Acts of balance : profits, people and place / Grant Copeland ; foreword by Michael M'Gonigle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Copeland, Grant.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community development--British Columbia.

Community development.

Economic development--Environmental aspects--British Columbia.

Economic development.

Economic development--Social aspects--British Columbia.

Sustainable development--British Columbia.

Sustainable development.

Economic development--Social aspects.

Economic development--Environmental aspects.

British Columbia.

Physical Description:

ix, 163 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Gabriola Island, BC : New Society Publishers, [1999]

Summary:

The struggle to save the Earth has become less environmental and more economic as globalization increases corporate power. The alternative is the growing movement for smaller, ecologically-based economies.

By examining several cases in the U.S. and Canada, Acts of Balance provides evidence that future economic opportunities exist when local residents steward their resource base, not when non-locals have the power to plunder it. Citing the U.S. Northwest economy, which grew after logging was reduced to protect the spotted owl, the book demonstrates why a concerted effort by government, industry, and activists is needed to redirect development.

Contents:

Part 1 Rethinking Economy and Community

Chapter 1 Our Present Dilemma and Challenge 2

Chapter 2 The Economy of Place It Works 9

Part 2 Community-Based Economic Development

Chapter 3 Portage-at-Bay: A Community That Floats 16

Chapter 4 Slocan Valley: The People's Forest 23

Chapter 5 Retallack Resort: Developing with a Light Touch 38

Part 3 Quality of Life and Economic Diversity

Chapter 6 Redmond: Planning for the Information Age 52

Chapter 7 Smithers: Wild and Diverse 56

Chapter 8 Nelson: A Town in Transition 61

Chapter 9 BC's Endangered Wilderness Project: An Ongoing Struggle 68

Chapter 10 Stikine Watershed Planning: Unfinished Business 77

Part 4 Preserving Cultural Diversity: The Ultimate Challenge

Chapter 11 Nisga'a Land Settlement: Delayed Justice 95

Chapter 12 The Haisla Nation: Saving the Kitlope 108

Part 5 Integrating the Global with the Local

Chapter 13 Ballard and Hydroxyl: Accommodating High Tech 117

Part 6 Government: Making the Difference

Chapter 14 Red Tape: Removing the Barriers 124

Chapter 15 Perverse Subsidies: Eliminate Them! 128

Chapter 16 Green Economy: Making it Happen 143

Chapter 17 The Act of Balance: Integrating Profits with People and Place 152.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

086571410X

OCLC:

44732496