Environmental Change and Challenge: A Canadian Perspective

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Preface From the Publisher Acknowledgements About the Authors PART A INTRODUCTION 1. Environment, Resources, and Society PART B THE ECOSPHERE 2. Energy Flows and Ecosystems 3. Ecosystems Are Dynamic 4. Ecosystems and Matter Cycling PART C PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT: PHILOSOPHY, PROCESS, AND PRODUCT 5. Planning and Management: Philosophy 6. Planning and Management: Process, Method, and Product PART D RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN CANADA 7. Climate Change 8. Oceans and Fisheries 9. Forests 10. Agriculture 11. Water 12. Minerals and Energy 13. Urban Environmental Management 14. Endangered Species and Protected Areas PART E ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AND CHALLENGE REVISITED 15. Making It Happen Appendix: Conservation Organizations Glossary References Index