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I am doing some Masters research & wondering if people can refer me to literature (academic or otherwise) about the voluntary/non-profit environmental sector of Canada an…
It seems increasingly apparent that just making better choices isn't enough -- "we can't consume our way out of this mess" as Alex Steffen of Worldchanging says. There is too much…
Book: Worldwatch State of the World 2008 Chapter 11. Engaging Communities for a Sustainable World By Erik Assadourian, Worldwatch Institute "Citizens disempowered by economic …
We had a wonderful Earth Day at Coldbrook School, and generated a great deal of interest in a community garden. We partnered with apple producers' co-operative Scotian Gold to of…
Hello, I am looking for articles about what it takes to foster a cultural change for a sustainable community. For example, promoting a conservation culture by encouraging people …
I have not seen the full text but the abstract shows promise.
Minkler, M., V. B. Vasquez, et al. (2008). Promoting Environmental Justice Through Community-Based Participato…
Check out the Rockyford Xeriscape Demonstration Project on www.umbel.ca Very successful and actively educating and sharing plants with regional residents.
Claudette Lacombe
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This week in the New American Village blog: Walkable Neighborhoods. What are the benefits? What are the hidden (and sometimes not-so-hidden) costs of an unwalkable neighborhood? …
Forgive me if this post is inappropriately "general discussion." Many of us are involved in promoting the sort of individual-level behaviors the author disparages as an inadequate…
Apologies if this has been covered too recently - I'm scanning my huge folder of past FSB messages and have found a few pointers, but I thought it would also be helpful to solicit…
