Browsing by Subject "Sustainable development"
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Applying the motivation-opportunity-ability (MOA) model to reveal factors that influence community participation in tourism-related development: a case study of Macau Light Rapid Transit
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2022)This research study examines the contributing factors that influence three-level community participation in light rail transit (LRT) development planning and how development is improved with enhanced community participation. ... -
[Book Review] Common ground in a liquid city: Essays in defense of an urban future
(Planning Institute of British Columbia, 2012)Book review of "Common ground in a liquid city: Essays in defense of an Urban future" by Matt Hern (Edinburgh: AK Press, 2010.) -
[Book Review] Resilient cities: Responding to peak oil and climate change & Cities as sustainable ecosystems: Principles and practices
(Planning Institute of British Columbia, 2009-12)Book review of "Resilient Cities: Responding to Peak Oil and Climate Change" by Peter Newman, Timothy Beatley, and Heather Boyer (Washington, DC: Island Press, 2009) and "Cities as Sustainable Ecosystems: Principles and ... -
The challenges in implementing a smart growth agenda: The BC Sprawl Report 2004
(Canadian Institute of Planners, 2005)This article summarizes the authors' BC Sprawl Report 2004. It discusses some of the methodological difficulties encountered and controversies generated by the report. Learning from these, the authors suggest ways of ... -
A community perspective : conflicting environmental interests and barriers to effective collaborative management in Clayoquot Sound
(2010-01-20)Our increased knowledge and awareness of the environment and the finite capacity of the world‘s resources has seen increased regional tensions and conflicts over natural resource development and land use planning. This ... -
Community vitality: From adaptation to transformation
(2016-10-20)In September 2009, a small research/practitioner team – members of the Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Community Development from Royal Roads University and Sustainability Solutions Group (SSG) – gathered to talk ... -
Corporate strategy and corporate environmental responsibility in Canada : multiple descriptive case studies
(2011-04-21)In recent years we have witnessed growing interest in corporate environmental responsibility and the concept of sustainability amongst businesses globally. Regardless of the motivation, be it competitive advantage, social ... -
Exploring the economic sustainability of artistic practice
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2018)The rise of the new economy has increased the importance of creative thought needed for developmental change (Bridgstock, 2013). The presence of creative individuals in a community brings about innovation, so creative city ... -
Gluttony: [Book Review] Fatal consumption: Rethinking sustainable development
(Alternatives, Inc., 2002)Book review of "Fatal Consumption: Rethinking Sustainable Development" edited by Robert F. Woollard and Aleck S. Ostry (Vancouver: UBC Press, 2000). -
Policy reconciliation methodology to create an Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP) for Canadian municipalities
(2011-03-31)Sustainable development has created new demands and led to a new way of thinking within the community-planning realm and has grown in use due to the increasing and changing awareness of environmental issues and their ... -
The potential utility of tourism demand as an indicator of sustainable development in tourism
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2014)Indicators of the sustainable development of tourism are tools to represent, monitor and manage issues of tourism development. Changes in indicators signal changes in intensity of issues and provide tangible information ...
