Environments articles from November 2004

Environments archives from November 2004

Editorial.(Editorial)
November 1, 2004... In this issue, once again, we include a range of papers and reviews that deal with links between nature, culture and community in the broad sense. Reyburn and Senecal discuss the rise of community agriculture in the great city of Montreal....

Le dveloppement de l'agriculture urbaine communautaire [euro] Montral: de la formation d'un discours [euro] l'mergence de nouvelles pratiques communautaires.
November 1, 2004... Abstract Urban agriculture has evolved into a complex set of concepts and goals stemming from the UN metanarrative on sustainable development and the ecological city. Urban agriculture is a concern for practitioners who aim to make cities...

Psychosocial effects of a natural disaster: a post-flood assessment in the red river valley.
November 1, 2004... Abstract This research examines the longer-term psychosocial effects of the Red River Flood in Manitoba, Canada. The findings are based on a 2000 survey of 178 individuals living in two communities heavily flooded in 1997. The respondents...

An exploration of issues and values inherent in the concept of ecological integrity.
November 1, 2004... Abstract Maintaining ecosystems with "ecological integrity" has become a common objective for park management and other conservation and sustainability initiatives. Although there is no universally-accepted definition of ecological...

Ecological integrity and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).(Commentary)
November 1, 2004... Any exploration of the issues and values inherent in the concept of ecological integrity needs to take into consideration the ideas contained within the Convention on Biological Diversity. Arising out of the World Summit on Sustainable...

Suggestions to foster effective consultation within conservation.(IDEAS)
November 1, 2004... Abstract This article offers suggestions to improve the efficacy of consultative processes within conservation. The philosophical grounding for this paper is bio-cultural conservation, a geographical and deep ecological position that holds...

Resource and Environmental Management in Canada: Addressing Conflict and Uncertainty, 3rd ed.(Book Review)
November 1, 2004... Resource and Environmental Management in Canada: Addressing Conflict and Uncertainty, 3rd ed. Bruce Mitchell, ed. 2004. Oxford University Press, Toronto, ON. ISBN 0-19-541809-3 (ppr) $44.95 (Cdn.). 600 pp. When I was an undergraduate...

Unnatural Law: Rethinking Canadian Environmental Law and Policy.(Book Review)
November 1, 2004... Unnatural Law: Rethinking Canadian Environmental Law and Policy. David R. Boyd. 2003. University of B.C. Press, Vancouver. ISBN 0774810483 C$85 (hc); ISBN 0774810491 C$29.95 (ppb). 488 pp. The industry-sponsored Alliance for...