In Search of Sustainability
British Columbia Forest Policy in the 1990s
A provocative, sobering examination of British Columbia's forest industry in the 1990s.
Flexible Crossroads
The Restructuring of British Columbia's Forest Economy
Columbia's forest economy is at a crucial crossroads, and Flexible Crossroads looks at the contemporary restructuring of British Columbia's forest economy, demonstrating how both resource dynamics and industrial dynamics have shaped this transformation.
Once Upon an Oldman
Special Interest Politics and the Oldman River Dam
Once Upon an Oldman is an account of the controversy that surrounded the Alberta government's construction of a dam on the Oldman River to provide water for irrigation in the southern part of the province.
Communities, Development, and Sustainability across Canada
This book bridges the gap between theory and practice, bringing together concerned parties who have argued for increased local participation in sustainable community development.
The Wealth of Forests
Markets, Regulation, and Sustainable Forestry
This book is a pioneering attempt to consider the concrete policy implications of the much discussed transition to sustainable forestry.
Talk and Log
Wilderness Politics in British Columbia
A comprehensive account of the rise of the wilderness movement in British Columbia examines the forest industry's political strategies, and analyzes the inner workings of the policy process.
Conservation Biology Principles for Forested Landscapes
This book is intended to provide information to those who wish to interact with the landbase in an ecologically sustainable manner.
Ecology and Management of Sitka Spruce
Emphasizing Its Natural Range in British Columbia
This book is the most recent major work on the ecology and management of Sitka spruce.
Balancing Act
Environmental Issues in Forestry
This book is a clarion call for a balanced, objective approach to forestry issues, including clearcutting, slashburning, old growth, and management chemicals.
Managing Natural Resources in British Columbia
Markets, Regulations, and Sustainable Development
Offers an innovative and far-reaching contribution to the debate over sustainability at a time when many individuals are questioning the future of the environment in British Columbia.
Achieving Sustainable Development
Achieving Sustainable Development provides an overall introduction to critical subjects in sustainable development -- industrial growth, women, institutional arrangements, industrial practices, and aboriginal people -- and argues for the immediate development of a research and policy agenda for Canada and suggests mechanisms for its implementation.
Methods of Environmental Impact Assessment
The Causes of Tropical Deforestation
The Economic and Statistical Analysis of Factors Giving Rise to the Loss of the Tropical Forests
The Green Economy
Environment, Sustainable Development and the Politics of the Future
In The Green Economy, Michael Jacobs rejects both the traditional Green demand for 'zero growth' and the new economic orthodoxy which seeks to give the environment a monetary value.
Land Resource Economics and Sustainable Development
Economic Policies and the Common Good
An introduction to issues of land use and the economic tools that are used to resolve land-use conflicts.