7 Participation, Information, and Forest Conflict in the Slocan Valley of British Columbia

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations x
4. Preface xi
5. Acknowledgments xiv
6. Ecology, Citizenship, Democracy 1
7. Unsatisfactory Democracy: Conflict over Monsanto’s Genetically Engineered Wheat 16
8. Regulating Farm Pollution in Quebec: Environmentalists and the Union des producteurs agricoles Contest the Meaning of Sustainable Development 33
9. Modern Enclosure: Salmon Aquaculture and First Nations Resistance in British Columbia 51
10. Fisheries Privatization versus Community-Based Management in Nova Scotia: Emerging Alliances between First Nations and Non-Native Fishers 69
11. First Nations, ENGOs, and Ontario’s Lands for Life Consultation Process 84
12. Participation, Information, and Forest Conflict in the Slocan Valley of British Columbia 103
13. The Limits of Integrated Resource Management in Alberta for Aboriginal and Environmental Groups: The Northern East Slopes Sustainable Resource and Environmental Management Strategy 123
14. Environmental Conflict and Democracy in Bella Coola: Political Ecology on the Margins of Industria 140
15. Privatization, Deregulation, and Environmental Protection: The Case of Provincial Parks in Newfoundland and Labrador 159
16. Managing Conflict in Alberta: The Case of Forest Certification and Citizen Committees 174
17. Beyond the Reach of Democracy? The University and Institutional Citizenship 191
18. The Myth of Citizen Participation: Waste Management in the Fundy Region of New Brunswick 209
19. Neo-liberalism, Water, and First Nations 229
20. Contesting Development, Democracy, and Justice in the Red Hill Valley 243
21. Instant Gentrification: Social Inequality and Brownfields Redevelopment in Downtown Toronto 262
22. Taking a Stand in Exurbia: Environmental Movements to Preserve Nature and Resist Sprawl 279
23. Democracy from the Trenches: Environmental Conflicts and Ecological Citizenship 298
24. References 320
25. Contributors 354
26. Index 358