Environments articles from November 2003

Environments archives from November 2003

Preface.(environmental management)
November 1, 2003... Resource and environmental management are increasingly characterized by conflict among competing stakeholders over the use of scarce resources. Traditional planning models based on centralized, expert-based decision making appear incapable of...

The role of collaborative planning in environmental management: the North American experience.
November 1, 2003... Environmental and natural resource planning is in the midst of a fundamental change. The demands of "wicked problems" characterized by complexity and uncertainty--combined with the growing conflict between competing stakeholders over values and...

The theory and practice of collaborative planning in resource and environmental management (1).
November 1, 2003... Abstract This paper assesses the utility of a new civics-based model of planning that delegates responsibility for preparing plans directly to affected stakeholders. The paper traces the origin of this new model, termed collaborative...

Toward environmental sustainability in British Columbia: the role of collaborative planning (1).
November 1, 2003... Abstract A major initiative was undertaken to move toward ecological, social, and economic sustainability in the rural areas of British Columbia during the 1990s. The paper describes the major institutional changes, the adoption of...

Mediating land use disputes in the United States: pros and cons.
November 1, 2003... Abstract Land use planning both causes and sometimes helps to resolve land use disputes. While land use planning in North America initially focused on finding the most technically efficient method of segregating land uses, its emphasis has...

Collaborative ecosystem planning processes in the United States: evolution and challenges.
November 1, 2003... Abstract Natural resource planning in the United States has witnessed a marked shift toward collaboration in the last thirty years. This shift has been promoted by changes in the perceived legitimacy of agencies as expert decision-makers,...

Rural sustainability in Canada and elsewhere: a historic and civics perspective (1).(Ideas)
November 1, 2003... Abstract Rural areas in Canada and elsewhere are the scene of extensive and rapid change associated with the rise of industrial agriculture, increasing farm size, decline of rural populations, more intensive use of land, increasing use of...

The Nature of Cities: Ecocriticism and Urban Environments.(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Michael Bennett and David W. Teague, eds. 1999. University of Arizona Press, Tucson, Arizona. 311 pp. ISBN 0-8165-1949-8. Softcover. US$29.95. Ecocriticism--the study of literature as a medium for society in its relationship to nature and...

Soils, Land and Food: Managing the Land During the Twenty-First Century.(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Alan Wild. 2003. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. ISBN 0-52182065-0 hardback, 0-521-52759-7 paperback. 246 pp. Professor Wild is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Soil Science at the University of Reading. This volume...

The Challenges of Ivan Illich: a Collective Reflection.(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... Hoinacki, Lee and Carl Mitcham, eds. 2002 New York: State University of New York Press, 256 pages, ISBN 0-7914-5422-3, Hardcover CDN$ 92.39, Paperback CDN$33.65. I was first challenged by Ivan Illich when I heard him interviewed by David...