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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks Transportation Planning and Traffic Management From: Toward Sustainable Communities View New Society Publishers	Unsustainable transport systems not only are a major contributor to atmosphere change, but also lead to increasing congestion, longer commuting times, increasing demands for shorter work hours to …	Marc Roseland	19	2012	$1.90 Add
From Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks Land Use and Urban Form From: Toward Sustainable Communities View New Society Publishers	Sustainable land use can help invigorate communities, and provide considerable environmental, economic, social, and cultural benefits. Redeveloping and reusing existing buildings and land can …	Marc Roseland	21	2012	$2.10 Add
From Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks Housing and Community Development From: Toward Sustainable Communities View New Society Publishers	Community development requires good urban design to foster connection and neighborliness, and programs, policies, and initiatives to encourage healthy human interaction, including safety, …	Marc Roseland	14	2012	$1.40 Add
From Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks Community Economic Development From: Toward Sustainable Communities View New Society Publishers	Sustainable community economic development (CED) is a feasible, community-based alternative to the economy we are familiar with — an economy focused on growth rather than development, on …	Marc Roseland	20	2012	$2.00 Add
From NEW! Part 2: Sustainable Community Development Part 2 Section 1: Environmental Sustainability (Place) From: Toward Sustainable Communities View New Society Publishers	Part 2 Section 1 includes the following chapters: Natural Capital (Land, Water, Air, Waste, Energy) – Built Capital (Buildings, Landscapes, Travelways)	Margaret Stout; Maria Spiliotopoulou; Mark Roseland	67	2024	$6.70 Add
From NEW! Part 2: Sustainable Community Development Part 2 Section 2: Economic Sustainability (Prosperity) From: Toward Sustainable Communities View New Society Publishers	Part 2 Section 2 includes the following chapters: Organizational Capital (Public, Nonprofit, Business, Civic) – Political Capital (Authority, Influence, Empowerment) – Financial …	Margaret Stout; Maria Spiliotopoulou; Mark Roseland	68	2024	$6.80 Add
From NEW! Part 2: Sustainable Community Development Part 2 Section 3: Social Sustainability (People) From: Toward Sustainable Communities View New Society Publishers	Part 2 Section 3 includes the following chapters: Cultural Capital (Self-Efficacy, Heritage, Creative Arts) – Human Capital (Agency, Potential, Well-Being) – Relational Capital …	Margaret Stout; Maria Spiliotopoulou; Mark Roseland	55	2024	$5.50 Add
From NEW! Part 3 Caring For the Earth From: Human Permaculture View New Society Publishers	Biodiversity, the Key to Balance – Water Is Life – Soil, Too, Is Life – Forest: Bridge between Land and Sky	Bernard Alonso; Cecile Guiochon	44	2020	$4.40 Add
From Part 3: Mobilizing Citizens and Their Governments Governing Sustainable Communities From: Toward Sustainable Communities View New Society Publishers	This chapter is about governing sustainable communities, and explores both governance and government in this context. In particular, it focuses on public participation, decision-making, the role …	Marc Roseland	17	2012	$1.70 Add
From Part 3: Mobilizing Citizens and Their Governments Tools for Community Sustainability From: Toward Sustainable Communities View New Society Publishers	Moving toward sustainable communities is a long-term goal, so it is important that the incremental steps we take in the short-term are leading us in the right direction. This chapter surveys some …	Marc Roseland	12	2012	$1.20 Add
From Part 3: Mobilizing Citizens and Their Governments Lessons and Challenges From: Toward Sustainable Communities View New Society Publishers	There is an emerging recognition that a contemporary view of sustainable development has to blend this basic desire for economic prosperity (or at least survival) with multiple bottom-line …	Marc Roseland	6	2012	$0.60 Add
From NEW! Part 3: Moving the Needle From: Toward Sustainable Communities View New Society Publishers	Part 3 includes the following chapters: Navigating Community Challenge – A Call to Action	Margaret Stout; Maria Spiliotopoulou; Mark Roseland	35	2024	$3.50 Add
From Part 3: Resistance from a place of privilege Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada From: Standing on High Ground View Between The Lines	Elizabeth May outlines the goals of the TMX, proposed by Kinder Morgan Piplelines, criticizes government-backed environmental harm, and calls for solidarity with Indigenous land defenders.	Adrienne Drobnies; Rosemary Cornell; Tim Bray	12	2024	$1.20 Add
From Part 3: Resistance from a place of privilege Romilly Cavanaugh, Professional Engineer From: Standing on High Ground View Between The Lines	Romilly Cavanaugh, environmental engineer and former Trans Mountain employee, shares her account of her protest at a drill site, including her decision to chain herself to a fence, the events …	Adrienne Drobnies; Rosemary Cornell; Tim Bray	12	2024	$1.20 Add
From Part 3: Resistance from a place of privilege Tim Bray, Software Engineer and Writer From: Standing on High Ground View Between The Lines	Tim Bray recounts the events that took place on the day of his arrest while protesting the TMX on Burnaby Mountain, and includes his court statement.	Adrienne Drobnies; Rosemary Cornell; Tim Bray	7	2024	$0.70 Add
From Part 3: Resistance from a place of privilege Robert A. Hackett, PhD, Professor Emeritus, SFU School of Communication From: Standing on High Ground View Between The Lines	Robert A. Hackett reflects on his career in activism and in politics, critiques Canada’s colonial legacy, and shares his hopes for meaningful national transformation. His statement to the …	Adrienne Drobnies; Rosemary Cornell; Tim Bray	13	2024	$1.30 Add