Research Catalog

Title

Striving for environmental sustainability in a complex world : Canadian experiences / George Francis.

Author

Francis, George

Publication

Vancouver, BC : UBC Press, [2016]

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Description

vi, 250 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm.

Summary

• "In the face of growing anxiety about the environmental sustainability of the world, George Francis, a leading authority in the field of sustainability studies, examines initiatives undertaken in Canada over the past twenty-five years to protect some of our unique environments. With rich and varied insight, spirited prose, and a deep and personal engagement with the material, the author documents the challenges faced by those who manage complex sustainability projects. Focusing mainly on collaborative studies of sixteen landscape regions designated as "Biosphere Reserves" by UNESCO and fifteen regions designated as "Model Forests" by the Canadian Forest Service, the book also summarizes a number of smaller sustainability initiatives in regions across the country. The author concludes on a hopeful note, looking forward to a future of solutions--those considered, proposed, promoted, and in some cases already implemented by groups striving to create sustainable societies in an increasingly complex world."--
• "In the face of growing anxiety about the environmental sustainability of the world, George Francis, a leading authority in the field of sustainability studies, examines initiatives undertaken in Canada over the past twenty-five years to protect some of our unique environments. With rich and varied insight, spirited prose, and a deep and personal engagement with the material, the author documents the challenges faced by those who manage complex sustainability projects. Focusing mainly on collaborative studies of sixteen landscape regions designated as "Biosphere Reserves" by UNESCO and fifteen regions designated as "Model Forests" by the Canadian Forest Service, the book also summarizes a number of smaller sustainability initiatives in regions across the country. The author concludes on a hopeful note, looking forward to a future of solutions--those considered, proposed, promoted, and in some cases already implemented by groups striving to create sustainable societies in an increasingly complex world."--Page 4 of cover.

Series Statement

Sustainability and the environment

Uniform Title

Sustainability and the environment.

Subject

• Landscape protection > Canada > Case studies
• Environmental protection > Canada > Case studies
• Sustainability > Canada > Case studies
• Paysages > Protection > Canada > Études de cas
• Environnement > Protection > Canada > Cas, Études de
• Durabilité de l'environnement > Canada > Études de cas
• Ecology
• Environmental protection
• Landscape protection
• Sustainability
• Canada > Environmental conditions > Case studies
• Canada > Conditions environnementales > Études de cas
• Canada

Genre/Form

Case studies.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-236) and index.

Contents

Introduction -- Adopting complexity to guide inquiries : framework, methods, and rationale -- The landscape regions : biosphere reserves and model forests -- Governing landscape regions : learning from experience and surprise -- Technologies and innovations : recent origins and the Canadian situation -- Innovations and sustainability in the landscape regions : looking ahead, looking back -- Other approaches toward desirable sustainability for Canadian communities -- Where next? : possibilities being explored -- Where next for complexity thinking itself?

ISBN

• 9780774831383
• 0774831383
• 9780774831390
• 0774831391
• 9780774831406 (canceled/invalid)
• 9780774831413 (canceled/invalid)
• 9780774831420 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2016498445

OCLC

• ocn948562480
• 948562480
• SCSB-5886506

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries