Environmental Management
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From  "Ecology’s Helper"From: Overrun |
In this chapter, the author explores the spread of the Asian carp through the rivers of the Arkansas delta region. Topics discussed in this chapter also include the Green Revolution of the 1970s … | Andrew Reeves | 33 | 2019 | $3.30 Add |
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From  A Roadmap to Well-BeingFrom: An Economy of Well-Being |
* Can Well-Being Be Measured? * The Science of Well-Being: What We Measure Affects What We Do * Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and an Indigenous Model of Well-Being * The Util: Measuring Real … | Mark Anielski | 26 | 2018 | $2.60 Add |
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From  Chapter 1The Physical Footprint of a Mine From: Unearthing Justice |
This chapter examines the scale of a typical open-pit mine, as well as the enormous amount of infrastucture that is required to support its operation. | Joan Kuyek | 10 | 2019 | $1.00 Add |
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From  NEW! Chapter 1Altona Forest |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown describes Altona Forest, an ecologically-rich natural area in the Petticoat Creek watershed on the border of Pickering and Toronto. He uses Altona to reflect upon … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 5 | 2020 | $0.50 Add |
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From  NEW! Chapter 3: Stuff |
Some examples of the upfront carbon in everyday objects, from cars to hamburgers to puffer jackets. But it doesn’t end with the object; for example, a single-use disposable coffee cup has … | Lloyd Alter | 45 | 2024 | $4.50 Add |
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From  Coalescing KnowledgeFrom: Changing Tides |
In Coalescing Knowledge Frid explores the integration of traditional and scientific ways of knowing can merge in many contexts and help us find better ways to manage our relationships to local … | Alejandro Frid | 20 | 2019 | $2.00 Add |
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From  Ecological HinterlandHow much Biocapacity Does a City Need? From: Ecological Footprint |
This chapter uses the city lens – explaining a city metabolism and its requirement of distant ecosystems to operate. | Bert Beyers; Mathis Wackernagel | 17 | 2019 | $1.70 Add |
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From  Energy Alternatives to the Site C Dam in a Climate-Challenged WorldFrom: Damming the Peace |
Sustainable energy expert Guy Dauncey looks at alternatives to the Site C dam under construction in B.C.’s Peace River Valley for meeting the electricity needs of British Columbia, and … | Guy Dauncey | 28 | 2018 | $2.80 Add |
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From  Greening Commerce |
Topics include: The New Bottom Lines – The Drivers – Implementing Nature’s Strategies – The Trilogy – Growth, Consumption and Pollution – Creating New … | Andrés R. Edwards | 26 | 2010 | $2.60 Add |
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From  NEW! InitiateFrom: Making Shift Happen |
This chapter explores the Initiate to begin changing our specific behaviours to help address specific issues within the larger fight against climate crisis. This chapter discusses the process and … | Ashleigh Kellerman; Lauren Highleyman; Nya Van Leuvan; Rod Fujita | 63 | 2022 | $6.30 Add |
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From  IntroductionPeak Everything From: Peak Everything |
This book is not an introduction to the subject of Peak Oil. Instead it addresses the social and historical context in which Peak Oil is occurring, and explores how we can reorganize our thinking … | Richard Heinberg | 29 | 2010 | $2.90 Add |
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From  Part 1: Sustainable Communities, Sustainable PlanetMaking Community Policy |
For communities to move effectively toward sustainability, citizens and their governments should understand the range of policy instruments available to them and the wider context of how … | Marc Roseland | 12 | 2012 | $1.20 Add |
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From  Patterns of Water UseFrom: Dry Run |
In this chapter, we look at where water comes from, how it is allocated among various uses and how much each individual uses. We’ll look briefly at water use in cities, homes and offices, … | Jerry Yudelson | 13 | 2010 | $1.30 Add |
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From  PristineFrom: Finding Our Niche |
In the second chapter of Finding Our Niche, Pristine, Loring describes how he first landed in Alaska and how his experiences there reshaped his ideas of how humans engage with the natural world, … | Philip A. Loring | 29 | 2020 | $2.90 Add |
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From  SeperationFrom: The Memory We Could Be |
No matter where we may be, we are inseparable from nature. We live in nature, we live with nature, we rely on nature, and we are part of nature. Yet our language hides this. When we use words … | Daniel Macmillen Voskoboynik | 13 | 2018 | $1.30 Add |
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From  Smashing Heads Doesn’t Open MindsThe Advocacy Trap with Roger Conner |
When we look at the miserable state of public discourse today and how we are polluting the public square, it’s plain to see that many people believe the problem derives from evil on … | James Hoggan | 9 | 2016 | $0.90 Add |
