Environmental Studies

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Entering the Next Generation of Impact Assessment in Canada

From: The Next Generation of Impact Assessment

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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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Epilogue

Lessons Learned

From: I'm Right and You're an Idiot

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Why aren’t people demanding action on environmental issues like climate change, despite the overwhelming evidence? This mission evolved along the way, and soon I was looking into the sorry … 12 $1.20 Add
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Governance Part Two

Crossing the Floor and the Perils of Protection

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

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It is more than likely that the majority of the brilliant minds of Silicon Valley, were completely unaware that their work would be, could be, weaponized. Many of these people including those who … 15 $1.50 Add
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He Has Multiple Addictions: Sex, Gambling, Video Games, Alcohol and Drugs

From: About Face

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The readings in the second section of the book discuss other forms of addictions that are not narcotics based. These include sex, video games, gambling and social media. The readings in this … 6 $0.60 Add
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The Rise of the Native Rights–Based Strategic Framework: Our Last Best Hope to Save Our Water, Air, and Earth

Part III: Future Prospects

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

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In Chapter 22 Clayton Thomas-Muller examines how the present environmental framework is being developed from native rights, discussing the cost of loss of ecosystems, the global climate crisis, … 13 $1.30 Add
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Chapter 23

Rosedale Ravine

From: Toronto's Ravines and Urban Forests

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Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown explores the lost rivers and roads of Rosedale Ravine, a natural area in Toronto’s Don River watershed that encompasses the Vale of Avoca, David A. Balfour … 7 $0.70 Add
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It’s Time to Save the Prairie

Against a Bleak Climate Future, Our Grasslands Offer Hope

From: Divided

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This essay is meant to start a conversation about the link between grasslands conservation and the climate’s future, and gaining a deeper understanding of the natural prairie’s … 13 $1.30 Add
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Pipelines and Resistance across Turtle Island

Part III: Future Prospects

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

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Chapter 23 examines resistance to pipelines across Turtle island (Canada), discussing Indigenous resistance and the anti-pipeline movement, decolonization, the resurgence of Indigenous … 14 $1.40 Add
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Sexual Compulsions

From: About Face

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The readings in the second section of the book discuss other forms of addictions that are not narcotics based. These include sex, video games, gambling and social media. The readings in this … 7 $0.70 Add
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The Attention Economy

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

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Tuning in at the moment is no longer sufficient. The media want our attention extended, continued, and reengaged after necessary absences such as work and sleep. 12 $1.20 Add
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The Path Forward

From: The Next Generation of Impact Assessment

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The final chapter focuses on law reform and key changes in the implementation of the Impact Assessment Act (IAA) that are needed to complete the transition of the federal assessment process to an … 21 $2.10 Add
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Chapter 24

Nordheimer Ravine and Glen Edyth/Roycroft Wetlands

From: Toronto's Ravines and Urban Forests

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Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown describes Toronto’s Nordheimer Ravine, home to Glen Edyth & Roycroft wetlands and a thriving tradition of citizen stewardship. He uses Nordheimer to … 5 $0.50 Add
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Governance and Safety

Electromagnetic Explorations

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

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Electromagnetic concerns receive little attention because indeed they are hard to present in lay terms. Here is my attempt. 13 $1.30 Add
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Sex Addiction and Evidence in Canadian Family-Law Courts

From: About Face

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The readings in the second section of the book discuss other forms of addictions that are not narcotics based. These include sex, video games, gambling and social media. The readings in this … 5 $0.50 Add