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[Abstract] Ecosystem planning for Canadian urban regions
(ICURR, 1994-11)The document details the development of a framework for applying the ecosystem planning approach to urbanized and urbanizing regions in Canada. It defines "ecosystem planning" based on research of Ontario initiatives. Seven ... -
Advocacy journalism: Native style
(Artons Cultural Affairs Society and Publishing Inc., 1986)The following is an edited transcript of an interview with Alex Jacobs, co-editor of Akwesasne Notes (based in Rooseveltown, New York), the longest running Native journal in North America. -
[Album Review] Revolutionary tea party
(Dimension Publishing Inc., 1987-10)Review of the album "Revolutionary tea party" by Lillian Allen (Toronto: Verse to Vinyl, 1986). -
Anarchism and ecology before Bookchin: [Book Review] Anarchism and ecology
(New City Magazine, 1997)Don Alexander reviews "Anarchism and ecology" by Graham Purchase (Montreal: Black Rose Books, 1997). -
Anna Bramwell: The Camille Paglia of the environmental movement?: [Book Review] The fading of the greens: The decline of environmental politics in the west
(New City Magazine, 1996)Don Alexander reviews "The fading of the green: The decline of environmental politics in the west" by Anna Bramwell (New Haven: Yale, 1994). -
Are our modern cities doomed?: [Book Review] Limits of the city
(Toronto Star, 1986-10-18)Don Alexander reviews "Limits of the city" by Murray Bookchin (Montreal: Black Rose Books, 1986). -
Area-wide traffic management: An innovative strategy for urban centres
(Eco-Logica, 1998)This study compares and contrasts a traditional view of traffic management with an emerging, broad interpretation that supports sustainable development. We then summarise recent research we undertook to examine ... -
At Main and Hastings, a radical rebuff to the rich takes shape, how Bob Williams helped make a derelict cop shop a litmus for clashing values in Vancouver
(The Tyee, 2016-05-31)At the corner of Main and Hastings in Vancouver is the city's former police headquarters, empty since 2010. The next life for the building has been the subject of brainstorming, debate, and protest in recent years. The ... -
The BC sprawl report 2001: Helping to create more livable communities in British Columbia
(Smart Growth BC, 2001)How predominant and how "bad" is sprawl in the province? Where are tendencies towards more compact growth being encouraged and how? Which ideas for addressing sprawl have the most promise for transfer across municipalities ... -
BC sprawl report 2004: Economic vitality and livable communities
(Smart Growth BC, 2004)In 2001, Smart Growth BC undertook a study of sprawl in B.C. and explored some of the linkages between sprawl, quality of life, and infrastructure efficiency in selected communities. This study builds upon the work from ... -
The best so far: Vancouver's remarkable approach to the Southeast False Creek redevelopment is a big step towards sustainable redevelopment planning for urban sites
(Alternatives, Inc., 2000)The story of SEFC is the story of two radically different visions of urban sustainability - one put forward by activists and designers who want to see an ecologically sound and socially just neighbourhood on the site and ... -
Beyond capitalism and socialism: The communitarian alternative
(Wilfrid Laurier University, Geography and Environmental Studies, 1991)A typology of generic and normative criteria for analyzing economic systems is offered which draws on the literature of the New Economics. This is used to evaluate capitalism and socialism, and to posit the characteristics ... -
Bioregionalism: Science or sensibility?
(The Center for Environmental Philosophy & The University of Georgia, 1990)The current interest in bioregionalism, stimulated in part by Kirkpatrick Sale's Dwellers in the Land, shows that people are looking for a form of political praxis which addresses the importance of region. In this paper, ... -
Bioregionalism: The need for a firmer theoretical foundation
(Athabasca University Press, 1996)This article discusses the different methods and sets of criteria used for delineating bioregions. -
Bioregionalism: Tool for sustainability
(Wilfrid Laurier University CRRC, 1991)This paper explores the potential of bioregionalism as a tool for sustainability. -
Bioregions vs. biosphere reserves: Which is a better vehicle for sustainability?
(2017-01-06)In the past fifty years, various concepts have emerged that have the potential to assist societies in achieving greater sustainability. In this article I will briefly review the evolution of the bioregion and biosphere ... -
[Book Review Abstract] The Vancouver achievement: Urban planning and design
(Canadian Regional Science Association, 2004)Book review of "The Vancouver achievement: Urban planning and design" by John Punter (Vancouver: UBC Press, 2003). -
[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] Deep ecology & Deep ecology: Living as if nature mattered
(The Pollution Probe Foundation, 1987)Review of the books "Deep ecology" by Michael Tobias (San Diego: Avant Books, 1985) and "Deep ecology: Living as if nature mattered" by Bill Devall and George Sessions (Layton, UT: Gibbs M. Smith, 1985). -
[Book Review] Development, environment and global dysfunction: Towards sustainable recovery
(Wilfrid Laurier University, Geography and Environmental Studies, 1996)Book review of "Development, environment and global dysfuction: Toward sustainable recovery" by Yosef Gottlieb (Delray Beach, FL: St. Lucie Press, 1996).
