Stephen Bocking

Biodiversity in Canada (eBook, PDF)

Ecology, Ideas, and Action

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Biodiversity in Canada tackles the formidable and critically important issues of our natural resources and wilderness. BockingStephen:

Stephen Bocking teaches in Environmental and Resource Studies program at Trent University.He has written numerous academic articles; his book, Ecologists and Environmental Politics: A History of Contemporary Ecology, was published by Yale University Press in 1997.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. August 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781442602373
• Artikelnr.: 54108228

Autorenporträt

Stephen Bocking teaches in Environmental and Resource Studies program at Trent University. He has written numerous academic articles; his book, Ecologists and Environmental Politics: A History of Contemporary Ecology, was published by Yale University Press in 1997.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Encountering Biodiversity: Ecology, Ideas, Action
S. Bocking  
Part One: Where We've Been
The Background of Biodiversity: A Brief History of Canadians and their
Living Environment 
S. Bocking
Banff National Park: The Historic Legacy for Biodiversity 
R. Page
Part Two: The Ecology of Biodiversity
Status and Trends in Canadian Biodiversity
T. Mosquin
Biodiversity in Canadian Fresh and Marine Waters
D. McAllister
The Roles of Biodiversity in Creating and Maintaining the Ecosphere 
T. Mosquin
The Chain of Seeds: Biodiversity and Agriculture
B. Wildfong, with additional material by J. Chiperzak
Appendix: Farm Animals: Diversity is Declining
J. Chiperzak
Part Three: Ideas, Knowlegde, and Values
Taking Indigenous Science Seriously
R. Barsh
Science and Biodiversity 
R. Baydack
Celebrating Diversity: Adaptive Planning and Biodiversity Conservation 
N. Lister & J. Kay
Economic Aspects of Canadian Biodiversity 
P. Whiting
Public Perspectives on Biodiversity: Models and a Case Study
L. Vanderlinden & J. Eyles
Part Four: Taking Action
Biodiversity: The Policy Challenge 
R. Paehlke
Canadian Biodiversity and the Law 
I. Attridge
Implementing a Biodiversity Action Plan in Quebec
J. Prescott
The Role of Non-Government Organizations in Biodiversity Conservation 
J. DeMarco & A. Bell
Alberta's Special Places 2000: Conservation, Conflict,  and the
Castle-Crown Wilderness
L. Stefanick & K. Wells
The Political Ecology of Biodiversity: A View from the Western Woods
M. M'Gonigle 
Contributors 
Index