Sociology & Anthropology

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Part 2: Resistance from a place of spirit

Part 2: Resistance from a place of spirit

Tama Ward, Storyteller and Educator

From: Standing on High Ground

This section includes Tama Wards court statement detailing her decision to block access to the TMX pipeline construction and the events of that day. ; ; 7 $0.70 Add
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Part 2: Resistance from a place of spirit

Part 2: Resistance from a place of spirit

Hisao Ichikawa, Activist, Musician

From: Standing on High Ground

This section includes Hisao Ichikawa’s court statement following his arrest for blocking TMX pipeline construction on Burnaby Mountain, along with his reflections on his activism, music, … ; ; 5 $0.50 Add
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Part 2: Resistance from a place of spirit

Part 2: Resistance from a place of spirit

Emilie Teresa Smith, Anglican Priest

From: Standing on High Ground

This section includes Emilie Teresa Smith’s court statement following her arrest, along with letters she wrote during her four-day sentence at Aulouette Women’s Correctional Facility. ; ; 21 $2.10 Add
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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

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
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Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks

Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks

Transportation Planning and Traffic Management

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

Unsustainable transport systems not only are a major contributor to atmosphere change, but also lead to increasing congestion, longer commuting times, increasing demands for shorter work hours to … 19 $1.90 Add
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Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks

Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks

Land Use and Urban Form

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

Sustainable land use can help invigorate communities, and provide considerable environmental, economic, social, and cultural benefits. Redeveloping and reusing existing buildings and land can … 21 $2.10 Add
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Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks

Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks

Housing and Community Development

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

Community development requires good urban design to foster connection and neighborliness, and programs, policies, and initiatives to encourage healthy human interaction, including safety, … 14 $1.40 Add
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Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks

Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks

Community Economic Development

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

Sustainable community economic development (CED) is a feasible, community-based alternative to the economy we are familiar with — an economy focused on growth rather than development, on … 20 $2.00 Add
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Part 2: Sustainable Community Development
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Part 2: Sustainable Community Development

Part 2 Section 1: Environmental Sustainability (Place)

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

Part 2 Section 1 includes the following chapters: Natural Capital (Land, Water, Air, Waste, Energy) – Built Capital (Buildings, Landscapes, Travelways) ; ; 67 $6.70 Add
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Part 2: Sustainable Community Development
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Part 2: Sustainable Community Development

Part 2 Section 2: Economic Sustainability (Prosperity)

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

Part 2 Section 2 includes the following chapters: Organizational Capital (Public, Nonprofit, Business, Civic) – Political Capital (Authority, Influence, Empowerment) – Financial … ; ; 68 $6.80 Add
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Part 2: Sustainable Community Development
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Part 2: Sustainable Community Development

Part 2 Section 3: Social Sustainability (People)

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

Part 2 Section 3 includes the following chapters: Cultural Capital (Self-Efficacy, Heritage, Creative Arts) – Human Capital (Agency, Potential, Well-Being) – Relational Capital … ; ; 55 $5.50 Add