Environmental policy
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Auteur:Brown, Lester R.Sommaire: -
Auteur:Calverley, DavidSommaire:As the nineteenth century ended, the popularity of sport hunting grew and Ontario wildlife became increasingly valuable. Restrictions were imposed on hunting and trapping, completely ignoring Anishinaabeg hunting rights set out in the...
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Auteur:Sommaire:Thunder at Michigan and Thunder in the Heartland is about a chronicle of changes that took place in a small school in a major Midwestern university. The change that took place had a profound impact upon both the students and faculty...
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Auteur:Waldron, IngridSommaire:In There's Something In The Water, Ingrid R.G. Waldron examines the legacy of environmental racism and its health impacts in Indigenous and Black communities in Canada, using Nova Scotia as a case study, and the grassroots resistance...
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Auteur:Boyd, David R.Sommaire:A hopeful, inspiring, and honest take on the environment
Yes, the world faces substantial environmental challenges — climate change, pollution, and extinction. But the surprisingly good news is that we...
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Auteur:Castonguay, StéphaneSommaire:The Government of Natural Resourcesexplores the development of scientific and technical activity in Quebec from Confederation until the eve of the Second World War. At the turn of the twentieth century, the provincial government created...
- Auteur:VanDeVeer, DonaldSommaire:
Using a philosophical approach this book explores ethical aspects of the treatment of nonhumans, the planet, and its resources by humans. Questions of what we have done to the planet, what we are doing now, and what should be done...
- Auteur:Nordhaus, William D.Sommaire:
The 2018 Nobel laureate for economics analyzes the politics and economics of the central environmental issue of today and points the way to real solutions Climate change is profoundly altering our world in ways that pose major risks to...
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There is virtually nowhere on earth that remains untouched by plastics and the situation presents a serious threat to our natural world. Despite the magnitude of the problem, the interventions most often put in place are consumer-led...
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Auteur:Clapp, JenniferSommaire:This comprehensive and accessible text fills the need for a political economy view of global environmental politics, focusing on the ways key economic processes affect environmental outcomes. It examines the main actors and forces...
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Auteur:Sommaire:Post-Cold War threats to security arise from human degradation of ecosystems as much as terrorist attacks and wars. Page (environmental sensibility, Keele U., UK) and Redclift (international environmental policy, King's College,...
- Auteur:Gates, BillSommaire:
In this urgent, authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical - and accessible - plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe.
Bill Gates has spent a... - Auteur:Boyd, David R.Sommaire:
Bien que le monde soit confronté à d’importants problèmes écologiques, Environnement: les années optimistes rapporte les gains environnementaux les plus significatifs réalisés ces dernières années: des espèces en voie de disparition...
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Auteur:Sommaire:The urgent need to resolve conflicts over forests, fisheries, farming practices, urban sprawl, and greenhouse-gas reductions, among many others, calls for a critical re-thinking of the nature of our democracy and citizenship. This work...
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Auteur:Diamond, Jared M.Sommaire: -
Auteur:Boyd, David R.Sommaire:Canadians are getting sick from toxins in the air, food, water, and consumer products. In Cleaner, Greener, Healthier, David R. Boyd sets out to remedy Canada's environmental health problems. He begins by assessing the environmental...
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Auteur:Hatch, Ron, Hatch, VeronicaSommaire:A comprehensive account of Clayoquot Sound and the protest movement: rainforest ecosystems; the April 1993 land-use decision; co-opted forestry science; the Peace Camp and the Blockades; civil disobedience; the police, the courts and...
- Auteur:DesRoches, C. Tyler, Jankunis, Frank, Byron WillistonSommaire:
Canadian Environmental Philosophy is the first collection of essays to take up theoretical and practical issues in environmental philosophy today, from a Canadian perspective. The essays cover various subjects, including ecological...
- Auteur:Hird, Myra J.Sommaire:
"Canada's Waste Flowsis one of the first attempts not just to discuss the challenges posed by waste in a municipal or national framework, but to connect these municipal and national politics to global events. Hird examines...
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Auteur:Pannozzo, LindaSommaire:In About Canada: The Environment, award-winning author Linda Pannozzo examines the philosophical, economic and ideological landscape of our current environmental worldview. She connects our faith in the free market and our adherence to...
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