Description
Book SynopsisThis book bridges the gap between theory and practice, bringing together concerned parties who have argued for increased local participation in sustainable community development.
Table of ContentsFigures, Tables, and Maps
Preface: The Importance of Community / Hon. Clifford Lincoln,MP
Introduction / Ann Dale
Vision
1. Sustainable Development Begins at Home: Community Solutions toGlobal Problems / Marcia Nozick
Connections
2. Social Evolution and Urban Systems: Directions for Sustainability/ Robert Woollard and William Rees
Action
3. Systemic Crisis in Rural Newfoundland: Can the Outports Survive?/ Rosemary E. Ommer and Peter R. Sinclair
4. Community Change in Context / Christopher R. Bryant
5. Northern Communities and Sustainable Development in Canada'sNorth / Timothy McTiernan
6. Sustainable Communities and Sustainable Agriculture on thePrairies / Michael E. Gertler
7. The Canadian Pacific Salmon Fishery: Issues in Resource andCommunity Sustainability / Richard Schwindt
8. Incorporating Postproductivist Values into Sustainable CommunityProcesses / Alison Gill and Maureen Reed
9. Natural Capital and Social Capital: Implications for SustainableCommunity Development / Mark Roseland
10. The Civic State, Civil Society, and the Promotion of SustainableDevelopment / Bryan H. Massam and Jill Dickinson
Assessing Progress
11. Concepts, Cosmologies, and Commitment: Using BiodiversityIndicators in Critical Zones Models / Thomas C. Meredith
Conclusion
12. Making Communities the Strong Link in Sustainable Development /John T. Pierce
Contributors
Index
