Environments articles from August 2006

Environments archives from August 2006

Supporting sustainability through community and collaborative processes at the landscape scale: an introduction.(Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network)
August 1, 2006... Many of the partners of the Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network (EMAN) have embraced the concept of sustainability and are actively working to ground the concept through their activities. The EMAN is made up of linked organizations and...

Landscape and the condition of being.(Viewpoint essay)
August 1, 2006... One of the most resonant and multilayered terms in our English language is the word landscape. Landscape cuts down beyond the level of vocabulary into concept, beyond concept into perception, and beyond perception into philosophy. So based on...

Multi-party monitoring in Ontario: challenges and emerging solutions.
August 1, 2006... Abstract The demand for environmental monitoring information capable of informing decision-making in environmental management is growing at a rate faster than can be provided by traditional governmental sources. Non-governmental...

Towards meaningful community-based ecological monitoring in Nova Scotia: where are we versus where we would like to be.
August 1, 2006... Abstract Although the merit of public participation in environmental monitoring and management has been recognized, the need to move from simple participation to that which is meaningful and linked to relevant decision-makers remains. For...

Performance of Ontario's Benthos Biomonitoring Network: impacts on participants' social capital, environmental action, and problem-solving ability.
August 1, 2006... Abstract The Ontario Benthos Biomonitoring Network (OBBN) is a collaborative initiative that monitors bottom-dwelling aquatic invertebrates to assess ecological condition. The Network is led by Ontario's Ministry of Environment and...

South Okanagan-Similkameen Conservation Program--Community-based Social Marketing Project.
August 1, 2006... Abstract Many scientists working toward conservation in the South Okanagan-Similkameen (SOS) agree that environmental problems are social problems, and threats to species and their habitats in the SOS are, for the most part, human caused....

Of species conservation, connections and collaboration.
August 1, 2006... Abstract Species conservation and land use planning are generally considered to be essential for sustainability, yet this is not necessarily the case. When crisis-driven or lacking suitable connections across disciplines, space and time,...

Engaging First Nation communities in environmental monitoring: the experience of Black River First Nation, Manitoba.(COMMENTARIES)
August 1, 2006... Over the past decade there has been a heightened interest and desire by First Nations to take a more active role in management and monitoring of natural resources, particularly in their traditional lands. In some cases, the momentum for...

Invasive alien species at the urban-forest interface.
August 1, 2006... While focus on invasive alien species has been primarily on the economic and human health aspects, invasive alien species are the most significant threat to biodiversity after habitat loss and fragmentation. Many feel that the impacts from...

The Environmental Planning Handbook for Sustainable Communities and Regions.(Book review)
August 1, 2006... The Environmental Planning Handbook for Sustainable Communities and Regions Tom Daniels and Katherine Daniels. 2003. Chicago: APA Planners Press. 524 pp. ISBN 1-884829-66-X. hc US$74.95 This is a massive and comprehensive handbook that...

Toward Sustainable Communities: Resources for Citizens and Their Governments (Revised, 3rd Edition).(Book review)
August 1, 2006... Toward Sustainable Communities: Resources for Citizens and Their Governments (Revised, 3rd Edition) Mark Roseland. 2005. New Society Publishers, Gabriola Island, B.C., ISBN: 0-86571-535-1 $29.95 (paper), 239 pages. This book is a...

Emulating Natural Forest Landscape Disturbances: Concepts and Applications.(Book review)
August 1, 2006... Emulating Natural Forest Landscape Disturbances: Concepts and Applications Perera, A.H., Buse, L.J. & Weber, M.G. (eds). 2004. New York: Columbia University Press, 315 pages, ISBN: 0-231-12916-5. hc US78.50 The emulation of natural...

Building the Next Ark: How NGOs Work to Protect Biodiversity.(Book review)
August 1, 2006... Building the Next Ark: How NGOs work to protect biodiversity Michael. M. Gunter, Jr. 2004. Dartmouth College Press and University Press of New England, Hanover, NH. ISBN: 1-58465-383-3 $32.95 (hc), 1-58465-590-9 $23.00 (paper). 252pp. ...