Editorial The Nature of Health The Last Word – Stephen BockingNeil Arya interviews legendary epidemiologist John Last. Ecosystem Health – John HowardPrescribing a new vision for the future of medicine. An Ounce of Prevention – Sarah WakefieldSince the Industrial Revolution, public health has fostered healthy environments to prevent disease.

Editorial: What’s the Buzz? Living It Up – Deborah Curran & Ray TomaltyThe wide range of support for smart growth in Canada promises morelivable towns and cities. Smart Growth Principles – Linda Pim & Joel Ornoy Three Ways We Subsidize Sprawl – Enid Slack Don’t Touch My Property – Deborah Curran

Editorial: No Silver Bullet Here No Money, No Service – David A. MacDonaldSouth Africa’s attempts to recover service costs for water and power are harming its poorest citizens.Inset: IDRC’s Municipal Services Project Looking Beyond Johannesburg – George FrancisReal solutions to global problems will have to move from talk to action.

Editorial: Our Place in the World This issue of Alternatives explores how the built environment – the physical structures making up our cities, towns and villages – influences our relationships with nature and our fellow human beings. The basic insight expressed in the various theme articles is that if we […]

Editorial: Just Another Reason – Robert Gibson Proof or Consequences – Lydia DottoSkeptics say we should wait for proof before taking action on climate change. If they turn out to be right, we’ll have saved a lot of bother. But if they’re wrong…Inset: Industry Fossils Deny Problem

Editorial: The Planet is What We Eat – Ray Tomalty Saving Seeds – Bob WildfongFarmers and gardeners are the best hope for protecting what remains of food plant diversity.Inset: Genetic Capital Is Being Eroded in Genebanks by Brenda InouyeInset: Old MacDonald Had a Farm by Jy ChiperzakInset: Heritage Seed Contacts […]

Equity and the Environment: Social Justice Today as a Prerequisite for Sustainability in the Future – James K. BoyceInset: LA Watchdog group challenges traditional solutions to environmental problems The Social Cost of Sustainability: Distribution and Equity in Environmental Policy – Brenda LeithInset: An entrenched system blocks new economic initiatives by […]

Editorial: Global Problems, government limits – Robert Gibson Beyond Rio?: The Evolution of International Environmental Law – Jutta Brunnee Protecting a Land Without a Country: The Antarctic Environmental Protocol – David S. Russell Forging a Link: Two Approaches to Integrating Trade and Environment – Laurie Henderson Canadian, World, Technology Notes

Editorial: In search of the missing links – Robert Gibson The Green Product Endorsement Controversy: Lessons from the Pollution Probe/Loblaws Experience – Gary Gallon Inset: Beware of bogus green products Inset: Other types of product support Inset: Fundraising – the nightmare of the “politically correct” by Susanna Reid

Editorial: Part of the problem, part of the solution – Robert Gibson Environmental Liability Insurance: An Economic Incentive for Responsible Corporate Action – Robert L. Brown Land Use in the Ecologically Sensible City – E.P. Fowler Inset: Specific proposals for an ecologically sensible city More Alternatives Canadian, World, Tech Notes