The concept of natural resources as 'commons' has been with us since 1968, when Garrett Hardin used that metaphor to draw attention to the human tendency towards overconsumption. In Environmental Politics in Canada McKenzie examines Canada's efforts to avert the tragedy that Hardin foresaw. At
the same time she offers a broader perspective on the ways in which 'environmental issues' are viewed and managed. In addition to addressing specific issues--diminishing natural resources, genetically modified foods, water contamination, global warming, endangered species protection--McKenzie
presents detailed overviews of green political thought and the evolution of environmentalism, as well as the complex political and economic contexts, both domestic and international, within which Canadian environmental policy is made.
List of Tables, Figures, and Boxes
Preface
Introduction: Managing the Commons into the Twenty-First Century
1. Green Political Theory
The Liberal Democratic Tradition in Canada
Vision One--Green Thought within the Liberal Democratic Tradition
Vision Two--Deep
Ecology
Currents within Ecological (Dark Green) Political Thought
Aboriginal Perspective on Nature
Other Theoretical Influences on Green Political Thought
Conclusions
2. Environmentalism as a Social Movement
Social-Movement Theories
Waves of Environmentalism
Towards a
Typology of Green Organizations in Canada
Environmentalism Values and Beliefs
Conclusions
3. The Governmental Role in Environmental Policy
Constitutional Ambiguity and Political Jurisdiction
The Three Eras of Federal and Provincial Environmental Policy Making
Environmental
Policy Making
Anatomy of a Policy--Protecting Species at Risk
Conclusion
4. Natural Resources in the Canadian Commons
The Three Perspectives on Natural Resources
The Fish Resource
Mineral Resources
The Agricultural Resource
The Forestry Resource
Water--Resource or
Commodity?
5. The Health and Security Imperatives
The Health Imperative
Transboundary and International Environmental Issues with Implications for Health
The Security Imperative
Conclusions on the Health and Security Imperatives
6. Multilateral Environmental Agreements, Trade
Liberalization, and the Environment
Multilateral Environmental Agreements in Canadian Sovereignty
International Environmental Agreements Prior to Stockholm
The Stockholm Conference of 1972
Trade and the Environment
Conclusion
Epilogue
Notes
References
Index
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Prior to attending graduate school at the University of Toronto, McKenzie practised for eight years as an urban planner in both the public (municipal and provincial) sector and private sector. This practical experience has informed McKenzie's work as an academic writing in the field of
environmental politics.
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