Environmental Management

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Democracy and Civil Disobedience

Democracy and Civil Disobedience

From: Damming the Peace

Legendary B.C. broadcaster and former politician Rafe Mair sets out the argument that the fight to stop the Site C dam under construction in B.C.’s Peace River Valley is a conflict about … 13 $1.30 Add
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A Path to Social Sustainability in the Fashion Industry
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A Path to Social Sustainability in the Fashion Industry

From: The New Sustainability Edge: Redefining Business from Startups to Industry Leaders

In this chapter, Bedi explores environmental sustainability as a complex, multi-framed field spanning the eighteenth century to the present. 17 $1.70 Add
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"Eat 'em to Beat 'em"

"Eat ’em to Beat ’em"

From: Overrun

This chapter explores the possibility of controlling invasive species by using them as a food source. Topics include the process of food production and the communication and marketing efforts … 26 $2.60 Add
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Ditching our Climate-Wrecking Stories

Ditching our Climate-Wrecking Stories

From: Changing Tides

We are well-poised to ditch “what has been our most venerated and engrained story since the mid-1700s. The one in which we tell ourselves that burning more fossil fuels is synonymous with … 8 $0.80 Add
Ecological Footprint

Ecological Footprint

Managing Our Biocapacity Budget

Our economy is running a Bernie Madoff-style Ponzi scheme with the planet. We use future resources to run the present, using more than Earth can replenish. Like any such scheme, this works for a … ; 290 View
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Ecological Hinterland: How much Biocapacity Does a City Need?

Ecological Hinterland: How 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. ; 17 $1.70 Add
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"Ecology's Helper"

"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 … 33 $3.30 Add
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Economic Interests

Economic Interests

From: Thirty Years of Failure

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eDNA Rising

eDNA Rising

From: Overrun

This chapter explores the various ways in which genetic testing is now being used to track the spread of Asian carp. Topics discussed include the various potential applications of environmental … 27 $2.70 Add
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End Overshoot!: Communication

End Overshoot!: Communication

From: Ecological Footprint

Without careful communication, we cannot win the hearts and minds of our audiences. What can we learn from past mistakes? ; 11 $1.10 Add
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Endangered Spaces and the Art of Greenwash
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Endangered Spaces and the Art of Greenwash

From: Bit Player on Big Stages

In this chapter, Turene examines the Endangered Spaces Campaign, a ten-year World Wildlife Fund effort to establish protected areas across Canada, focusing on Manitoba during the Filmon administration. 7 $0.70 Add
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Energy Alternatives to the Site C Dam in a Climate-Challenged World

Energy Alternatives to the Site C Dam in a Climate-Challenged World

From: 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 … 28 $2.80 Add
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Engineers

Engineers

From: Finding Our Niche

In Engineers, the fourth chapter of Finding Our Niche, Loring introduces the concept of ecological engineers, via a discussion of Indigenous peoples in the Pacific Northwest and their creation of … 31 $3.10 Add
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Environmental Assessment

Environmental Assessment

From: Environmental Law, 5/e

Describes environmental assessment as a planning tool that considers the environmental consequences of certain proposed activities. The evolution of federal environmental assessment, provincial … 23 $2.30 Add
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Epilogue

Epilogue

From: An Economy of Well-Being

Building the new economy of well-being represents one of the most important new economic paradigm shifts of our time, at a time when the world most needs an alternative to the current financial … 3 $0.30 Add
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ESG Metrics and Sustainability Outcomes—A Case of Incremental Reporting to Transformational Adaptation
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ESG Metrics and Sustainability Outcomes—A Case of Incremental Reporting to Transformational Adaptation

From: The New Sustainability Edge: Redefining Business from Startups to Industry Leaders

In this chapter, Patabendige and Senarath explore how the Environmental, Social, and Governance framework has evolved from post-war responsible investing to a strategic imperative for businesses. ; 16 $1.60 Add