Fatal Consumption
Rethinking Sustainable Development
Taking the slogan "think globally, act locally" to heart, the contributors to this book offer both an understanding of the present and hope for a sustainable future.
- Copyright year: 2000
In Search of Sustainability
British Columbia Forest Policy in the 1990s
A provocative, sobering examination of British Columbia's forest industry in the 1990s.
- Copyright year: 2001
Flexible Crossroads
The Restructuring of British Columbia's Forest Economy
Columbia's forest economy is at a crucial crossroads, and Flexible Crossroads looks at the contemporary restructuring of British Columbia's forest economy, demonstrating how both resource dynamics and industrial dynamics have shaped this transformation.
- Copyright year: 2000
Biodiversity and Democracy
Rethinking Nature and Society
In Biodiversity and Democracy, Paul Wood argues that the problem of extinction can be traced to how we think about both biodiversity and democratic societies.
- Copyright year: 2000
Aboriginal Plant Use in Canada's Northwest Boreal Forest
This is a handbook of more than 200 traditional plants and their usage among First Nations people in Canada's northwest boreal forest (northern Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta).
- Copyright year: 2000
Policy and Practices for Biodiversity in Managed Forests
The Living Dance
This book addresses the major problems facing policy-makers and managers in sustaining biological diversity in managed forests.
- Copyright year: 1999
Ecology of a Managed Terrestrial Landscape
Patterns and Processes of Forest Landscapes in Ontario
Ecology of a Managed Terrestrial Landscape responds to the increasing need of forest policy developers, planners, and managers for an integrated, comprehensive perspective on ecological landscapes.
- Copyright year: 2000
Against the Grain
Foresters and Politics in Nova Scotia
This book argues that forestry is a more diverse and complex activity than has been generally recognized. It also underlines the political character of the profession.
- Copyright year: 2000
White Gold
Hydroelectric Power in Canada
White Gold looks at what went wrong with hydro development, with the predicted industrial transformation, with the timing and magnitude of projects, and with national and regional initiatives to link these major projects to a trans-Canada power grid.
- Copyright year: 1999
Once Upon an Oldman
Special Interest Politics and the Oldman River Dam
Once Upon an Oldman is an account of the controversy that surrounded the Alberta government's construction of a dam on the Oldman River to provide water for irrigation in the southern part of the province.
- Copyright year: 1999
Communities, Development, and Sustainability across Canada
This book bridges the gap between theory and practice, bringing together concerned parties who have argued for increased local participation in sustainable community development.
- Copyright year: 1999
Animals and Nature
Cultural Myths, Cultural Realities
“No one tradition alone offers a sufficient respect for other species. Taken together, they may offer a prospect for saner human-animal relations.”
- Copyright year: 1999
The Wealth of Forests
Markets, Regulation, and Sustainable Forestry
This book is a pioneering attempt to consider the concrete policy implications of the much discussed transition to sustainable forestry.
- Copyright year: 1998
Talk and Log
Wilderness Politics in British Columbia
A comprehensive account of the rise of the wilderness movement in British Columbia examines the forest industry's political strategies, and analyzes the inner workings of the policy process.
- Copyright year: 1998
Conservation Biology Principles for Forested Landscapes
This book is intended to provide information to those who wish to interact with the landbase in an ecologically sustainable manner.
- Copyright year: 1998
Ecology and Management of Sitka Spruce
Emphasizing Its Natural Range in British Columbia
This book is the most recent major work on the ecology and management of Sitka spruce.
- Copyright year: 1997
The International Politics of Whaling
The International Politics of Whaling examines contemporary whaling issues with an emphasis on three factors: our knowledge of whales and current whale populations and the impact of whaling; the actors and institutions involved in the debate over whaling; and the ethical dimension.
- Copyright year: 1997
A Stake in the Future
Redefining the Canadian Mineral Industry
A comprehensive study of the Whitehorse Mining Initiative, which aimed to revitalize the mining industry.
- Copyright year: 1997
Balancing Act
Environmental Issues in Forestry
This book is a clarion call for a balanced, objective approach to forestry issues, including clearcutting, slashburning, old growth, and management chemicals.
- Copyright year: 1997
Passing the Buck
Federalism and Canadian Environmental Policy
The first in-depth study of the impact of federalism on Canadian environmental policy, this book takes a detailed look at the ongoing debate on the subject and traces the evolution of the role of the federal government in environmental policy and federal-provincial relations concerning the environment from the late 1960s to the early 1990s.
- Copyright year: 1996