Public Policy

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Overrun

Overrun

Dispatches from the Asian Carp Crisis

Intelligent investigative writing meets experiential journalism in this important look at one of North America’s most voraciously invasive species. Politicians, ecologists, and government … 387 View
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Overshoot--A Look at the Evidence

Overshoot–A Look at the Evidence

From: Escape from Overshoot

In this chapter the author explains the concept of "overshoot", and provides evidence for it. 36 $3.60 Add
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P3 Basics

P3 Basics

From: Ideology over Economics

What Are Public–Private Partnerships (P3s)? Prevalence of P3s Forms of P3 Prevalence of Types of P3s For and Against P3s Value for Money (VfM) Empirical Analysis of P3s The Enabling … 17 $1.70 Add
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P3 Hospitals and the Principles of Medicare

P3 Hospitals and the Principles of Medicare

From: Medicare

This chapter provides an overview of a P3 hospital model as it has been implemented by Ontario, and assesses the potential effects of this scheme on access to publicly funded hospital services. … 18 $1.80 Add
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Packrat City
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Packrat City

From: Messy Cities

Tatum Taylor Chaubal connects her “packrat” collecting tendencies with her role and values as a city heritage planner, advocating for these roles to include preserving the “messy urbanism” of the past. 4 $0.40 Add
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Painting the Town
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Painting the Town

From: Messy Cities

Dylan Reid and Leslie Woo discuss graffiti and its many qualities, and the case for street art in cities. 8 $0.80 Add
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Parallel Education Systems

Parallel Education Systems

The Classes of 1963-1974

From: Learning to Leave

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Paris

Paris

Big Oil Gets Its Deal

From: The Big Stall

Analyzes the 2015 Paris Accord on climate change and reports on how the proceedings came to be dominated by corporate interests. Analyzes the impact of decades of well funded denialism. Suggests … 22 $2.20 Add
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Part 1: Mobilizing For Sustainability
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Part 1: Mobilizing For Sustainability

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

Part 1 includes the following chapters: The Global Context for Sustainability – Sustainable Community Development – Policymaking for Sustainable Community Development – Planning … ; ; 91 $9.10 Add
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Part 1: Sustainable Communities, Sustainable Planet

Part 1: Sustainable Communities, Sustainable Planet

The Context for Sustainable Communities

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

This chapter explores the context for sustainable communities. Acting locally is more significant when we think globally, so that is where we begin our discussion of "sustainable … 15 $1.50 Add
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Part 1: Sustainable Communities, Sustainable Planet

Part 1: Sustainable Communities, Sustainable Planet

Toward Sustainable Communties

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

This chapter examines sustainability at the community level. It begins with a look at communities in developed and developing parts of the world, proceeds to investigate some of the reasons why … 14 $1.40 Add
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Part 1: Sustainable Communities, Sustainable Planet

Part 1: Sustainable Communities, Sustainable Planet

Making Community Policy

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

For communities to move effectively toward sustainability, citizens and their governments should understand the range of policy instruments available to them and the wider context of how … 12 $1.20 Add
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Part 1 The Social Enterprise

Part 1 The Social Enterprise

Set Up and Management

From: Inner City Renovation

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Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks

Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks

Greening the City

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

Greening the city refers to strategies and techniques that protect and restore ecology within urban communities. It means a fruit tree-lined street, a creek meandering through an urban … 16 $1.60 Add
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Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks

Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks

Water and Sewage

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

North America is abundant in lakes and rivers yet, in many regions, water resources are in critical supply. Costs for operating, maintaining and expanding sewage treatment facilities continue to … 14 $1.40 Add
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Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks

Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks

Energy Efficiency and Renewables

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

Canadians and Americans consume more energy per capita than any other nation. Environmental impacts of our consumptive lifestyles include ozone layer depletion, acid rain, smog, potential climate … 16 $1.60 Add