The Industrial Transformation of Subarctic Canada
A revealing history of human impact in the Canadian North, this book focuses on the causes and consequences of the industries that replaced the fur trade.
Speaking for Ourselves
Environmental Justice in Canada
This book showcases the work of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal scholars who uphold environmental justice as the path to a more just, equitable, and sustainable Canada.
Forestry and Biodiversity
Learning How to Sustain Biodiversity in Managed Forests
Sustaining biodiversity in managed forests is a complex problem, but the authors argue that it can be done -- through adaptive management, which they describe as a structured approach to “learning by doing.”
Sensing Changes
Technologies, Environments, and the Everyday, 1953-2003
These narratives about state-driven megaprojects and technological and regulatory changes reveal how humans make sense of their world in the face of rapid environmental change.
Nuclear Waste Management in Canada
Critical Issues, Critical Perspectives
Nuclear Waste Management in Canada encourages critical thought and discussion about energy generation and waste management by exploring not only the technical but also the social and ethical aspects of the problem.
Environmental Conflict and Democracy in Canada
This path-breaking collection brings together environmental politics and democratic theory to reveal the deficits of citizenship and how democracy must be extended to achieve a socially just, ecologically sustainable society in Canada.
Sins of the Flesh
A History of Ethical Vegetarian Thought
Renowned animal rights author Rod Preece examines the history of vegetarianism in its ethical dimensions, from the origins of humanity through to the present.
Farming in a Changing Climate
Agricultural Adaptation in Canada
Covering all agricultural regions and a wide variety of commodity production and farming systems, this comprehensive survey synthesizes twenty years of research on climate change and Canadian agriculture.
Adaptive Co-Management
Collaboration, Learning, and Multi-Level Governance
This book provides a comprehensive synthesis of the core concepts, strategies, and tools in adaptive co-management, where adaptive processes, feedback learning, and flexible partnerships that are reshaping environmental governance.