Planning as if People Matter
Governing for Social Equity
This book goes beyond theory to give real-world examples of how better planning can level inequities.
Investing in Place
Economic Renewal in Northern British Columbia
A compelling exploration of place-based development as a timely, pragmatic approach to renewing rural and small-town economies in northern British Columbia.
The Right to a Healthy Environment
Revitalizing Canada's Constitution
Renowned environmental lawyer David R. Boyd argues that Canada must constitutionalize environmental rights and responsibilities if it hopes to improve its environmental record.
Tibet Wild
A Naturalist’s Journey on the Roof of the World
Follows Dr. George Schaller’s expeditions to the Tibetan Plateau from 1984 until the present day, including an inside look at Schaller’s current and possibly most ambitious project: the creation of the Pamir International Peace Park at the junction of Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, and Tajikistan.
Global Farms Race
Land Grabs, Agricultural Investment, and the Scramble for Food Security
The first book to examine the burgeoning trend of buying up huge swaths of farmland abroad in all its complexity, considering the implications for investors, host countries, and the world as a whole.
River Notes
A Natural and Human History of the Colorado
Combining science and adventure with glorious imagery, this book follows environmental advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Wade Davis on a rafting adventure down the Colorado.
Social Transformation in Rural Canada
Community, Cultures, and Collective Action
A series of stories, ideas, and insights into the social dynamics of change within rural Canada that help communities forge new ways of understanding and relating to each other and to the broader world.
The Kingdom of Rarities
An original and important investigation of rarity and its relationship to conservation.
Aboriginal Peoples and Forest Lands in Canada
Aboriginal Peoples and Forest Lands in Canada explores the historical, political, cultural, legal, and ethical issues surrounding forest resource use and discusses opportunities for collaboration between Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals.
Resistance Is Fertile
Canadian Struggles on the BioCommons
A critical look at the social, environmental, and economic impacts of agricultural biotechnology in Canada.
State of the World 2013
Is Sustainability Still Possible?
Designing Suburban Futures
New Models from Build a Better Burb
Inventing Stanley Park
An Environmental History
A timely exploration of how the interplay between attitudes toward nature, parks policy, public memory, and the force of nature helped shape one of the world’s most famous urban parks.
Indigenous Encounters with Neoliberalism
Place, Women, and the Environment in Canada and Mexico
A cross-comparison of gender and indigeneity in the neoliberal contexts of Canada and Mexico.
Wildlife, Conservation, and Conflict in Quebec, 1840-1914
A revealing look at the origins of modern wildlife conservation in Quebec.
Canoe Nation
Nature, Race, and the Making of a Canadian Icon
An exploration of the canoe and its role in Canadian culture, nature, and colonial past.
Measuring Urban Design
Metrics for Livable Places
Common Ground on Hostile Turf
Stories from an Environmental Mediator
A Timeless Place
The Ontario Cottage
An exploration of the personal, social, and cultural meanings of the iconic Canadian cottage.
The Hidden Potential of Sustainable Neighborhoods
Lessons from Low-Carbon Communities
Aluminum Ore
The Political Economy of the Global Bauxite Industry
An exploration of one little-known mineral, and the social, political, and economic forces that shaped both its history and the twentieth century.
Northscapes
History, Technology, and the Making of Northern Environments
Northscapes examines concepts of North and the way in which different northern environments are shaped by the intersection of technology and human societies.
Power from the North
Territory, Identity, and the Culture of Hydroelectricity in Quebec
This book explores how French Canada’s aspirations migrated north with natural resource development, creating a culture of hydroelectricity that continues to shape territorial planning and relations with Aboriginal peoples in the province.
Negotiating a River
Canada, the US, and the Creation of the St. Lawrence Seaway
A revealing look at the planning and building of the St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project -- a megaproject that had a profound impact on North American history.