Sustainability and the Market 21.1

Equity and the Environment: Social Justice Today as a Prerequisite for Sustainability in the Future
James K. Boyce
Inset: LA Watchdog group challenges traditional solutions to environmental problems

The Social Cost of Sustainability: Distribution and Equity in Environmental Policy
Brenda Leith
Inset: An entrenched system blocks new economic initiatives by Aaron Schneider

Under Pressure: Distributive Ideals in the Market
Michael Milde
Inset: Exercising community control in the marketplace by Irene Novaczek
Inset: Small endeavours gain access to capital

More Alternatives

Canadian, World, Technology Notes

Harms’ Way: Garden Party
Dave Harms

Ontario considers tough standard for trillium drinking water
Robert Gibson

Research indicates Southern Ontario under earthquake risk
Erik Lindala

Broad patents on basic crops cause alarm
Mary Pickering with Rural Advancement Foundation International

Reviews

The Uncertain Promise of Law: Lessons from Bhopal by Jamie Cassels
Global Accord: Environmental Challenges and International Responses by Nazli Chourcri, ed.
From Land to Mouth: Understanding the Food System by Brewster Kneen
Touch Wood: BC Forests at the Crossroads by Ken Drushka, Bob Nixon and Ray Travers, eds.
Germany, Garbage and the Green Dot: Challenging the Throwaway Society by Bette K. Fishbein
Parks and Protected Areas in Canada: Planning and Management by Philip Dearden and Rick Rollins, eds.
Regarding Nature: Industrialism and Deep Ecology by Andrew McLaughlin
Interpreting Nature: Cultural Constructions of the Environment by Ian G. Simmons

Books Received for Review

Letters

Podium: Foggy weather, clear logic: A morning spent with Glen Putman
Kevin Maher