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Strengthening Resilience by thinking of Knowledge as a Nutrient that connects the personal to global thinking
(2014-05-12)Poster presented at the Adaptation Futures Conference, the Third International Climate Change Adaptation Conference, Fortaleza Ceará, Brazil, May 12-16,2014. http://adaptationfutures2014.ccst.inpe.br In April 2009, we ... -
Missing the Boat on Invasive Alien Species: A Review of Post-Secondary Curricula in Canada
(Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education, 2011-03)Invasive alien species (IAS) cause major environmental and economic damage worldwide, and also threaten human food security and health. The impacts of IAS are expected to rise with continued globalization, land use ... -
How Will Disenfranchised Peoples Adapt to Climate Change? Strengthening the Ecojustice Movement
(IRIS, York University, 2010-10)The fourth assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) acknowledged that millions of people are currently, and will increasingly be, affected by the impacts of climate change, in the form of floods, ... -
Non-indigenous plant species along roadsides and other transportation routes in the Mackenzie Valley
(Biology Department, York University, 2010-10)Non-indigenous or introduced plant species are accidentally or deliberately moved by people travelling to new continents, countries and regions. These species sometimes threaten indigenous or native species, because they ... -
A Passion for Organics: Squeezing profits, social and environmental value from healthy juice in a bottle
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Hempola Valley Farms:
(Corporate Knights Magazine, 2005) -
Affordable, Developer-Friendly and Green: New direction for residential building that can please all stakeholders.
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Looolo: Living Textiles
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Go Bike: New Folding Bike Promotes a Two-Wheel Urban Culture
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Future Acqua Farms: Food for Thought
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SELF-ASSEMBLY FURNITURE, THE VIRTUOUS WAY:IKEA supplier makes all the right moves.
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Timothy’s World Coffee:
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Cool Shops: Greening the Small Retail Sector
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Craik: Sustainable Living in Rural Saskatchewan
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Autoshare: WHY OWN A CAR WHEN YOU CAN SHARE ONE?
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Crannog Ales: Canada’s Only Organic Farmhouse Brewery
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Pearl Poddubiuk Architects: A Passion for Social Housing
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A Study of Social Capital and Sustainability
(2002-04-22)