This pivotal work offers a clear and accessible vision of how we can transform the electric power industry to adapt to twenty-first century challenges.

This highly readable book tells Canadians what they ought to know to better understand the ways in which surveillance is expanding – mostly unchecked – into every facet of their lives, and what they can do about it.

A consideration of the impact of racism and questions of sovereignty on genetic research, which details the exploitative history of research on Taiwanese Aborigines.

Northscapes examines concepts of North and the way in which different northern environments are shaped by the intersection of technology and human societies.

An introduction to the field of data structures and algorithms.

A critical look at the social, environmental, and economic impacts of agricultural biotechnology in Canada.

This book examines current theory, methods, and ethics underlying global trends in involving publics in the governance of new technologies.

Connecting Canadians examines the burgeoning field of community informatics.

A comprehensive, up-to-date, and probing examination of media and politics in Canada.

An incisive assessment of environmental successes and failures over the past twenty years—and what we should do next.

Extending the reach of higher education through flexibility.

A unique examination of how age and gender inform the workplace and its culture in the new knowledge-based economy.

The authoritative book on sea level rise and its coastal consequences.

A one-stop knowledge resource, this book showcases the international work of research scholars and innovative distance education practitioners who use emerging interactive technologies for teaching and learning at a distance.

From Bricks to Brains introduces embodied cognitive science and illustrates its foundational ideas through the construction and observation of LEGO Mindstorms robots.