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Modernity, Resource Development and Constructs of Indigeneity: A Summary Analysis of Canadian Jurisprudence and Aboriginal Rights
(Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, 2010)
Stereotypes and constructs of indigeneity have social, legal and economic implications for Aboriginal communities in Canada. In particular, essentialist constructs of indigeneity, whether they are manipulated by Aboriginal ...
Underlying factors of opposition to an offshore windfarm in Lake Ontario
(Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, 2010)
This research paper discusses the factors that have influenced opposition to an offshore wind farm off the Scarborough Bluffs in Lake Ontario. Toronto Hydro Energy Services, a municipally owned utility in Toronto, Canada ...
Multiple acts of birding: the Education, ethics and ontology of bird watching in Ontario
(2010-12-08)
While bird watching has captured the attention of those interested in fostering an experiential connection to the more-than-human, research conducted to date often assumes birding to be a heterogeneous act. As an example ...
These are our water pipes: Sand dams, women and donkeys - dealing with water scarcity in arid lands
(Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, 2010)
As climate change continues to alter the reliability and intensity of rainstorm events, and lead to higher evaporation rates many traditional water collection methods in Africa’s arid and semi-arid lands are failing to ...
An Alternative Agricultural Future for a Maitland Valley sub-watershed
(Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, 2010)
It is well established that conventional agriculture imposes external costs on society and reduces the many benefits that agroecological systems produce, especially in highly cultivated watersheds where farm fields and ...
Participatory to the End: Planning and Implementation of a Participatory Evaluation Strategy
(Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, 2010)
The paper explores participatory evaluation as a viable option for evaluating participatory processes. Participatory evaluation aims to actively engage diverse program stakeholders at various stages and tasks of the ...
Equitable, Ecological Degrowth: Feminist Contributions
(2010)
This paper uses feminist ecological economics and ecofeminist methodologies and theory to contribute to Degrowth in theory and practice. These feminist contributions involve highlighting unpaid work and ecological services, ...