Environmental Management
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From  Bison, Blue Jays, Rainbow and WalleyePeace River Biodiversity From: Damming the Peace |
B.C. wildlife biologist Brian Churchill describes B.C.’s Peace River Valley’s unique biodiversity and what would be destroyed by the Site C dam under construction there. Adjacent to … | Brian Churchill | 16 | 2018 | $1.60 Add |
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From  Chapter 4Mining and Colonialism on Turtle Island From: Unearthing Justice |
This chapter discusses the impact of mining on Indigenous communities in Canada, beginning with the arrival of European settlers. It disucsses how mining has impacted the livelihood of Indegenous … | Joan Kuyek | 19 | 2019 | $1.90 Add |
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From  NEW! Chapter 4East Point Park |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown describes East Point Park and its Bird Sanctuary, overlooking Lake Ontario from atop Toronto’s Scarborough Bluffs. He outlines the impressive diversity of … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 3 | 2020 | $0.30 Add |
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From  Economic InterestsFrom: Thirty Years of Failure |
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From  Footprint as CompassHow Much Biocapacity Do We Need for a Good Life? From: Ecological Footprint |
Ultimately, the issue is not how little we use, but how well we can live. Still there are the planetary constraints. This is the core tension defining sustainable development. This chapter makes … | Bert Beyers; Mathis Wackernagel | 18 | 2019 | $1.80 Add |
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From  Fossil Fuels, Furious FlamesFrom: The Memory We Could Be |
Decades of carbon capitalism have woven fossil fuels into the fabric of our world. Cultures have been shaped by their influence. Cars have dominated our streets and cities as well as our minds, … | Daniel Macmillen Voskoboynik | 17 | 2018 | $1.70 Add |
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From  NEW! ImplementFrom: Making Shift Happen |
This chapter discusses how to Implement the preparation, research, design, and testing are all necessary for coming up with a solution to an environmental problem. This chapter discusses how to … | Ashleigh Kellerman; Lauren Highleyman; Nya Van Leuvan; Rod Fujita | 23 | 2022 | $2.30 Add |
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From  In Search of Solutions II: Efficiency ImprovementsFrom: Techno-Fix |
In Search of Solutions II: Efficiency Improvements analyzes a wide range of historical data to demonstrate that most efficiency improvements have not been able to halt or reverse the growth in … | Joyce Huesemann; Michael Huesemann | 31 | 2011 | $3.10 Add |
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From  Navigating the Confluence |
Topics include: Ecosystem Decline – Energy Transition – Population Growth – Economic Disparity – Climate Change – A Confluence of Possibilities – Taking Action | Andrés R. Edwards | 16 | 2010 | $1.60 Add |
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From  NovelFrom: Finding Our Niche |
In Novel, the fifth chapter of Finding Our Niche, the author discusses novel ecosystems, such as La Cienega de Santa Clara, a wetland created from the damming of the Colorado River, which hosts … | Philip A. Loring | 27 | 2020 | $2.70 Add |
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From  Part 2: Sustainable Community Building BlocksWaste Reduction and Recycling |
Reuse and reduction offer the greatest opportunities for eliminating pollution and depletion of natural resources, yet they are often perceived to be at odds with economic development. How does a … | Marc Roseland | 13 | 2012 | $1.30 Add |
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From  Scientific SalvationFrom: Overrun |
In this chapter, the author travels to Minnesota to interview researchers at the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center (MAISRC). Topics discussed include different non-physical … | Andrew Reeves | 30 | 2019 | $3.00 Add |
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From  Sculpted by River and StoryFrom: Changing Tides |
Frid explores the impact of the atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) which despite being hard to see itself, its impacts are being felt and seen across coast British Columbia. Frid examines the … | Alejandro Frid | 11 | 2019 | $1.10 Add |
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From  The Big ShiftFrom: Getting to Zero |
Discusses the urgent need to shift from carbon intensive activities in three sectors: energy (bitumen to be declared a "sunset" industry), transportation (to shift from private internal … | Tony Clarke | 37 | 2018 | $3.70 Add |
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From  The Greatest Danger – The Deadening of Heart and MindFrom: Coming Back to Life |
perils facing life on Earth are so massive and unprecedented they are hard even to take in. The very danger signals that should rivet our attention, summon up the blood and bond us in collective … | Joanna Macy; Molly Young Brown | 17 | 2014 | $1.70 Add |
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From  Well-Being for First NationsFrom: An Economy of Well-Being |
* Measuring What Matters to Community Well-Being * Why a Community Asset Assessment? * Natural Capital Assessment * The Well-Being Community Planning Process * Benefits of a Well-Being-Based … | Mark Anielski | 15 | 2018 | $1.50 Add |
