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Striving for environmental sustainability in a complex world : Canadian experiences / George Francis.
Author
Francis, George
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Vancouver, BC : UBC Press, [2016]
Description
vi, 250 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
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Firestone Library - Stacks
QH77.C2 F726 2016
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Subject(s)
Landscape protection
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Canada
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Case studies
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Environmental protection
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Canada
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Case studies
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Sustainability
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Canada
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Case studies
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Canada
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Environmental conditions
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Library of Congress genre(s)
Case studies
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Series
Sustainability and the environment
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Summary note
"As the quickening pace of ecological change around the globe increases our anxiety about the long-term sustainability of the Earth's ecosystems, internationally renowned sustainability studies authority George Francis provides a timely synthesis of Canada's response to a growing global crisis. With rich and varied insight, spirited prose, and a deep and personal engagement with the material, the author documents the challenges faced by those who manage complex sustainability projects. Focusing mainly on long-term collaborative studies of sixteen landscape regions in Canada designated as "Biosphere Reserves" by the UNESCO international "Man and the Biosphere" program, and another fifteen regions designated as "Model Forests" by the Canadian Forest Service, Francis also summarizes a number of smaller endeavours in regions across the country. The author's unique perspective is rooted in his intimate involvement in many of the initiatives he details. Project participants cope with situations that are sometimes unpredictable, often frustrating, and, in certain cases, transformative. The volume concludes on a hopeful note, looking forward to a future of solutions--those considered, proposed, promoted, and in some cases already implemented by groups striving to create sustainable societies in an increasingly complex world."-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Adopting complexity to guide inquiries: framework, methods, and rationale
The landscape regions: biosphere reserves and model forests
Governing landscape regions: learning from experience and surprise
Technologies and innovations: recent origins and the Canadian situation
Innovations and sustainability in the landscape regions: looking ahead, looking back
Other approaches toward desirable sustainability for communities in Canada
Where next? Possibilities being explored
Where next for complexity thinking itself? Notes on the complexification of complexity.
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ISBN
9780774831383 ((hardback ; : acid-free paper))
0774831383 ((hardback))
9780774831390
0774831391
LCCN
2016498445
OCLC
948562480
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