to 2008 Percentage change |
45.3% |
Articles
A new research project on Canadian settlements: initial geographic results
Nancy Hofmann, Akmal Elgarawany, Hugo Larocque, Giuseppe Filoso and Tim Dennis
Settlements are important hubs for residential, commercial and industrial activity, however, the size, structure and form of settlements over time can have a variety of social, economic and environmental implications. Statistics Canada has developed a new concept and dataset to delineate or map boundaries for Canada’s settlements. This article presents some of the early geographic results of this project, including the tendency of settlements to be more concentrated in specific parts of Canada as well as typical geographic or location preferences such as proximity to fertile agricultural land and access to transportation. Full article: HTML
Ecoregion profile: Lake Erie Lowland
Giuseppe Filoso and Hugo Larocque
The Lake Erie Lowland ecoregion profile is the second in a series of ecoregion profiles. The information presented includes a brief description of the physical setting, a snapshot of land cover and use as well as selected statistics on the changing socio-economy in the region. This is Canada’s second most densely populated ecoregion. Full article: HTML
Quick fact: Lawn mowers in Canada
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