Communities, Development, and Sustainability Across Canada (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780774807227)

What is a sustainable community? The pressing need to answer this simple question is what prompted John Pierce and Ann Dale to gather the essays in this volume. Communities, Development, and Sustainability across Canada is a timely synthesis of work on how Canadian communities can achieve sustainable development. It bridges the gap between theory and praxis and brings together academics, policy makers, and community activists, all of whom have argued for increased local participation in sustainable community development. Communities have become the weak link in efforts to refashion relations between the environment and the economy. The goal of this book is not simply to describe problems but also to suggest answers, not simply to offer theory but also to promote action, so that Canadian communities can better achieve sustainable development.

Author: John T. Pierce
ISBN-10: 0774807229
ISBN-13: 9780774807227
Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
Language: English
Published: 06/01/1999
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover