Environments articles from August 2002

Environments archives from August 2002

Editorial.(Editorial)
August 1, 2002... 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 British Columbia Gulf Island provides valuable...

All (Green) talk and no action: environmentalism, e-forums, and elections on a British Columbia Gulf Island.(Bowen Island)
August 1, 2002... 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 postings from 165 people participating in an...

Public hearings in environmental assessment: towards a civics approach.
August 1, 2002... Abstract This research explored transactive aspects of public hearings in environmental assessment (EA). The Environment Act of Manitoba establishes a quasi-judicial hearings process through which members of the public can participate in...

Urban ecology in Bangkok, Thailand: community participation, urban agriculture and forestry.
August 1, 2002... Abstract This paper describes a community-based urban environmental management project in Bangkok, Thailand. In this project, representatives from two non-governmental organizations (NGOs) worked with two poor communities in Bangkok to...

Designing a system of urban protected areas: an evaluative case study of Peterborough, Ontario.
August 1, 2002... Abstract Urban protected areas are becoming increasingly valued as important components of regional conservation efforts. Many municipalities are beginning to initiate their own small-scale systems of urban protected areas. The...

Establishing environmental priorities for the 21st century: results from an expert survey methodology.
August 1, 2002... Abstract This paper reports on the development and application of a method for establishing environmental priorities. The paper begins by reviewing two common methods for identifying environmental priorities: state of environment reporting...

The Angry Earth: Disaster in Anthropological Perspective.(Book Review)
August 1, 2002... Anthony Oliver-Smith and Susanna M. Hoffman, editors, 1999. New York & London: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-91986-X (cloth) Cdn$120:00; 0-7735-1837-1 (paper) Cdn $41.99. 334 pp. The sixteen essays in The Angry Earth provide empirically...

Muskox Land: Ellesmere Island in the Age of Contact.(Book Review)
August 1, 2002... Lyle Dick. 2001. University of Calgary Press, Calgary, AB. ISBN 1-55238-050-5 (paper) Cdn $35.00. 640p. Muskox Land is an ambitious, detailed history of a fascinating part of the High Arctic. Dick begins by asserting the inadequacy of...