Environmental Politics in Canada Managing the Commons into the Twenty-First Century

by McKenzie, Judith I.

• ISBN13: 9780195415087
• ISBN10: 0195415086
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-12-27
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This is the only book to give background on environmental thought in both a Canadian and world context. It is designed as an introduction to environmental politics and policy, with Canada as its primary focus. Including focus boxes and end-of-chapter study questions, it is appropriate for a wide range of students, as well as scholars.

Table of Contents

List of Tables, Figures, and Boxes	v
Preface	vii
Introduction Managing the Commons into the Twenty-First Century	1	(7)
Green Political Theory	8	(45)
The Liberal Democratic Tradition in Canada	8	(10)
Vision One-Green Thought Within the Liberal Democratic Tradition	18	(6)
Vision Two-Deep Ecology	24	(8)
Currents Within Ecological (Dark Green) Political Thought	32	(6)
Aboriginal Perspective on Nature	38	(3)
Other Theoretical Influences on Green Political Thought	41	(10)
Conclusions	51	(2)
Environmentalism as a Social Movement	53	(52)
Social-Movement Theories	54	(4)
Waves of Environmentalism	58	(12)
Towards a Typology of Green Organizations in Canada	70	(19)
Environmental Values and Beliefs	89	(14)
Conclusions	103	(2)
The Governmental Role in Environmental Policy	105	(23)
Constitutional Ambiguity and Political Jurisdiction	106	(2)
The Three Eras of Federal and Provincial Environmental Policy Making	108	(6)
Environmental Policy Making	114	(7)
Anatomy of a Policy-Protecting Species at Risk	121	(5)
Conclusions	126	(2)
Natural Resources in the Canadian Commons	128	(74)
The Three Perspectives on Natural Resources	129	(4)
The Fish Resource	133	(22)
Mineral Resources	155	(6)
The Agricultural Resource	161	(14)
The Forestry Resource	175	(11)
Water-Resource or Commodity?	186	(16)
The Health and Security Imperatives	202	(40)
The Health Imperative	203	(5)
Transboundary and International Environmental Issues with Implications for Health	208	(31)
The Security Imperative	239	(2)
Conclusions on the Health and Security Imperatives	241	(1)
Multilateral Environmental Agreements, Trade Liberalization, and the Environment	242	(27)
Multilateral Environmental Agreements and Canadian Sovereignty	242	(1)
International Environmental Agreements Prior to Stockholm (1972)	243	(1)
The Stockholm Conference of 1972	243	(6)
Trade and the Environment	249	(18)
Conclusions	267	(2)
Epilogue	269	(2)
Notes	271	(31)
References	302	(13)
Index	315