Biodiversity in Canada : ecology, ideas, and action / Stephen Bocking.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bocking, Stephen, 1959- author.

Contributor:

Bocking, Stephen, 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biodiversity conservation--Canada.

Biodiversity conservation.

Biodiversity--Canada.

Biodiversity.

Canada.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (432 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Clearcut forests, endangered species, national parks, loss of crop varieties: in the last decade the common element of these varied concerns has become widely recognized. These are all biodiversity issues: they relate to the variety of life on Earth and our relationship with it. This relationship is now capturing the attention of activists, scientists, policymakers, and the public, from negotiations at the United Nations to concerns about the neighborhood park. Biodiversity issues raise many questions. How many species are there, and what do they need to survive? How have we learned what we know about biodiversity? What is its value? What policies are needed to protect it? Who participates in protecting biodiversity: governments, industry, activists? This book explores answers to these questions and, in doing so, shows how biodiversity, like other complex environmental issues, can only be understood through the insights provided by many perspecives. The authors contributing to this volume include scientists, historians, anthropologists, lawyers, political scientists, economists, and planners. Together, they provide an interdisciplinary perspective on biodiversity in Canada, especially usefol for undergraduate courses in environmental and natural resource studies, geography, and political science.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Encountering Biodiversity: Ecology, Ideas, Action / Bocking, Stephen

Part One: Where We've Been

The Background of Biodiversity: A Brief History of Canadians and Their Living Environment / Bocking, Stephen

Banff National Park: The Historic Legacy for Biodiversity / Page, Bob

Part Two: The Ecology of Biodiversity

Status of and Trends in Canadian Biodiversity / Mosquin, Ted

Biodiversity in Canadian Fresh and Marine Waters / McAllister, Don E.

The Roles of Biodiversity in Creating and Maintaining the Ecosphere / Mosquin, Ted

The Chain of Seeds: Biodiversity and Agriculture / Wildfong, Bob

Appendix Farm Animals: Diversity is Declining / Chiperzak, Jy

Part Three: Ideas, Knowledge, and Values

Taking Indigenous Science Seriously / Barsh, Russel Lawrence

Science and Biodiversity / Baydack, Richard K.

Celebrating Diversity: Adaptive Planning and Biodiversity Conservation / Lister, Nina-Marie E. / Kay, James J.

Economic Aspects of Canadian Biodiversity / Whiting, Peter

Public Perspectives on Biodiversity: Models and a Case Study / Vanderlinden, Loren / Eyles, John

Part Four:Taking Action

Biodiversity: The Policy Challenge / Paehlke, Robert

Canadian Biodiversity and the Law / Attridge, Ian

Implementing a Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan in Quebec / Gauthier, Benolt / Gaudreau, Leopold / Prescott, Jacques

The Role of Non-Government Organization in Biodiveristy Conservation / DeMarco, Jerry V. / Bell, Anne C.

Alberta's Special Places 2000: Conservation, Conflict, and the Castle-Crown Wilderness / Stefanick, Lorna / Wells, Kathleen

The Political Ecology of Biodiversity: A View from the Western Woods / M'Gonigie, R. Michael

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Aug 2019)

ISBN:

9781442602373

1442602376

9780585229393

0585229392

OCLC:

923767476