Editorial: Reversing the Flow This issue of Alternatives focuses on water soft paths. For most people this statement invites the question: What are water soft paths? Though noun and adjective have been reversed, water soft paths share a common heritage with the soft energy paths developed in the 1970s by […]

Buy this issue in print or digital format to read the rest: Editorial: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner Launching street festivals. Planting watermelon. Doling out fake traffic tickets. If you’re wondering what these have in common, read on. They’re ingenious ways of handling issues, prying open the box.

Editorial: Branching Out Carbon Sinks, Forest Rises – Nicola RossMany environmentalists did not want forests included as “carbon sinks” in the Kyoto Protocol. Now those provisions are being used to promote forest conservation.Poor vs Poor in Nicaragua’s Forests

Myths of Diversity – Andil GosineCanadian environmentalists don’t want to talk about racism — but too often that means the uncritical acceptance of popular diversity myths.Inset: Les Verts Reinvent Égalité Ghosts of Africville – Denise Izzard AllenFormer residents of Africville are still fighting municipal planning decisions in Nova Scotia.

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: From Paris to Hanover – Steven Peck Pushing the Revolution – S.W. PECK & R.B. GIBSONLeading companies are seeking new competitive advantage through eco-efficiency and broader sustainability initiatives.Inset: The Natural Step’s Four System ConditionsInset: The Hannover Principles

Editorial: When the Going Gets Tough – Ray Tomalty Bitter Harvest – Joan MarshallFor the people of Grand Manan, government-approved exploitation of rockweed is yet another outside threat to local ecosystems and economic sustainability

Editorial: Now that we are significant – Robert Gibson Sustainability as Symbiosis: Why We Can’t Be the Forehead Mites of Gaia – Kent A. Peacock More Jobs, Less Damage: A Framework for Sustainability, Growth and Employment – William E. Rees

Editorial: What’s the score after 20 years? – Robert Gibson Eco-History: Two Waves in the Evolution of Environmentalism – Robert PaehlkeInset: Regrets as hope Differences in Opinion: Round Tables, Policy Networks and the Failure of Canadian Environmental Strategy – Michael HowlettInset: Round tables taken with a grain of salt by […]

Editorial: Stumbling through the semi-darkness – Robert Gibson Science in the Courtroom: The Value of an Adversarial System – Stuart Smith Science and the Tribunal: Dealing with Scientific Evidence in the Adversarial Arena – Michael Jeffrey The Fight for an Environmental Bill of Rights: Legislating Public Involvement in Environmental Decision […]