Environmental Studies

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Understanding Sensitivity From: Resilient Agriculture View New Society Publishers	This chapter explores the concept of sensitivity as it relates to agriculture. Sensitivity is the degree to which agricultural systems are effected by changes in their environment. Crops can be …	Laura Lengnick	30	2015	$3.00 Add
From NEW! Understanding Sensitivity PART 1 From: Resilient Agriculture, 2nd Edition View New Society Publishers	This chapter explores the concept of sensitivity as it relates to agriculture. Sensitivity is the degree to which agricultural systems are effected by changes in their environment. Crops can be …	Laura Lengnick	13	2022	$1.30 Add
From NEW! Understanding the Crises From: More Powerful Together View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter contains the following readings: Uneven Impacts of Pipeline Development, Environmental Destruction and Climate Disruption – Structures and Systems that Drive Climate Injustice …	Jen Gobby	22	2020	$2.20 Add
From NEW! Undestanding Past Climates From: Runaway Climate View New Society Publishers	Understanding Past Climates: The ocean sediment record (extracting information from ocean sediment cores), isotope records (documenting temperature changes and tracing carbon sources), …	Steven Earle	16	2024	$1.60 Add
From NEW! Project Impact Assessments Triggering and Coverage From: The Next Generation of Impact Assessment View Irwin Law Inc.	This chapter focuses on two questions. First: how effectively are the purposes of the Impact Assessment Act (IAA) likely to be met given the triggering process and coverage of projects under the …	Stephen Hazell	25	2021	$2.50 Add
Unearthing Justice How to Protect Your Community from the Mining Industry Between The Lines	The mining industry continues to be at the forefront of colonial dispossession around the world. It controls information about its intrinsic costs and benefits, propagates myths about its …	Joan Kuyek	408	2019	View
From UNESCO Downstream Impact on the Athabasca Delta From: Damming the Peace View Collection: Environmental Disasters in Canada: Causes, Impact, and Response James Lorimer and Company	Journalist Andrew Nikiforuk explores the linkages between the Site C dam under construction in B.C.’s Peace River Valley, fracking in the adjacent Moberly Field, and the potential impact on …	Andrew Nikiforuk	8	2018	$0.80 Add
From NEW! Untrammelled Landscapes From: Woman, Watching View ECW Press	Chapter Four focuses on Louise’s move to Canada. The chapter explores Louise’s joining of the Canadian Red Cross Outpost Service, her settling in Bonfield, Northern Ontario, her …	Merilyn Simonds	27	2022	$2.70 Add
From Ups and Downs From: Fighting Dirty View Between The Lines	This chapter explores about a half-dozen key episodes and dates in this battle.	Poh-Gek Forkert	4	2017	$0.40 Add
From Urban Water Crises From: Dry Run View New Society Publishers	Urban water crises are not just a thing of the future, they are happening all around us as long-term reductions in rainfall and runoff tie in with short-term multiyear droughts. In this chapter, …	Jerry Yudelson	21	2010	$2.10 Add
From Urban Water Management From: Dry Run View New Society Publishers	What are the opportunities for urban water management in the coming decade, the second of this century? Where should cities be looking for means and methods to meet their water supply …	Jerry Yudelson	22	2010	$2.20 Add
From Using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to Treat Video-Game Addiction From: About Face View Breakwater Books	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 …	Grace Vitale; John Vitale	11	2019	$1.10 Add
From NEW! Using Law and Democracy to Resist Predatory Mining From: Testimonio View Between The Lines	Essays in this section: Reclaiming Democracy, Realizing Self-Determination: Consultas as a Tool to Defend Human Rights and the Environment in Guatemala’s Genocidal Shadow – …	Cory Wanless; J.P. Laplante	22	2021	$2.20 Add
From Vanishing Point From: About Face View Breakwater Books	The readings in the third section of the book discuss food related mental illnesses including body dysmorphia and eating disorders. The readings in this section include firsthand accounts from …	Aisha Ashraf	5	2019	$0.50 Add
From Vaping (E-cigarettes) From: Wigmore on Nicotine and its Drug Delivery Systems Irwin Law Inc.	Chapter Five includes the following topics: History – JUUL and Other Vaping Devices – E-liquids – Health Risks – Second-, Third-, and Fourth-Hand Vape – Youth …	James G. Wigmore	135	2023	$13.50 Add
From Vegetables From: Resilient Agriculture View New Society Publishers	This chapter features case studies of vegetable farmers in different regions and describes the methods they use to adapt to the changing climate and promote sustainability on their own farms. …	Laura Lengnick	38	2015	$3.80 Add