Environmental Management

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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

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!

End Overshoot!

Communication Is Key

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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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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Federalism in the Twenty-First Century, 2003–2017

Federalism in the Twenty-First Century, 2003–2017

From: Rivals for Power: Ottawa and the Provinces

Discusses developments in the Canadian federation and relations between Ottawa and the provinces from 2003 to 2017 with focus on health care and environmental concerns. 28 $2.80 Add
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Finding Our Path

Finding Our Path

From: Finding Our Niche

The seventh and final chapter of Finding Our Niche, Finding Our Path, begins with the assertion that evidence for how to live within the harmony and limits of nature is all around us, and that it … 24 $2.40 Add
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Footprint

Footprint

A Conversation

From: Ecological Footprint

What does this all mean, and how does this relate to your life? The authors reveal how this is shaping their thinking. ; 38 $3.80 Add
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Footprint as Compass

Footprint as Compass

How 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 … ; 18 $1.80 Add
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Footprint Calculations

Footprint Calculations

Individualds, Cities, Countries, Products, and Companies

From: Ecological Footprint

How does the Ecological Footprint approach inform urban planning, country strategies, product development? ; 30 $3.00 Add