Communities, Development, and Sustainability Across Canada (Sustainability and the Environment Series, 4) [Hardcover]

John T. Pierce (Editor), Ann Dale (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0774807229 | ISBN-13: 978-0774807227 | Publication Date: June 1999

What is a sustainable community? The pressing need to answer this simple question is what prompted John Pierce and Ann Dale to gather the essays in this volume. Communities, Development, and Sustainability across Canada is a timely synthesis of work on how Canadian communities can achieve sustainable development. It bridges the gap between theory and praxis and brings together academics, policy makers, and community activists, all of whom have argued for increased local participation in sustainable community development. Communities have become the weak link in efforts to refashion relations between the environment and the economy. The goal of this book is not simply to describe problems but also to suggest answers, not simply to offer theory but also to promote action, so that Canadian communities can better achieve sustainable development.

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About the Author

John T. Pierce teaches in the Department of Geography and is Dean of Arts at Simon Fraser University. Ann Dale is Senior Associate at the Sustainable Development Research Institute of the University of British Columbia and Vice-President, Research, of the Canadian Biodiversity Institute in Ottawa.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 302 pages
• Publisher: Univ of British Columbia Pr (June 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0774807229
• ISBN-13: 978-0774807227
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,331,929 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)