Author: Sean Markey Publisher: UBC Press ISBN: 0774822945 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 354
Book Description
The future of northern British Columbia, a vast, resource-rich region of vibrant cultures and diverse communities, could be either driven by a narrow economic agenda or guided by innovative, place-based solutions that seek to build viable communities and resilient local and regional economies. Investing in Place is about creating the foundations for renewing northern British Columbia’s rural and small-town economies. Markey, Halseth, and Manson argue that renewal is not about nostalgic reliance on the policies and economic strategies of the past – rather, it is about building a pragmatic and innovative vision for development, one that acknowledges both the opportunities and the challenges posed by resource development and global and technological change. For policy-makers and residents alike the path to renewal lies in place-based development, which consists of people working together at all levels of the community and region to take advantage of local opportunities in a sustainable, responsible way.
Author: Brett McGillivray Publisher: UBC Press ISBN: 0774845198 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 331
Book Description
Why is British Columbia unique within Canada? What forces have shaped its landscape and its people? To answer these questions, Brett McGillivray adopts primarily a thematic approach. He begins by giving a regional overview and introduction to geographic concepts and the physical processes that produced a spectacularly diverse landscape. He then tackles different themes, tracing the province's historical geography, offering detailed accounts of its economic geography, and discussing contemporary issues such as urbanization, economic development, and resource management. This fully revised edition is enhanced by updated figures, maps, and graphs and by new discussions of how globalization, climate change, and recession are influencing the province and its people.
Author: Eden Robinson Publisher: Open Road Media ISBN: 149766277X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 253
Book Description
A young Native American woman remembers her volatile childhood as she searches for her lost brother in the Canadian wilds in an extraordinary, critically acclaimed debut novel As she races along Canada’s Douglas Channel in her speedboat—heading toward the place where her younger brother Jimmy, presumed drowned, was last seen—twenty-year-old Lisamarie Hill recalls her younger days. A volatile and precocious Native girl growing up in Kitamaat, the Haisla Indian reservation located five hundred miles north of Vancouver, Lisa came of age standing with her feet firmly planted in two different worlds: the spiritual realm of the Haisla and the sobering “real” world with its dangerous temptations of violence, drugs, and despair. From her beloved grandmother, Ma-ma-oo, she learned of tradition and magic; from her adored, Elvis-loving uncle Mick, a Native rights activist on a perilous course, she learned to see clearly, to speak her mind, and never to bow down. But the tragedies that have scarred her life and ultimately led her to these frigid waters cannot destroy her indomitable spirit, even though the ghosts that speak to her in the night warn her that the worst may be yet to come. Easily one of the most admired debut novels to appear in many a decade, Eden Robinson’s Monkey Beach was immediately greeted with universal acclaim—called “gripping” by the San Diego Union-Tribune, “wonderful” by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and “glorious” by the Globe and Mail, earning nominations for numerous literary awards before receiving the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize. Evocative, moving, haunting, and devastatingly funny, it is an extraordinary read from a brilliant literary voice that must be heard.
Author: Michael F. Fox Publisher: [Hull, Quebec] : Lands Directorate, Environment Canada ISBN: Category : Agriculture Languages : en Pages : 148
Book Description
"The agriculture-forest interface is defined as the general boundary zone separating the agricultural ecumene from forest. A variety of land uses in addition to farming and forestry can exist in such areas: recreation, energy and mineral development, wildlife, watershed protection. This exploratory paper reviews, by province, the principal geographic areas of substantial recent changes in land use at the agriculture-forest interface and discusses the land allocation and management issues associated with each area"--Abstract.
Author: Sean Markey
Author: Brett McGillivray
Author: Barbara E. Brown
Author: British Columbia. Department of Agriculture
Author: British Columbia. Ministry of Environment
Author: Eden Robinson
Author: Michael F. Fox
Author: Allan Dobb
Author: British Columbia. Department of Agriculture
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