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IN SEARCH OF SUSTAINABILITY
BRITISH COLUMBIA FOREST POLICY IN THE 1990S |
| By: |
Benjamin Cashore, Michael Howlett (Editor), Jeremy Wilson (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0774808306 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780774808309 |
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| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
15 December, 2000 |
| Pages: |
340 |
| Description: |
A provocative, sobering examination of British Columbia's forest industry in the 1990s. |
| Synopsis: |
In recent years, the forests of British Columbia have become abattleground for sustainable resource development. The conflicts areever present, usually pitting environmentalists against the forestindustry and forestry workers and communities. In an effort to brokerpeace in the woods, British Columbia's NDP government launched anumber of promising new forest policy initiatives in the 1990s. InSearch of Sustainability brings together a group of politicalscientists to examine this extraordinary burst of policy activism.Focusing on how much change has occurred and why, the authors examineseven components of BC forest policy: land use, forest practices,tenure, Aboriginal issues, timber supply, pricing, and jobs. |
| Illustrations: |
28 b&w figures and tables |
| Publication: |
Canada |
| Imprint: |
University of British Columbia Press |
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Non-returnable |