1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996394505503316

Autore

Whithorne Peter

Titolo

Certaine vvayes for the ordering of souldiours in battelray, and setting of battayles, after diuers fashions with their manner of marching: and also fugures sic of certayne newe plattes for fortification of townes: and moreover, howe to make saltpeter, g

Pubbl/distr/stampa

England, : by VV. VVilliamson : for Ihon VVight

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910789824603321

Autore

Toner Glen

Titolo

Innovation, science, environment, special edition [[electronic resource] ] : charting sustainable development in Canada, 1987-2007 / / edited by Glen Toner and James Meadowcroft

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Montreal : , : Published for The School of Public Policy, Carleton University by McGill-Queen's University Press, , c2009

ISBN

1-282-86680-X

9786612866807

0-7735-7635-5

Edizione

[Special]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (266 pages)

Collana

Innovation, science, environment series ; ; 4.

Altri autori (Persone)

MeadowcroftJames

TonerGlen B

MeadowcroftJames R

Disciplina

352.7/450971

Soggetti

Environmental policy - Canada - Evaluation

Sustainable development - Government policy - Canada

Technological innovations - Government policy - Canada

Science and state - Canada

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



Nota di contenuto

1 Engaging with Sustainable Development: Setting the Canadian Experience in Context / James Meadowcroft and Glen Toner -- 2 Why Aren't We There Yet? Twenty Years of Sustainable Development: A Personal View / David Runnalls -- 3 Institutionalizing Sustainable Development: The Role of Government Institutions / Glen Toner and Franȯis Bregha -- 4 Post-Brundtland 2007: Governance for Sustainable Development as if It Mattered / Ann Dale -- 5 Polls, Politics, and Sustainability / Mark S. Winfield -- 6 The Politics of Sustainability in a Complex Federal State / Roger Gibbins -- 7 Education for Sustainable Development: Cure or Placebo? / David V.J. Bell -- 8 Canadian Business and the Sustainability Challenge: Engagement and Performance / David Wheeler and Annika Tamlyn -- 9 A Child of Brundtland: The Institutional Evolution of the National Round Table on the Environment and Economy / Serena Boutros -- 10 The Best of Brundtland: The Story of the International Institute for Sustainable Development / Lillian Hayward -- 11 Advocate or Auditor? The Conflicted Role of the Commissioner of Environment and Sustainable Development / Laura Smallwood -- 12 Building a Sustainable Development Infrastructure in Canada: The Genesis and Rise of Sustainable Development Technology Canada / Anique Montambault.

Sommario/riassunto

Analyses a number of dimensions of the Canadian experience in implementing sustainable development. This title discusses both the breakthroughs and disappointments of the Canadian experience, and looks toward the future to discuss what additional steps need to be undertaken domestically if Canada is to once again achieve a position of leadership.