Public Policy

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Miyo-Mâhcihowin:

Miyo-Mâhcihowin:

Self-determination, Social Determinants, and Indigenous Health

From: Medicare

Examines that now is the time to incorporate an indigenous understanding of health into our medicare system ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Mobilizing Labour

Mobilizing Labour

Just Transition, Then and Now

From: A Good War

In Chapter 7, Klein examines the role of labour in the fight for climate action. Klein argues that through examining the mobilization of the labor and work force during and after the Second World … 36 $3.60 Add
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Modeling an Escape from Overshoot

Modeling an Escape from Overshoot

From: Escape from Overshoot

In this chapter the author explores frameworks for escaping overshoot. 32 $3.20 Add
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Money and power

Money and power

What is to be done?

From: Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars?

The last chapter of Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? nails home the theme of the whole book, that public transit that works for the climate and for all people is a matter of political … 20 $2.00 Add
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Strategic and Regional Environmental Assessments
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Strategic and Regional Environmental Assessments

From: The Next Generation of Impact Assessment

This chapter introduces the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)provisions of the Act, including an examination of the strengths and weaknesses of each provision. Their assessment is informed … ; 16 $1.60 Add
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Montreal
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Montreal

The Ambiguity of the Smart City

From: Smart Cities in Canada: Digital Dreams, Corporate Designs

Chapter 7 explores Montreal’s various projects in the 21st century which were taken with the goal of integrating technology into the urban landscape. The chapter explores how different … 13 $1.30 Add
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More People Using Ever More Water

More People Using Ever More Water

From: Back to the Well

In this chapter, de Villiers looks at the impact of population growth on water availability, and tries to answer the question of whether there will be enough clean, safe water for a more populous … 9 $0.90 Add
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Moving Forward

Moving Forward

From: The Happiness Policy Handbook

Overcoming Impediments, Choosing Pathways – Connecting to Community – Criteria for Taking Action – Concluding Remarks on the Happiness Movement ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Multiculturalism already unbound

Multiculturalism already unbound

From: Home and Native Land

Considers how forms of citizenship participation practiced by Indian immigrants within the multicultural framework of Canada simultaneously configure local and transnational community … 24 $3.12 Add
Murder in Renfrew County
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Murder in Renfrew County

The predator who left three women dead- and the justice system that failed to stop him

The murder of three women in Ontario’s Renfrew County, and the inquest into violence against women that followed. The story of the murder of three women in Ontario’s Renfrew county by … 226 View
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My Teacher
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My Teacher

From: Messy Cities

Carolynne Crawley writes about Mama Snapping Turtle, who lives in Toronto’s High Park, and their advocacy work for further Turtle relatives in city parks. 4 $0.40 Add
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Myth 1

Myth 1

The Problem Is Overconsumption!

From: Ecology for the 99%

This chapter deconstructs the narrative that consumers should bear the weight of environmental guilt, explaining that wealthy people and the issue of production pollute more than consumers. ; ; ; ; 14 $1.40 Add
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Myth 2

Myth 2

The Problem Is Overpopulation!

From: Ecology for the 99%

This chapter reconsiders the dominant discourse which says that overpopulation is a primary contributor to the environmental crisis, discussing the harmful discourse resulting from this belief. ; ; ; ; 7 $0.70 Add
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Myth 3

Myth 3

New Tech Will Come to Our Rescue!

From: Ecology for the 99%

This chapter examines the idea that the adoption of new technologies, such as geoengineering, will help mitigate the climate crisis. It explores how these proposed technologies risk further … ; ; ; ; 12 $1.20 Add
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Myth 4

Myth 4

The Real Problem Is the Religion of Infinite Growth!

From: Ecology for the 99%

This chapter interrogates the belief that economic growth can solve social and ecological problems, advocating for a decrease in production and degrowth policies. ; ; ; ; 10 $1.00 Add
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Myth 5

Myth 5

We Are Not the Problem—China Is!

From: Ecology for the 99%

This chapter considers the harm that comes from stigmatizing the pollution of countries in the global South, discussing the interdependent relationships that connects Western countries to the South. ; ; ; ; 6 $0.60 Add