Environments articles from December 2006

Environments archives from December 2006

Introduction: evaluation in resource and environmental planning.(Case study)
December 1, 2006... Abstract Evaluation systematically assesses performance of policies in meeting goals. The primary purpose of evaluation is to provide information to help improve programs. There are many approaches to evaluation, each with its own...

Evaluating collaborative planning: a case study of a Land and Resource Management Planning process.(Case study)
December 1, 2006... Abstract Planners increasingly rely on collaborative planning models that engage stakeholders to develop plans through consensus-based negotiations. While support for using collaborative planning models is growing, evaluation of their...

Incorporating shared decision making in forest management planning: an evaluation of Ontario's Resource Stewardship Agreement process.(Case study)
December 1, 2006... Abstract Ontario's Resource Stewardship Agreement (RSA) process introduced shared decision making into the management toolbox for land use planning in Ontario's Crown forests. Within the RSA process, resource-based tourism and forestry...

Evaluating Canada's Accord for the Prohibition of Bulk-Water Removal from Drainage Basins: will it hold water?(Report)
December 1, 2006... Abstract A major challenge in environmental policymaking in Canada is managing conflicts between the federal and provincial governments arising from overlapping jurisdiction under the Constitution Act. This paper evaluates the...

Evaluating protected areas selection processes: a case study of land use planning in British Columbia.(Case study)
December 1, 2006... Abstract Protected area designation is a key component of sustainable land use planning. This paper reports the perspectives of stakeholders concerning those factors used to select protected areas in an extensive land and resource...

Evaluating protected area management planning: a case study of British Columbia's protected areas master planning process.(Case study)
December 1, 2006... Abstract This paper outlines a method for evaluating planning processes and tests the method in a case study application. The method is based on 35 evaluation criteria for planning processes. The 35 criteria are divided into three...

Ecological Economics: An Introduction.(Critical essay)
December 1, 2006... Ecological Economics: An Introduction Common, Michael and Sigrid Stagal 2005. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 592 pages, ISBN-13: 978-0-521-81645-8 (hardcover), CDN $100.00 (hardcover), CDN $50.00 (paper) Until ecological...

Understanding Environmental Policy.(Critical essay)
December 1, 2006... Understanding Environmental Policy Cohen, Steven 2006. New York: Columbia University Press, 240 pages, ISBN 0-231-13536-X (cloth) / 0-231-13537-8 (paper), US $74.50 (cloth), US $26.50 (paper). Steven Cohen argues that we are limited in...

Changing Precipitation and Terrestrial Ecosystems.(Critical essay)
December 1, 2006... Changing Precipitation and Terrestrial Ecosystems Weltzin, J.F. and G.R. McPherson (eds.) 2003. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press. 237 pages, ISBN 0-8165-2247-2 (hardcover), CDN $77.95 I like to tell students that global warming...

An Inconvenient Truth: A Global Warning.(Critical essay)
December 1, 2006... An Inconvenient Truth: A Global Warning Guggenheim, David (Director) 2006. Hollywood, California: Paramount Classics, 96 minutes, UPC: 097363480860, DVD, CDN ~$28.50 An Inconvenient Truth, directed by David Guggenheim and featuring...