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Taking the slogan think globally, act locally to heart, the contributors to this book offer both an understanding of the present and hope for a sustainable future.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Fatal Consumption (When Too Much Is Not Enough) /Robert F. Woollard

Part 1: The Global Reality of Sustainability

1. Ecological Footprints and the Pathology of Consumption /William E. Rees

2. Global Consumption from the Perspective of Population Health /Clyde Hertzman and Shona Kelly

3. Social Capital, Civil Society, and Social Transformation /Michael Carr

Part 2: The Box We Are In and Some Ways Out

4. What Is Stopping Sustainability? Examining the Barriers toImplementation of Clouds of Change / Jennie L. Moore

5. Integrating Economy, Society, and Environment Through PolicyAssessment / Peter Boothroyd

6. Local versus Central Influences in Planning for Community Health/ Lawrence W. Green and Jean A. Shoveller

Part 3: Case Examples and the Reason for Hope

7. The City of Richmond: Reflections on Sustainability in Action /Janette McIntosh and Robert F. Woollard

8. The BC Sawmill Industry: A Case Study of Community and EcologicalSustainability / Aleck Ostry

Conclusion: Working Together and the Prospect for Hope / RobertF. Woollard

Contributors

Index

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      Publisher University of British Columbia Press
      Published 15 June 2000
      ISBN-13 9780774807869
      978-0774807869
      ISBN-10 0774807865
      Also in:
      Conservation of the environment

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Taking the slogan think globally, act locally to heart, the contributors to this book offer both an understanding of the present and hope for a sustainable future.

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgments

      Introduction: Fatal Consumption (When Too Much Is Not Enough) /Robert F. Woollard

      Part 1: The Global Reality of Sustainability

      1. Ecological Footprints and the Pathology of Consumption /William E. Rees

      2. Global Consumption from the Perspective of Population Health /Clyde Hertzman and Shona Kelly

      3. Social Capital, Civil Society, and Social Transformation /Michael Carr

      Part 2: The Box We Are In and Some Ways Out

      4. What Is Stopping Sustainability? Examining the Barriers toImplementation of Clouds of Change / Jennie L. Moore

      5. Integrating Economy, Society, and Environment Through PolicyAssessment / Peter Boothroyd

      6. Local versus Central Influences in Planning for Community Health/ Lawrence W. Green and Jean A. Shoveller

      Part 3: Case Examples and the Reason for Hope

      7. The City of Richmond: Reflections on Sustainability in Action /Janette McIntosh and Robert F. Woollard

      8. The BC Sawmill Industry: A Case Study of Community and EcologicalSustainability / Aleck Ostry

      Conclusion: Working Together and the Prospect for Hope / RobertF. Woollard

      Contributors

      Index

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