Environments articles from August 2004

Environments archives from August 2004

Editorial.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... This issue of Environments consists of five papers on the diverse topics of water management in Ontario, community sustainability after mine closure, a backcountry national park monitoring program, traditional ecological knowledge in parks...

Reflections on recent developments in watershed management in Ontario and their implications for natural areas management(1).
August 1, 2004... Abstract This paper considers recent developments that are relevant to watershed and natural areas management at two scales: internationally and in the province of Ontario. First, the paper describes the concept of sustainable development...

Views of community sustainability after a mine closure: a case study of Manitouwadge, Ontario.
August 1, 2004... Abstract Resource dependent communities remain a prevalent feature through much of rural northern Canada. Researchers from a variety of disciplines have explored the characteristics of these communities to assess their current stability...

The role of people, place and process in implementing a promising backcountry monitoring program: Riding Mountain National Park.
August 1, 2004... Abstract As technological advances allow visitors to travel faster and further into the backcountry regions of parks, the pattern of recreational use is changing. This is likely to result in an increase in impacts. Environmental impacts...

Traditional ecological knowledge in parks management: a Canadian perspective.
August 1, 2004... Abstract Parks and protected areas management involves judging the appropriateness of potential actions according to a particular knowledge framework. Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) is one of many frameworks, but is increasingly...

Cultural landscapes and landscape planning in Yemen.
August 1, 2004... Abstract Globally, historic natural and cultural landscapes are facing challenges that threaten their survival. In many cases, efforts leading to the conservation of these landscapes could also contribute to economic and sustainable...

Chronicles from the Environmental Justice Frontline.(Reviews)(From Love Canal to Environmental Justice: The Politics of Hazardous Waste on the Canada-U.S. Border)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... Chronicles from the Environmental Justice Frontline J. Timmons Roberts and Melissa M. Toffolon-Weiss. 2001. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. ISBN: 0-521-66062-9 (hc) $90.00, 0-521-66900-6 (ppr) $30.00, 292 pp. From Love Canal...

The Atlas of U.S. and Canadian Environmental History.(Reviews)(Book Review)
August 1, 2004... The Atlas of U.S. and Canadian Environmental History Char Miller. ed. 2003. Routledge, New York and London. ISBN: 0-415-93781-7. (hc) $225.00. 248 pp. The historian Char Miller (Trinity University, San Antonio), his editorial adviser...