Oiva W. Saarinen

After a visit to Sudbury, Ontario, I was left curious about why and how this northern city was built on such rocky terrain. This book provided me with the why, but very little of the how. While far from light reading, it was never difficult, although I'll admit that I did skip the chapter on labour unrest, and skimmed some of the politics. The author presented a fairly objective overview of the city's geology, history, economy, and ecology for most of the book, saving his own opinions and recommendations for his summary in the final chapter. So now I know far more than I ever expected to know, about a city that I will probably never visit again.… (altro)