Environmental Studies

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Entering the Next Generation of Impact Assessment in Canada
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Entering the Next Generation of Impact Assessment in Canada

From: The Next Generation of Impact Assessment

This chapter considers each component in relation to the Impact Assessment Act (IAA) evaluations and developed an assessment of what the IAA achieves and where further reform is needed. 14 $1.40 Add
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A Limitless Capacity to Rebound
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A Limitless Capacity to Rebound

From: Woman, Watching

Chapter Twelve explores the hardships faced by Louise in her later life and how these affected both her work and her own strength. The chapter discusses the decline in the bird populations … 22 $2.20 Add
A Line in the Tar Sands

A Line in the Tar Sands

Struggles for Environmental Justice

Tar sands “development” comes with an enormous environmental and human cost. But tar sands opponents—fighting a powerful international industry—are likened to terrorists; … ; ; ; 390 View
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A Moment in Time

A Moment in Time

From: About Face

On Alcohol. The essays in the first section of the book discuss substance abuse. These readings include personal accounts of struggles with addiction in all its forms. The authors in these … 5 $0.50 Add
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A Mosaic of Alternatives

A Mosaic of Alternatives

From: The Memory We Could Be

What follows is not an exact formula or a plotted route to climate safety. It is a brief map of 12 terrains of possibility, which may represent existing and potential pathways for a transition. 46 $4.60 Add
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A New Approach to Agriculture

A New Approach to Agriculture

From: Emergent Agriculture

The emergent agriculture is grounded in the philosophies of sustainability, local production, and the values of small-scale, family farming. The emergent agriculture values the crafts of the land … 11 $1.10 Add
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A New Way to Think About Solutions
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A New Way to Think About Solutions

PART 2

From: Resilient Agriculture, 2nd Edition

This chapter discusses climate change as a major threat to our food system and various possible solutions for tackling this threat. It expands on the concept of resilience and also touches on the … 17 $1.70 Add
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A New World Upon Us
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A New World Upon Us

PART 1: Essential Groundwork

From: Worlds at Stake

Chapter 1 serves as an introduction to the book and discusses what the world will look like as it continues to be affected by climate change. 8 $0.80 Add
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An Overview of the Impact Assessment Act
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An Overview of the Impact Assessment Act

From: The Next Generation of Impact Assessment

This chapter provides a high-level overview of the IAA by examining the five key elements of the IAA regime design: triggering the assessment process, scoping, process options and design, … 18 $1.80 Add
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Engage, Connect, Protect

A Note About the Publisher

From: Engage, Connect, Protect

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A Plague of Humans

A Plague of Humans

From: A Brief History of the Earth's Climate

In this chapter Earle turns to the role of humanity in changing our planet’s climate. Important forces include agriculture, fossil fuel consumption, and total population. 14 $1.40 Add
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A Plausable Future: Approaching Apocalypse

A Plausable Future: Approaching Apocalypse

From: The Memory We Could Be

Climate change represents the extinction of predictability, a demolition of certainties. By the end of the 21st century, the environmental conditions on up to a third of the Earth’s surface … 24 $2.40 Add
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A Poisoned Heroin Supply: The 2010s and 2020s

A Poisoned Heroin Supply: The 2010s and 2020s

From: Heroin

This chapter examines the opioid crisis, the poisoned illegal drug supply, and the increase in illegal drug overdose deaths in Canada during the 2010s and 2020s. 26 $2.60 Add
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A Possible Future: The World We Can Win

A Possible Future: The World We Can Win

From: The Memory We Could Be

From a climatic perspective, our transformation requires two axes: a massive reduction of emissions and a massive reduction of injustice. We must diminish vulnerabilities, reduce the drivers of … 23 $2.30 Add
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A Question of Spirit

A Question of Spirit

From: About Face

On Alcohol. The essays in the first section of the book discuss substance abuse. These readings include personal accounts of struggles with addiction in all its forms. The authors in these … 8 $0.80 Add