Views of community sustainability after a mine closure: a case
study of Manitouwadge, Ontario.
Abstract
Resource dependent communities remain a prevalent feature through
much of rural northern Canada. Researchers from a variety of disciplines
have explored the characteristics of these . . .
Reflections on recent developments in watershed management in
Ontario and their implications for natural areas management(1).
Abstract
This paper considers recent developments that are relevant to
watershed and natural areas management at two scales: internationally
and in the province of Ontario. First, the paper . . .
Editorial.(Brief Article)
This issue of Environments consists of five papers on the diverse
topics of water management in Ontario, community sustainability after
mine closure, a backcountry national park monitoring . . .
Principles of Water Resources: History, Development, Management
and Policy.
Principles of Water Resources: History, Development, Management and
Policy
Thomas V. Cech, 2003. John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York. ISBN:
0-471-43861-8 (hc) US$100.480 pp.
As a geomorphologist . . .
International Encyclopedia of Environmental Politics.
International Encyclopedia of Environmental Politics
John Barry and E. Gene Frankland, eds. 2002. Routledge, London and
New York. ISBN 0-415-20285-X $150.00 (US) 513 pp.
This first edition of . . .
Land use planning implementation: a 'best practices'
assessment.
Abstract
This paper identifies and evaluates the best implementation
practices considered by five innovative North American land use planning
agencies as being most critical to achieving their . . .
Achieving effective implementation: an evaluation of a
collaborative land use planning process.
Abstract
A key to sustainable resource planning is effective implementation
of management plans. Despite its obvious significance, planning
implementation remains a relatively neglected area of . . .
Backcountry tourism perspectives on shared decision making in
B.C. land use planning.
Abstract
This paper examines the degree to which shared decision making
(SDM) principles, guidelines, and outcomes were realized in British
Columbia's land and resource management plans (LRMPs) . . .
Planning in the public interest: an evaluation of civil society
participation in collaborative land use planning in British
Colu
Abstract
This paper assesses civil society participation in collaborative
planning by completing a comprehensive survey of participants in a
collaborative land use planning process in British . . .
Evaluating collaborative planning: the British Columbia
experience.
Collaborative planning (CP) is emerging as the dominant planning
model in environmental management. The essence of CP is to delegate
responsibility for planning to multistakeholder groups that . . .
In memoriam: Harry Coblentz.
In September 2003, the Planning School and the Faculty of
Environmental Studies (FES) lost an outstanding retired faculty member
and graduate student supervisor: Harry Coblentz. From 1984 to . . .
Editorial.
With this issue, Environments completes four issues on the theory
and practice of planning, management and decision-making. The papers in
these issues are published at a time of dynamic change in . . .
The Challenges of Ivan Illich: a Collective Reflection.(Book
Review)
Hoinacki, Lee and Carl Mitcham, eds. 2002 New York: State
University of New York Press, 256 pages, ISBN 0-7914-5422-3, Hardcover
CDN$ 92.39, Paperback CDN$33.65.
I was first challenged by Ivan . . .
Soils, Land and Food: Managing the Land During the Twenty-First
Century.(Book Review)
Alan Wild. 2003. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. ISBN
0-52182065-0 hardback, 0-521-52759-7 paperback. 246 pp.
Professor Wild is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Soil
Science at . . .
The Nature of Cities: Ecocriticism and Urban Environments.(Book
Review)
Michael Bennett and David W. Teague, eds. 1999. University of
Arizona Press, Tucson, Arizona. 311 pp. ISBN 0-8165-1949-8. Softcover.
US$29.95.
Ecocriticism--the study of literature as a medium . . .
Rural sustainability in Canada and elsewhere: a historic and
civics perspective (1).(Ideas)
Abstract
Rural areas in Canada and elsewhere are the scene of extensive and
rapid change associated with the rise of industrial agriculture,
increasing farm size, decline of rural populations, . . .
Collaborative ecosystem planning processes in the United States:
evolution and challenges.
Abstract
Natural resource planning in the United States has witnessed a
marked shift toward collaboration in the last thirty years. This shift
has been promoted by changes in the perceived . . .
Mediating land use disputes in the United States: pros and
cons.
Abstract
Land use planning both causes and sometimes helps to resolve land
use disputes. While land use planning in North America initially focused
on finding the most technically efficient . . .
Toward environmental sustainability in British Columbia: the role
of collaborative planning (1).
Abstract
A major initiative was undertaken to move toward ecological,
social, and economic sustainability in the rural areas of British
Columbia during the 1990s. The paper describes the major . . .
The theory and practice of collaborative planning in resource and
environmental management (1).
Abstract
This paper assesses the utility of a new civics-based model of
planning that delegates responsibility for preparing plans directly to
affected stakeholders. The paper traces the origin . . .
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