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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Of Systems and Process From: i-Minds, 2nd edition View New Society Publishers	We want to teach children not only how to use technologies, but how to choose technologies, and how to make them. We also want to teach them the caveats including biological hijacking and …	Mari K Swingle	24	2019	$2.40 Add
From On the Frontiers of Capital Nuclear Plants and Other Environmental Architectures From: The Culture of Nature View Between The Lines	The author explores the impact of the atomic age on the environment and landscape. The chapter includes 17 photos and images.	Alexander Wilson	39	2019	$3.90 Add
From Our Drug Policy Is Killing People: Decriminalizing and Legalizing Heroin Use From: Heroin View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter explores the process to decriminalize and legalize Heroin. The social movements for drug policy and drug law reform are discussed.	Susan C. Boyd	9	2022	$0.90 Add
From Paris Big Oil Gets Its Deal From: The Big Stall View James Lorimer and Company	Analyzes the 2015 Paris Accord on climate change and reports on how the proceedings came to be dominated by corporate interests. Analyzes the impact of decades of well funded denialism. Suggests …	Donald Gutstein	22	2018	$2.20 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 Peter Lougheed and the rise of the oil sands From: Oil’s Deep State View James Lorimer and Company	Former Alberta opposition leader Kevin Taft examines Peter Lougheed’s government in Alberta and the rise of the oil sands paying particular attention to Lougheed’s stance against …	Kevin Taft	11	2017	$1.10 Add
From NEW! Principle I – Practice Leadership From: Building Community View New Society Publishers	Critical Leadership Actions – Research Corner – Case Study: Local Community Collaboration in the Apuseni Mountains, Huedin, Romania – Case Study: Inner City Urban Recovery, …	James S. Gruber	19	2020	$1.90 Add
From NEW! Purpose, Need, and Alternatives Through the Lens of Sustainability and the Public Interest From: The Next Generation of Impact Assessment View Irwin Law Inc.	This chapter focuses on four key Section 22 factors that inform IA processes for projects within federal jurisdiction that are designated for assessment under the Act: the purpose of the project, …	Arlene Kwasniak	24	2021	$2.40 Add
From NEW! Resilient Agriculture: New Tools for Shaping Change PART 2 From: Resilient Agriculture, 2nd Edition View New Society Publishers	This chapter summarizes the key innovations and practices that the farmers featured in the book have implemented to deal with climate change and describes the main attributes of a sustainable …	Laura Lengnick	24	2022	$2.40 Add
From NEW! Scene 6 The Kiss From: What You Won’t Do For Love View Coach House Books	Scene 6 revisits David and Tara’s early years together. It discusses the ‘Outies’ and ‘Innies’, university, lectures, marriage, and a kiss.	David Suzuki; Miriam Fernandes; Ravi Jain; Tara Cullis	10	2022	$1.00 Add
From Step 3: Developing Strategies – Barriers Convenience: Making it Easy to Act From: Fostering Sustainable Behavior View New Society Publishers	If the behavior is unpleasant or time-consuming, for example, no matter how well you address internal barriers your community-based social marketing strategy will be unsuccessful. The first step …	Doug McKenzie-Mohr	9	2011	$0.90 Add
From Sustainable Development at the Local Level From: Scandinavian Common Sense View Baraka Books	This chapter tackles sustainable development at the local level and highlights some projects undertaken under municipal mandates. This study is limited to the Nordic capitals — Stockholm, …	Dominique Côté; Marie-France Raynault; Sébastien Chartrand	23	2015	$2.30 Add
From The Body of the Sea From: The Biology of Wonder New Society Publishers	This chapter explores why we must focus on a multiplicity of species to understand the enigma of life.	Andreas Weber	19	2016	$1.90 Add
From The Commons as a Different Way of Seeing and Being From: Think Like a Commoner View New Society Publishers	Our tacit metaphysical commitments are the very basis for our “free market” economic and political structures. What’s so intriguing is that many scientists are starting to see …	David Bollier	20	2014	$2.00 Add
From The Consumer in a Changing Food System From: Emergent Agriculture View New Society Publishers	Profitability is determined in the market. Consumers must value products sufficiently to pay a price that exceeds the cost of production and transportation. Price is determined by myriad factors, …	Gary S. Kleppel	15	2014	$1.50 Add
From The End of One Era, The Beginning of Another Bridging Peak Oil and Climate Change Activism From: Peak Everything View New Society Publishers	The problems of Climate Change and Peak Oil both result from societal dependence on fossil fuels. Climate Change has to do with carbon emissions and their effects — including the impacts on …	Richard Heinberg	19	2010	$1.90 Add