All (Green) talk and no action: environmentalism, e-forums, and
elections on a British Columbia Gulf Island.(Bowen Island)
Abstract
This paper deals with how environmental issues were raised and
discussed during a first-ever municipal election on a Gulf Island in
British Columbia. Seven hundred and seventy-seven . . .
Editorial.(Editorial)
In this issue we have five papers reflecting in various ways, a
civic perspective. The first paper by Rebecca Raglan on All (Green) Talk
and No Action: Environmentalism, E-Forum and Elections on a . . .
An Introduction to Sustainable Development, 2nd ed.
Jennifer Elliott. 1999. London: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-19150-5
(cloth); 0-415-19151-3 (paper) $31.99 (Cdn.). 215 pp.
This book is part of Routledge's "Introduction to
Development Series" and is . . .
Tourism and National Parks: Issues and Implications.
Richard W. Butler & Stephen W. Boyd, eds. 2000. John Wiley and
Sons, Chichester. ISBN 0-471-98894-4 (hc) $142.50 (Cdn.). 342 pp.
Although it is an edited volume, Tourism and National Parks is . . .
Climate for Change: non-state actors and the global politics of
the greenhouse.
Peter Newell. 2000. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN:
0-521-63250-1 (hc) $107.95 (Cdn.).
Global climate change continues to be one of the international
community's most important and . . .
Environmental initiatives among Japanese automakers: new
technology, EMS, recycling and lifecycle approaches.(electronic
manufac
Abstract:
Japanese automakers are a source of new technologies and processes
to meet the environmental needs of society. The Japanese production
system has been widely studied with automobile . . .
Mutual adaptation: Japanese automobile transplants in North
America and the restructuring of buyer-supplier relations.(Statistic
Abstract
This paper examines how the arrival and expansion of Japanese
automotive assemblers in North America during the 1980s and 1990s, has
been characterized by a complex process of mutual . . .
Strategic options for Japanese automakers operating in
NAFTA.
Abstract
Japanese automakers are in the position of having a strong
manufacturing and sales presence worldwide, yet find themselves
struggling at home due to the prolonged downturn in local . . .
Trade policy, open regionalism and NAFTA: the socio-economic
context for Japanese automobile investments in North America.
Abstract
This paper examines the investment strategies of Japanese
automakers in the context of evolving U.S. and Canadian trade policy.
The trade imbalance and trade disputes between the United . . .
Global, local or hybrid? Evidence of adaptation among Japanese
automobile plants in Japan, the United States and Canada.(Statist
Abstract
Research on the global automobile industry has both influenced, and
been influenced by, the debate on the impact of globalization on the
nation state and national institutions. Rather . . .
Japanese automakers and the NAFTA environment: global
context.(Statistical Data Included)
Abstract
Japanese automakers have become an integral part of the North
American economy, with total investment approaching $20 billion, direct
employment exceeding 40,000 and 3 million vehicles . . .
Editorial.
This theme issue addresses some of the conflicting views relating
to Japanese owned automakers in North America. Some authors have
portrayed Japanese automobile firms with their advanced technology . . .
Using Statistics to Understand the Environment. (Book
Reviews).
C. Philip Wheater and Penny A. Cook. 2000. Routledge Introductions
to Environment Series, New York, NY. ISBN 0-415-19888-7 paper US$22 .99
245 pp.
Well trained students of environmental studies . . .
Politics of the Wild: Canada and Endangered Species. (Book
Reviews).
Karen Beazley and Robert Boardman, editors, 2001. Oxford University
Press, Toronto. 254 pp. ISBN 0-1 9-54 1506X (ppr) $26.95
Several years ago, at a meeting in Washington DC of Berg Fellows . . .
Bioregional Planning: Resource Management Beyond the New
Millennium. (Book Reviews).
David J. Brunckhorst. 2000. Harwood Academic Publishers, Amsterdam.
ISBN 90-5823-046-5 (hc) US$28.00 162 pp.
This is a small book, and one with definite strengths and
weaknesses, some probably . . .
Tracing the connections among municipal amalgamation, community
identity, and planning for the Niagara Escarpment in Ontario.
(I
Abstract
Forced amalgamations among formerly independent municipalities in
Ontario have been the most contested aspects of the Province's
restructuring plan initiated in 1995. A major concern of . . .
Spatio-temporal analysis of floods of the Saint-Francois drainage
basin, Quebec, Canada.(Statistical Data Included)
Abstract
This study aims at recreating the spatial and temporal evolution of
flooding in the Saint-Francois drainage basin. This vast drainage basin
covers a surface area of 10 221 km2 and is . . .
Enhancing the urban environment in the Kurdistan region, Northern
Iraq.
Abstract
In the Kurdistan region of Northern Iraq, the physical structure of
cities and their environments have been undergoing drastic changes,
including expansion onto fertile agricultural . . .
Improving Wildlife Habitat on the Prairies: An evaluation of the
Habitat Conservation Partnership Agreement in Southwestern
Mani
Abstract
Southern Manitoba's landscape, vastly altered through a
century of agricultural settlement, has become further transformed with
the industrialization of agriculture in recent years. One . . .
Towards increased citizen influence in Canadian Forest
Management.
Abstract
Despite its vast resources, Canada is experiencing a conflict over
the use of its forests and facing, some argue, a forest crisis. Growing
public concern that traditional forest . . .
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