Conflict and uncertainty are central themes in resource management. On the one hand, conflict arises because different interests--business and industry, environmental groups, First Nations, the general public, local communities with resource-based economies--want different things from the
environment. On the other, governments must try to resolve those conflicts on the basis of scientific models and data that are often uncertain at best. In each case, resource managers must try to find the best balance they can among solutions that can never be perfect.
This third edition
of Resource and Environmental Management in Canada brings together contributions from more than two dozen specialists in the field. It is tailored specifically for university students and has four overall goals: to explain how the resource manaagement process works; to illustrate the variety of
strategies used; to outline the various technical and non-technical considerations that influence decisions; and to emphasize the tradeoffs that must be made to accommodate a broad range of legitimate societal interest.
List of Figures
List of Tables
Bruce Mitchell: Preface
Bruce Mitchell: Introduction: Policy Context, Issues, and Challenges
Part One. Emerging Concerns
1. David J. Rapport, University of Guelph: Ecosystem Health and Ecological Integrity: Foundations for Sustainable
Futures
Guest Statement: Ronald Colman, The Genuine Progress Index, Nova Scotia
2. Derrek Eberts, Brandon University: Globalization and Neo-Conservatism: Implications for Resource and Enviromental Management
Guest Statement: Ian Rowlands, Business and Environmental Management
3.
Annie L. Booth, University of Northern British Columbia and Norman W. Skelton, Consultant, BC: First Nations Access and Rights to Resources
4. Maureen Reed, University of Saskatchewan: Feminist Perspectives on Environmental Management
5. L.D. Danny Harvey, University of Toronto: Climatic
Change: Addressing Complexity, Uncertainty, and Conflict
Guest Statement: Linda Mortsch, Communicating about Human-caused Climate Change--Overcoming the Challenge
6. Reid Kreutzwiser and Rob de Loe, both at the University of Guelph: Water Security: From Exports to Contamination of Local
Water Supplies
Guest Statement: Rob Bishop, Thoughts on Uncertainty in an Era of Ecosystem-based Water Management
Part Two. Enduring Concerns
7. Dianne Draper, University of Calgary: Marine and Freshwater Fisheries
8. Michael Troughton, University of Western Ontario: Agriculture
and Rural Resources
9. Jules Dufour, Universite du Quebec a Chicoutimi: Towards Sustainable Development of Canada's Forests
10. Graham Forbes, University of New Brunswick: Managing for Wildlife in Canada
Guest Statement: John Theberge, On Success in Wildlife Conservation
11.
Philip Dearden, University of Victoria: Parks and Protected Areas
12. Mary Louise McAllister, University of Waterloo: Canadian Mineral Resource Development: A Sustainable Enterprise?
13. Virginia W. Maclaren, University of Toronto: Waste Management: Integrated Approaches
Part Three.
Responses:
14. Rodger Schwass: Developing a Vision
15. D. Scott Slocombe, Wilfrid Laurier University: Applying an Ecosystem Approach
16. Bram F. Noble, University of Saskatchewan: Applying Adaptive Environmental Management
17. Thomas Meredith, McGill University: Assessing
Environmental Impacts in Canada
18. Alan Diduck, University of Winnipeg: Incorporating Participatory Approaches and Social Learning
Guest Statement: Susan Lamb, From Head to Heart--Community Involvement That Works
19. Anthony H.J. Dorcey: Sustainability Governance: Surfing the Waves
of Transformation
20. Bruce Mitchell: Incorporating Environmental Justice
Guest Statement: John Jackson, Citizens' Groups: The Key to Finding the Best Solutions
Contributors
Index
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Bruce Mitchell is in the Department of Geography, University of Waterloo.
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