Environmental Studies

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Stratification From: Radical Transformation View Between The Lines	Readings in Part 1 of this title entitled "The Crisis of Civilization" explore the factors that have brought our society to the brink of collapse, from the increasingly complex systems …	Kevin MacKay	10	2017	$1.00 Add
From Straw and Other Fibers: A Second Harvest From: The New Carbon Architecture View New Society Publishers	This chapter examines the use of "little trees," i.e., the stalks of straw that support seed crops.	Chris Magwood; Massey Burke	12	2017	$1.20 Add
From Struggling for Heroin-assisted Treatment: The 2000s From: Heroin View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter discusses Canada’s first federally sanctioned supervised injection site that opened in Vancouver in 2003. The efficacy of heroin assisted treatment programs in other countries …	Susan C. Boyd	17	2022	$1.70 Add
From Substance Use and Abuse The Role that Drugs and Alcohol Play in the Lives of Criminalized Women From: About Face View Breakwater Books	The readings in the fourth section of the book covers the contemporary discourse surrounding addiction in Canada, and outlines a variety of possible paths forward for combatting addiction.	Jane Barker; Scharie Tavcer	8	2019	$0.80 Add
From Sunshine Coast Health Center From: About Face View Breakwater Books	The final section of the book discusses a variety of organizations that work to help people suffering from addictions.	Geoff Thompson	9	2019	$0.90 Add
From “Super, Natural” The Potential for Food Sovereignty in British Columbia From: Food Sovereignty in Canada View Fernwood Publishing		Hannah Wittman; Herb Barbolet	22	2010	$3.08 Add
From NEW! Suppression of Indigenous Sovereignty in Canada’s “Consent-by-Default” Industry Part One: Dispossession at Home From: Capitalism and Dispossession View Fernwood Publishing	In Chapter 3, author Aedan Alderson reflects on the role of dispossession in Canada’s land use planning industry by drawing on case studies that highlight the techniques, processes, and …	Aedan Alderson	25	2022	$2.50 Add
From NEW! Considering the Potential for Meaningful Public Participation Under Canada’s Impact Assessment Act From: The Next Generation of Impact Assessment View Irwin Law Inc.	This chapter examines the provisions for meaningful participation in the IAA and provides a more critical analysis of the limitations of public participation and discusses action needed to …	A. John Sinclair	20	2021	$2.00 Add
From NEW! Sustainability in the Arctic Borderlands From: North America's Arctic Borders View University of Ottawa Press	This chapter focuses on environmental change, which has quickly become the most important project of border security in the North. Water governance is a key. The focus remains on how cross-border …	Heather Nicol; Justin Barnes	21	2021	$2.10 Add
From Sustainability or Collapse? From: Techno-Fix View New Society Publishers	Sustainability or Collapse? argues that there are at least three critical technological challenges that must be met in order to produce long-term sustainability: avoiding serious environmental …	Joyce Huesemann; Michael Huesemann	34	2011	$3.40 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 Sustainable Meat – A Contradiction in Terms? From: Emergent Agriculture View New Society Publishers	Among the most complex and contentious issues surrounding the debate about what is sustainable and what is not, is the question of meat. Can it be produced sustainably? Should we eat it? As an …	Gary S. Kleppel	3	2014	$0.30 Add
From Sustaining Agriculture in a Changing Climate From: Resilient Agriculture View New Society Publishers	This chapter provides a brief history of agricultural practices and outlines the different crops and livestock that are cultivated in different environments. The chapter goes on to discuss how …	Laura Lengnick	40	2015	$4.00 Add
From NEW! Swimming Upstream From: We're all Climate Hypocrites Now View New Society Publishers	This chapter discusses the benefits of personal change, how personal decisions can have ripple effects on other people, and how activists need to meet people where they are in order to influence …	Sami Grover	16	2021	$1.60 Add
From NEW! Swinish Multitudes From: Being and Swine View Between The Lines	In this chapter, philosopher Fahim Amir provides a brief overview of the history of pigs in agriculture in Europe. The chapter also includes a discussion of the ways in which pigs have acted as a …	Corvin Russell; Fahim Amir; Geoffrey C. Howes	29	2020	$2.90 Add
From Taking Action From: Intrinsic Hope View New Society Publishers	If we can accept that the global eco-social crisis is human caused, we have the possibility of taking effective action. Taking action is one of the best ways to nurture intrinsic hope. …	Kate Davies	17	2018	$1.70 Add