Ecofeminism, Sprucebudworms, and Time 19.4

30 August, 1993
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Editorial: Environmentalism in a no-growth economy

Environmentalists have sometimes been surprised by the lack of public enthusiasm for a no-growth economy. Now that we have one, some of the reasons are clear.

The current economic slump may have brought some relief from ill-conceived “development” adventures, but in other ways it has been an environmental curse. In the absence of growth to cover earlier deficits, authorities have become preoccupied with immediate economic gains. In some important areas they have retreated from even the most modest commitments to future sustainability. ...

Editorial: Environmentalism in a no-growth economy
Robert Gibson

Women and Sustainability: Ecofeminist Perspectives
Melody Hessing

Time Waits for No Beast: Temporality and the Dis-integration of Nature
Mora Campbell

The Cape Breton Island Spruce Budworm Infestation: A Retrospective Analysis
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Reviews

Beyond Interdependence: The Meshing of the World’s Economy and the Earth’s Ecology by Jim MacNeill, Pieter Winsemius and Taizo Yakushiji
World Resources 1992-1993: A Guide to the Global Environment – Toward Sustainable Development by the World Resources Institute
No Fish and Our Lives: Some Survival Notes for Newfoundland by Cabot Martin
The Social Creation of Nature by Neil Evernden
Canadian Environmental Policy: Ecosystems, Politics and Process by R. Boardman, ed.
Wild Hunters: Predators in Peril by Monte Hummel and Sherry Pettigrew
Elephants: The Deciding Decade by Ronald Orenstein, ed.
End of the Road: The World Car Crisis and How We Can Solve It by Wolfgang Zuckerman
Mountain World in Danger: Climate Change in the Forests and Mountains of Europe by Sten Nilsson and David Pitt
Ecological Economics: The Science and Management of Sustainability by Robert Costanza, ed.

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Letters

Podium: Hurray for the four-day work week: Working less to save the environment
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