Communities Development And Sustainability Across Canada

Author : John T. Pierce,Ann Dale
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780774842051

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Communities, Development, and Sustainability across Canada by John T. Pierce,Ann Dale Pdf

What is a sustainable community? The pressing need to answer this simple question is what prompted John Pierce and Ann Dale to gather the essays in this volume. Communities, Development, and Sustainability across Canada is a timely synthesis of work on how Canadian communities can achieve sustainable development. It bridges the gap between theory and praxis and brings together academics, policy makers, and community activists, all of whom have argued for increased local participation in sustainable community development. Communities have become the weak link in efforts to refashion relations between the environment and the economy. The goal of this book is not simply to describe problems but also to suggest answers, not simply to offer theory but also to promote action, so that Canadian communities can better achieve sustainable development.

Author : Lars K. Hallström,Glen T. Hvenegaard,Karsten Mündel,Mary A. Beckie
Publisher : University of Alberta
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781772120400

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Sustainability Planning and Collaboration in Rural Canada by Lars K. Hallström,Glen T. Hvenegaard,Karsten Mündel,Mary A. Beckie Pdf

In step with rural development initiatives across Canada today, these fourteen case studies examine the shift toward sustainability-based planning as a key element of community development. Further, they explore the growth of partnerships between communities and post-secondary institutions. Rural development researchers, decision makers and elected officials, political scientists and policy analysts, and community engagement practitioners will benefit from this book's ideal, rational progression-which mirrors the policy process itself-from problem identification to engagement, solutions, and evaluation.

Author : Canada,Canada. Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade,United Nations. Commission on Sustainable Development
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Canada
ISBN : MINN:31951D01701269L

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Rapport Du Canada À la Commission Du Développement Durable Des Nations Unies by Canada,Canada. Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade,United Nations. Commission on Sustainable Development Pdf

The 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) brought together almost every country in the world in an effort to have the global community commit itself to the goal of sustainable development. Among its major achievements was Agenda 21, an ambitious plan of action on 39 environment and development issues. The United Nations subsequently created the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) to monitor progress towards achievement of UNCED's goals. This report of Canada to the CSD summarizes the progress, lessons learned, and challenges in achieving the goals of sustainable development. It concentrates on the chapters and themes in Agenda 21 that will be discussed at the next session of the CSD. It attempts to isolate the major trends and themes in Canadian responses to each of those chapters. It also includes short summaries of recent developments in topics related to the sectoral chapters discussed during the latest session of the CSD.

Author : Ann Dale,Jenny Onyx
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2010-10-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780774859776

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A Dynamic Balance by Ann Dale,Jenny Onyx Pdf

A Dynamic Balance illuminates the importance of understanding the social dimension of sustainability as it examines the links between social capital and sustainable development within the overall context of local community development. Looking at case studies in both Australia and Canada, it draws upon lessons that can be learned to reconnect large urban centres and smaller communities. Given the number of small communities in both countries struggling to diversify from single-resource economies in a context of increasing globalization, the analysis touches on several critical public policy issues. This is a timely and provocative call for reconciliation and reconnection within and between communities.

Author : Ann Dale,John B. Robinson
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780774841955

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Achieving Sustainable Development by Ann Dale,John B. Robinson Pdf

Achieving Sustainable Development explores how well Canada has met the Earth Summit's targets and attempts to find ways in which the public can become involved in such issues. Its authors stress the importance of integration of information from various fields and seek to stimulate the exchange of knowledge among the academic community, government, non-governmental organizations and industry. The contributors look far beyond merely identifying and analyzing selected issues and problems. To facilitate public discussion and to affect policy development, at least one initiative is proposed and detailed for each problem identified.

Author : Canada. Environment Canada,Earth Summit 2002 Canadian Secretariat
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Canada
ISBN : UIUC:30112063469214

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Sustainable Development by Canada. Environment Canada,Earth Summit 2002 Canadian Secretariat Pdf

This report provides an overview of Canada's major environmental, social and economic developments over the last decade. It highlights some of Canada's successes, speaks of some of the remaining challenges and explores some of the current efforts underway to meet those challenges. It examines, more specifically, the following: decision-making structures and processes; social sustainability; sustainable communities; health and environment; conservation and stewardship of biodiversity; sustainable development of natural resources; climate change; the Canadian Arctic; international cooperation.

Author : Jason Brown,David Hannis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2011-02-15
Category : Community development
ISBN : 0205754708

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Community Development in Canada by Jason Brown,David Hannis Pdf

Community Development in Canada, Second Edition teaches you how to be successful in working with communities such as seniors clubs, youth centres, First Nations drop-in centres, or employment centres for homeless people. This text features selected case studies from each province and territory to illustrate principles of community practice, and discusses development in Aboriginal and international communities and the future of community development and social welfare in Canada. The Second Edition has been fully updated with current research, statistics, and case studies. It also contains new content on the social determinants of health, the relationship between physical and mental health, and community economic development.

Author : Brett Fairbairn,Nora Russell
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780774827911

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Co-operative Canada by Brett Fairbairn,Nora Russell Pdf

A shift in US bank policy. A demonstration in Greece. A tsunami in Japan. These types of events can have profound effects on the economic well-being of Canadian communities. In such a heavily globalized environment, it may seem that only large corporations with access to transnational resources can operate successfully, but Canadian co-operatives demonstrate that this is not the case. Drawing on the results of a large research project that examined co-operatives in communities from coast to coast to coast, Co-operative Canada reveals how Canadians are collectively responding to the forces of globalization through local, community-owned enterprises.

Author : Chris Southcott,Frances Abele,Dave Natcher,Brenda Parlee
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2022-09-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780228013471

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Extractive Industry and the Sustainability of Canada's Arctic Communities by Chris Southcott,Frances Abele,Dave Natcher,Brenda Parlee Pdf

Modern treaties, increased self-government, new environmental assessment rules, co-management bodies, and increased recognition and respect of Indigenous rights make it possible for northern communities to exert some control over extractive industries. Whether these industries can increase the well-being and sustainability of Canada’s Arctic communities, however, is still open to question. Extractive Industry and the Sustainability of Canada’s Arctic Communities delves into the final research findings of the Resources and Sustainable Development in the Arctic project which attempted to determine what was required for extractive industry to benefit northern communities. Drawing on case studies, this book explores how northern communities can capture and distribute a fairer share of financial benefits, how they can use extractive activities for business development, the problems and possibilities of employment and training opportunities, and the impacts on gender relations. It also considers fly-in fly-out work patterns, subsistence activities, housing, post-mine clean-up activities, waste management, and ways of monitoring positive and negative impacts. While extractive industries could potentially help improve the sustainability of Canada’s Arctic, many issues stand in the way, most notably power imbalances that limit the ability of Indigenous Peoples to equitably participate in their governance. Extractive Industry and the Sustainability of Canada’s Arctic Communities emphasizes the general need to determine how new institutions and processes, which are largely imported from the south, can be adapted to allow for a more authentic participation from the Indigenous Peoples of Canada’s Arctic.

Author : George Francis
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780774831413

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Striving for Environmental Sustainability in a Complex World by George Francis Pdf

In the face of growing anxiety about global environmental sustainability, George Francis, a leading authority in the field of sustainability studies, examines initiatives undertaken in Canada over the past twenty-five years to protect some of our unique environments. Focusing mainly on collaborative studies of thirty-one landscape regions – designated as “Biosphere Reserves” by UNESCO or as “Model Forests” by the Canadian Forest Service – Francis also summarizes smaller sustainability projects across the country. The author concludes on a hopeful note, looking at solutions considered, proposed, and in some cases already implemented by groups striving for sustainability in an increasingly complex world.

Author : Noel Keough
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1773852485

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Sustainability Matters by Noel Keough Pdf

Calgary, Alberta is a culturally diverse urban metropolis. Sprawling and car-dependent, fast-growing and affluent, it is dominated by the fossil fuel industry. For 30 years, Calgary has struggled to turn sustainability rhetoric into reality. Sustainability Matters is the story of Calgary's setbacks and successes on the path toward sustainability. Chronicling two decades of public conversations, political debate, urban policy and planning, and scholarly discovery, it is both a fascinating case study and an accessible introduction to the theory and practice of urban sustainability. A clear-eyed view of the struggles of turning knowledge into action, this book illuminates the places where theory and reality converge and presents an approach to municipal development, planning, and governance that takes seriously the urgent need to address climate change and injustice. Addressing a wide variety of topics and themes, including energy, diversity, economic development, and ecological health, Sustainability Matters is both a critique of current practice and a vision for the future that uses the city of Calgary as a microcosm to address issues faced by cities around the world. This is essential reading not only for every Calgarian working for a vibrant and sustainable future, but for all those interested in in the future of cities in a post-carbon world.

Author : Centre for Future Studies in Housing and Living Environments (Canada),Canadian Global Change Program,David Pell,Tomalty, Ray,Royal Society of Canada
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Economic development
ISBN : OCLC:463249530

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Sustainable Development and Canadian Cities : Current Initiatives by Centre for Future Studies in Housing and Living Environments (Canada),Canadian Global Change Program,David Pell,Tomalty, Ray,Royal Society of Canada Pdf

Author : International Development Research Centre (Canada),International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Community development
ISBN : 9780889368019

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The Local Agenda 21 Planning Guide by International Development Research Centre (Canada),International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives Pdf

Local Agenda 21 Planning Guide: An introduction to sustainable development planning

Author : Sarah Todd,Sébastien Savard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Community development
ISBN : 0776628852

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Canadian Perspectives on Community Development by Sarah Todd,Sébastien Savard Pdf

"Founded in a perspective that speaks to the diversity of contexts and processes used across Canada, this work is nevertheless firmly grounded in theory, offering an in-depth analysis geared toward advanced study in community practice. This depth is further strengthened by the diversity of topics represented in this collective work: community work in various regions of the country exploring issues of poverty and environmental activism; community work with immigrants and refugees, and with trans communities; feminist community organizing as well as organizing with persons with disabilities and with members of linguistic communities; and, finally, arts based community work with the elderly."--

Author : S Buckingham,K Theobald
Publisher : Woodhead Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2003-02-17
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1855736853

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Local Environmental Sustainability by S Buckingham,K Theobald Pdf

The importance of local programmes in driving sustainable development has been enshrined in Local Agenda 21, arguably the most influential output of the 1992 Rio 'Earth' Summit. Its importance has been reiterated more recently by the Johannesburg Summit in 2002. Local Environmental Sustainability sets the context for local environmental sustainability and, in particular, considers how local government can promote sustainable development by building partnerships with different groups and organisations in the local community. Using case studies, individual chapters focus on different types of regional and local initiatives, the partnerships that have made them possible, and the key issues in making them effective. Local Environmental Sustainability provides a blueprint for both local governments and local communities to work together effectively for a more sustainable future. An important new study focusing on the links between local environmental initiatives and the provision of sustainable services Includes case studies showing how local government initiatives can work in the community Considers the relationship between local programmes and the implementation of Local Agenda 21