Fatal consumption: rethinking sustainable development
by Ostry, Aleck S. Woollard, Robert F.
Based on their four-year interdisciplinary study of British Columbia's Lower Fraser Basin, scholars from the various fields that contribute to environmental science ask why people claim to value sustainability while acting in an unsustainable fashion, and how to reduce consumption drastically and move toward a sustainable social system when society is specifically based on consumption. They analyze policy and propose tools for those charged with making decisions. The analysis, though specific i…
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- Full title :Fatal consumption : rethinking sustainable development / edited by Robert F. Woollard and Aleck S. Ostry.
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Based on their four-year interdisciplinary study of British Columbia's Lower Fraser Basin, scholars from the various fields that contribute to environmental science ask why people claim to value sustainability while acting in an unsustainable fashion, and how to reduce consumption drastically and move toward a sustainable social system when society is specifically based on consumption. They analyze policy and propose tools for those charged with making decisions. The analysis, though specific in focus, should be applicable to most North American urban areas, and might interest urban planners, policy makers, and people interested in the link between health and a sustainable society. Distributed in the US by Raincoast Books. Canadian card order number: C00-910443-7. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
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- Publication Date:©2000.
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- Publisher(s):UBC Press
- Place of Publication:Vancouver
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2000.
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- Description:viii, 270 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0774807865, 9780774807869, 0774807873, 9780774807876
- oclc:ocm48054188
- LC Classification:HC79.E5
- Dewey Decimal:333.7
Table of Contents
Introduction: fatal consumption (when too much is not enough) / Robert F. Woollard -- Ecological footprints and the pathology of consumption / William E. Rees -- Global consumption from the perspective of population health / Clyde Hertzman and Shona Kelly -- Social capital, civil society, and social transformation / Michael Carr -- What is stopping sustainability? examining the barriers to implementation of Clouds of Change / Jennie L. Moore -- Integrating economy, society, and environment through policy assessment / Peter Boothroyd -- Local versus central influences in planning for community health / Lawrence W. Green and Jean A. Shoveller -- The city of Richmond: reflections on sustainability in action / Janette McIntosh and Robert F. Woollard -- The BC sawmill industry: a case study of community and ecological sustainability / Aleck S. Ostry -- Conclusion: working together and the prospect for hope / Robert F. Woollard.
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