Advances in Environmental Accounting and Management
Author: Martin Freedman
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Published: 2003
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Canada’s Top Climate Change Risks
Author: The Expert Panel on Climate Change Risks and Adaptation Potential
Publisher: Council of Canadian Academies
Published: 2019-07-04
Total Pages: 88
ISBN-13: 1926522672
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCanada’s Top Climate Change Risks identifies the top risk areas based on the extent and likelihood of the potential damage, and rates the risk areas according to society’s ability to adapt and reduce negative outcomes. These 12 major areas of risk are: agriculture and food, coastal communities, ecosystems, fisheries, forestry, geopolitical dynamics, governance and capacity, human health and wellness, Indigenous ways of life, northern communities, physical infrastructure, and water. The report describes an approach to inform federal risk prioritization and adaptation responses. The Panel outlines a multi-layered method of prioritizing adaptation measures based on an understanding of the risk, adaptation potential, and federal roles and responsibilities.
The Environment
Author: Linda Pannozzo
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Published: 2016
Total Pages: 167
ISBN-13: 9781552668818
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs the Earth veers toward a biological tipping point, as resources like water, fish, oil and natural gas become scarcer and as climate change threatens our survival, how is Canada responding? What kind of future can Canadians expect? What changes need to be made?
A Guide to Environmental Resources on the Internet
Author: Carol Briggs-Erickson
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 1996-02
Total Pages: 56
ISBN-13: 9780788127410
DOWNLOAD EBOOKArranged primarily by subject: acid rain, air pollution, alternative energy, ecosystems, endangered species, environment (general), environment & education, forestry, ozone depletion, hazardous waste, oceanic, recycling, sustainable agriculture, water quality, wetlands, wildlife, etc. Also includes regulations & standards, regional concerns, library online catalogs, & major environmental organizations & networks (CIESIN, EPA, EcoNet, ERIN). Bibliography & index.
Guide to Sources for Agricultural and Biological Research
Author: J. Richard Blanchard
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2023-07-28
Total Pages: 748
ISBN-13: 0520328736
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1981.
An Environmental History of Canada
Author: Laurel Sefton MacDowell
Publisher: UBC Press
Published: 2012-07-31
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 0774821035
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThroughout history most people have associated northern North America with wilderness – with abundant fish and game, snow-capped mountains, and endless forest and prairie. Canada’s contemporary picture gallery, however, contains more disturbing images – deforested mountains, empty fisheries, and melting ice caps. Adopting both a chronological and thematic approach, Laurel MacDowell examines human interactions with the land, and the origins of our current environmental crisis, from first peoples to the Kyoto Protocol. This richly illustrated exploration of the past from an environmental perspective will change the way Canadians and others around the world think about – and look at – Canada.
Inventory of Sources of Computerized Ecological Information
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Published: 1978
Total Pages: 92
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKInternational Directory of New and Renewable Energy Information Sources and Research Centres
Author: Unesco
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Published: 1982
Total Pages: 492
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKUNESCO pub. International directory of research centres, UN and specialized agencies and other international organizations, government agencys and information sources dealing with alternative energy sources and renewable resources of energy - abbreviations, bibliography, directory of data bases.
Ecological Regions of North America
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Published: 1997
Total Pages: 92
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume represents a first attempt at holistically classifying and mapping ecological regions across all three countries of the North American continent. A common analytical methodology is used to examine North American ecology at multiple scales, from large continental ecosystems to subdivisions of these that correlate more detailed physical and biological settings with human activities on two levels of successively smaller units. The volume begins with an overview of North America from an ecological perspective, concepts of ecological regionalization. This is followed by descriptions of the 15 broad ecological regions, including information on physical and biological setting and human activities. The final section presents case studies in applications of the ecological characterization methodology to environmental issues. The appendix includes a list of common and scientific names of selected species characteristic of the ecological regions.
Unnatural Law
Author: David R. Boyd
Publisher: UBC Press
Published: 2011-11-01
Total Pages: 490
ISBN-13: 0774840633
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhile governments assert that Canada is a world leader in sustainability, Unnatural Law provides extensive evidence to refute this claim. A comprehensive assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of Canadian environmental law, the book provides a balanced, critical examination of Canada's record, focusing on laws and policies intended to protect water, air, land, and biodiversity. Three decades of environmental laws have produced progress in a number of important areas, such as ozone depletion, protected areas, and some kinds of air and water pollution. However, Canada's overall record remains poor. In this vital and timely study, David Boyd explores the reasons why some laws and policies foster progress while others fail. He ultimately concludes that the root cause of environmental degradation in industrialized nations is excessive consumption of resources. Unnatural Law outlines the innovative changes in laws and policies that Canada must implement in order to respond to the ecological imperative of living within the Earth's limits. The struggle for a sustainable future is one of the most daunting challenges facing humanity in the 21st century. Everyone - academics, lawyers, students, policy-makers, and concerned citizens - interested in the health of the Canadian and global environments will find Unnatural Law an invaluable source of information and insight. For more information on Unnatural Law visit David Boyd's site, www.unnaturallaw.com.
