Wired to the World, Chained to the Home
Telework in Daily Life
Will working from home solve many of society's ills, or create new ghettos? This book analyzes the experiences to look at workload, mobility, work status and gender to understand the implications of telecommuting on employment policies, community planning and daily life patterns.
- Copyright year: 2001
Indigenous Cultures in an Interconnected World
Increasingly, Indigenous people are being drawn into global networks. In the long term, cultural isolation is unlikely to be a viable – even if sometimes desired – option, so how can Indigenous people protect and advance their cultural values in the face of pressure from an interconnected world?
- Copyright year: 2000
Prometheus Wired
The Hope for Democracy in the Age of Network Technology
Describing and documenting the actual effects of computer networks on people's experience in the workplace, marketplace, and community, the book argues that the conditions of surveillance and corporate control far outweigh those of information access as key elements in the social and political presence of network computing.
- Copyright year: 2000
Plants of British Columbia
Scientific and Common Names of Vascular Plants, Bryophytes, and Lichens
An up-to-date checklist of the current valid taxonomy for all vascular plants, bryophytes, and lichens in British Columbia.
- Copyright year: 1998
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
Physiological Ecology of Pacific Salmon
- Copyright year: 1995