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Fatal consumption : rethinking sustainable development / edited by Robert F. Woollard and Aleck S. Ostry.
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English
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Vancouver : UBC Press, ©2000.
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viii, 270 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Sustainable development
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Sustainable development
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Sustainable development
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British Columbia
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Lower Mainland
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Woollard, Robert F.
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Ostry, Aleck S.
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Case studies
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Series
Sustainability and the environment ; 5.
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Sustainability and the environment, 1196-8575 ; 5
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Summary note
Based on their four-year interdisciplinary study of British Columbia's Lower Fraser Basin, scholars from the various fields that contribute to environmental science ask why people claim to value sustainability while acting in an unsustainable fashion, and how to reduce consumption drastically and move toward a sustainable social system when society is specifically based on consumption. They analyze policy and propose tools for those charged with making decisions. The analysis, though specific in focus, should be applicable to most North American urban areas, and might interest urban planners, policy makers, and people interested in the link between health and a sustainable society. Distributed in the US by Raincoast Books. Canadian card order number: C00-910443-7. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: fatal consumption (when too much is not enough) / Robert F. Woollard
Ecological footprints and the pathology of consumption / William E. Rees
Global consumption from the perspective of population health / Clyde Hertzman and Shona Kelly
Social capital, civil society, and social transformation / Michael Carr
What is stopping sustainability? examining the barriers to implementation of Clouds of Change / Jennie L. Moore
Integrating economy, society, and environment through policy assessment / Peter Boothroyd
Local versus central influences in planning for community health / Lawrence W. Green and Jean A. Shoveller
The city of Richmond: reflections on sustainability in action / Janette McIntosh and Robert F. Woollard
The BC sawmill industry: a case study of community and ecological sustainability / Aleck S. Ostry
Conclusion: working together and the prospect for hope / Robert F. Woollard.
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ISBN
0774807865
9780774807869
0774807873
9780774807876
LCCN
2001430721
OCLC
48054188
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Fatal consumption [electronic resource] : rethinking sustainable development / edited by Robert G. Woollard and Aleck S. Ostry.
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