Coasts under stress [[electronic resource] ] : restructuring and social-ecological health / / Rosemary E. Ommer and the Coasts Under Stress Research Project team

• Autore: Ommer Rosemary
• Pubblicazione: Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (593 p.)
• Disciplina: 304.20971/09146
• Soggetto topico: Coastal zone management - Canada; Marine resources conservation - Canada; Social ecology - Atlantic Coast (Canada); Social ecology - British Columbia - Pacific Coast; Human ecology - Atlantic Coast (Canada); Human ecology - British Columbia - Pacific Coast
• Soggetto geografico: Atlantic Coast (Canada); Pacific Coast (B.C.)
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [503]-554) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Pt. I. How we got here : historical restructuring and its social-ecological legacy. Introduction : what stress? What coasts? ; A social-ecological history of Canada's fisheries ; Not managing for scarcity : social-ecological issues in contemporary fisheries management and capture practices ; Social-ecological health and the history of the forest products industry on both coasts ; Social-ecological health and the history of nonrenewable resources on both coasts ; Cross-scale, cross-sector, and cross-purpose issues : overlap in the coastal zone -- ; Pt. II. The human impact of restructuring and social-ecological health. The restructuring of health care on both coasts since the 1980's ; The statistical face of restructuring and human health ; The human voice of social-ecological restructuring :jobs, incomes, livelihoods, ways of life, and human health ; Restructuring, nutrition, and diet on both coasts ; The human voice of social-ecological restructuring II : youth, education, and health -- ; Pt. III. Towards social-ecological health : coastal problems and potentials. Future options I : aquaculture, hatcheries, tourism, transportation, and local initiatives ; Future options II : the oil and gas potential of the Queen Charlotte and Tofino Basins ; New options for governance I : marine and coastal waters ; New options for governance II : the land and sea/land interface ; Building a more resilient future -- ; Appendices. Interdisciplinary team research : the coasts under stress experience ; The coasts under stress team ; Glossary of technical terms ; Glossary of species mentioned in the text, by scientific name.
• Titolo autorizzato: Coasts under stress
• ISBN: 1-282-86648-6; 9786612866487; 0-7735-7601-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459691203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II