Environmental Studies

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From NEW! Vegetables PART 4 From: Resilient Agriculture, 2nd Edition 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. It …	Laura Lengnick	58	2022	$5.80 Add
From Via Chicago From: Overrun View ECW Press	In this chapter, the author travels to Chicago to explore the city’s waterways as another possible vector for Asian carp populations to access the Great Lakes	Andrew Reeves	33	2019	$3.30 Add
From Visible from Space From: Charging Ahead View Baraka Books	This chapter looks at Hydro-Quebec, criticisms, and environmental concerns.	Jean-Benoît Nadeau; Julie Barlow	17	2019	$1.70 Add
From NEW! Visions of Woodpeckers From: Woman, Watching View ECW Press	Chapter Thirteen focuses on Louise’s work with woodpeckers.	Merilyn Simonds	24	2022	$2.40 Add
From NEW! Waking Up to Climate Change PART 1 From: Resilient Agriculture, 2nd Edition View New Society Publishers	The author talks about climate change, her own experiences and activities in the world of climate action and lessons she’s learned, resilience thinking, and hope. She also introduces the …	Laura Lengnick	14	2022	$1.40 Add
From NEW! Wants and Needs From: We're all Climate Hypocrites Now View New Society Publishers	In this chapter, the author unpacks our consumer impulses, and how a consumer state of mind does not encourage environmental action.	Sami Grover	10	2021	$1.00 Add
From Water A Human Right From: Consuming Sustainability View Fernwood Publishing		Michael Gismondi; Stephen Speake	23	2005	$2.30 Add
From Water Export The Site C End-Game From: Damming the Peace View James Lorimer and Company	Investigative journalist Joyce Nelson links the Site C dam under construction in B.C.’s Peace River Valley to continental water-sharing plans. Her analysis is that the Site C dam is being …	Joyce Nelson	15	2018	$1.50 Add
From Water Use in Commercial and Institutional Buildings From: Dry Run View New Society Publishers	Before turning to different ways to reduce urban water demand, in this chapter we’ll get better acquainted with patterns of water use in the commercial, industrial and institutional (CII) …	Jerry Yudelson	26	2010	$2.60 Add
From Water Use in the Home From: Dry Run View New Society Publishers	Let’s take a look now at residential water use, something that most of us are quite familiar with. The sources of water use inside the home with almost 60 percent goes for shower, toilet …	Jerry Yudelson	17	2010	$1.70 Add
From Water, Water, Clean Water — But Not Everywhere From: Canada after Harper View James Lorimer and Company	Maude Barlow next focuses on the alarming shrinkage and pollution of Canada’s fresh water supply, a precious resource which lacks the effective laws and regulations needed to protect it	Maude Barlow	13	2015	$1.30 Add
From NEW! "We Get There Together or We Don’t Get There at All" From: More Powerful Together View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter contains the following readings: Centring Justice in Our Relations – Decolonizing Relations – Climate Change as Catalyst for Decolonizing Relations – Note	Jen Gobby	18	2020	$1.80 Add
From We Want a Future Climate Change and How the Youth Are Fighting to Save the Province From: Divided View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter explores the author’s climate activism, and the Fridays for Future strikes inspired by Greta Thunberg.	Sydney Chadwick	5	2021	$0.50 Add
From NEW! Weaving a New Story of Meaning From: The Web of Meaning View New Society Publishers	The chapter concludes that an ecological civilization will emerge only when the symbiotic linkages between people become a more powerful force than the competitive impulses engendered by the …	Jeremy Lent	34	2021	$3.40 Add
From Weaving Community Milestones From: Common Threads View New Society Publishers	So how can this interest in getting together for a common purpose fit within a concept of celebrating life’s milestones? How do we support each other in those moments when we need our …	Sharon Kallis	10	2014	$1.00 Add
From NEW! Welcome to the Anthropocene From: The Case for Climate Capitalism View ECW Press	In this chapter, Rand summarizes the challenges facing humanity if it wants to survive the 21st century. He concludes with a letter to his son, giving a vision of a future where climate change is …	Tom Rand	20	2020	$2.00 Add