Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents iv
3. Acknowledgements viii
4. Introduction x
5. SECTION I: Contexts and Challenges for Rural Sustainability
6. 1. Roots, Regions, and Radical Practice 1
7. 2. Rural Sustainability and the “Lenses” of Place 25
8. 3. Engaging the Public in Wildlife and Greenspace Stewardship in Camrose, Alberta 43
9. 4. Peaks and Valleys on the Prairies 63
10. SECTION II: Sustainability Planning, Capacity, and Collaboration
11. 5. Municipal Sustainability Planning, Community Engagement, and Rural Revitalization 89
12. 6. Developing Assessment and Adaptation Capacity 117
13. 7. The Creative Economy 145
14. 8. University–Community Partnerships to Support Small-Town Economic Transition 171
15. SECTION III: Implementation and Action: Lessons from the Front Lines
16. 9. Taking the Next Steps Toward Environmental Sustainability 199
17. 10. Rural First Nations Tourism 217
18. 11. Netukulimk Narratives 241
19. 12. You Are Where You Eat 269
20. SECTION IV: Assessment
21. 13. An Ecohealth Framework for Evaluating Source-Water Protection, Health, and Well-Being in the Otonabee River Basin 295
22. 14. Seeking Sustainability through Self- Assessment and Regional Cooperation in Newfoundland and Labrador 321
23. 15. An Incremental Radicalism for Sustainable Communities 347
24. Contributors 363
25. Index 371