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Woollard_Int_2nd_revised.qxd 5/29/00 11:02 AM Page i Fatal Consumption Woollard_Int_2nd_revised.qxd 5/29/00 11:02 AM Page ii The Sustainability and the Environment series provides a comprehensive, independent, and critical evaluation of environmental and sustainability issues affecting Canada and the world today. 1 Anthony Scott, John Robinson, and David Cohen, eds., Managing Natural Resources in British Columbia: Markets, Regulations, and Sustainable Development (1995) 2 John B. Robinson, Life in 2030: Exploring a Sustainable Future for Canada(1996) 3 Ann Dale and John B. Robinson, eds., Achieving Sustainable Development(1996) 4 John T. Pierce and Ann Dale, eds., Communities, Development, and Sustainability across Canada (1999) 5 Robert F. Woollard and Aleck Ostry, eds. Fatal Consumption: Rethinking Sustainable Development (2000) Woollard_Int_2nd_revised.qxd 5/29/00 11:02 AM Page iii Edited by Robert F. Woollard and Aleck S. Ostry Fatal Consumption: Rethinking Sustainable Development Woollard_Int_2nd_revised.qxd 5/29/00 11:02 AM Page iv © UBC Press 2000 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without prior written permission of the publisher, or, in Canada, in the case of photocopying or other reprographic copying, a licence from CANCOPY (Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency), 900 - 6 Adelaide Street East, Toronto, ON M5C1H6. Printed in Canada on acid-free paper ∞ ISBN 0-7748-0786-5 ISSN 1196-8575 (Sustainability and the Environment) Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data Main entry under title: Fatal consumption (Sustainability and the environment, ISSN 1196-8575) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7748-0786-5 1. Sustainable development. 2. Sustainable development – Case studies. 3. Sustainable devel- opment – British Columbia – Lower Mainland – Case studies. I. Woollard, Robert F. II. Ostry, Aleck Samuel, 1952- III. Series. HC117.B8F37 2000 333.7 C00-910443-7 This book has been published with the help of a grant from the Humanities and Social Sciences Federation of Canada, using funds provided by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. UBC Press acknowledges the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program (BPIDP) for our publishing activities. We also gratefully acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts for our publish- ing program, as well as the support of the British Columbia Arts Council. Printed and bound in Canada by Friesens Copy editor: Judy Phillips Proofreader: Fran Aitkens Indexer: Elizabeth Bell UBC Press University of British Columbia 2029 West Mall Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2 (604) 822-5959 Fax: (604) 822-6083 E-mail: [email protected] www.ubcpress.ubc.ca Woollard_Int_2nd_revised.qxd 5/29/00 11:02 AM Page v Consumption: 1. The action or fact of consuming or destroying, destruction. 4. Wasting of the body by disease; a wasting disease; now applied specif- ically to pulmonary consumption or phthisis (Tuberculosis). 7. Pol. econ. The destructive employment or utilization of the products of industry. – Oxford English Dictionary, 1971 “No, ’tis not so deep as a well, nor so wide as a church door; but ’tis enough, ’twill serve. Ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man.” – Mercutio in Romeo and JulietIII.I.100 Woollard_Int_2nd_revised.qxd 5/29/00 11:02 AM Page vi Woollard_Int_2nd_revised.qxd 5/29/00 11:02 AM Page vii Contents Acknowledgments/ ix Introduction: Fatal Consumption (When Too Much Is Not Enough)/ 3 Robert F. Woollard Part 1: The Global Reality of Sustainability 1 Ecological Footprints and the Pathology of Consumption/ 21 William E. Rees 2 Global Consumption from the Perspective of Population Health/ 52 ClydeHertzman and Shona Kelly 3 Social Capital, Civil Society, and Social Transformation/ 69 Michael Carr Part 2: The Box We Are In and Some Ways Out 4 What Is Stopping Sustainability? Examining the Barriers to Implementation of Clouds of Change/ 101 Jennie L. Moore 5 Integrating Economy, Society, and Environment through Policy Assessment/ 130 Peter Boothroyd 6 Local versus Central Influences in Planning for Community Health/ 166 Lawrence W.Green and Jean A. Shoveller Woollard_Int_2nd_revised.qxd 5/29/00 11:02 AM Page viii viii Contents Part 3: Case Examples and the Reason for Hope 7 The City of Richmond: Reflections on Sustainability in Action/ 200 Janette McIntosh and Robert F. Woollard 8 The BC Sawmill Industry: A Case Study of Community and Ecological Sustainability/ 228 Aleck S. Ostry Conclusion: Working Together and the Prospect for Hope/ 248 Robert F. Woollard Contributors/ 264 Index/ 266 Woollard_Int_2nd_revised.qxd 5/29/00 11:02 AM Page ix Acknowledgments The editors and authors wish to acknowledge the assistance of the Science Council of British Columbia, the Canadian Tri-Council Eco-Research Fund, the Government of British Columbia, and the City of Richmond, who pro- vided funding and ancillary support for the research contained in this book. We would also like to thank the many students whose work we hope is fairly represented within the chapters of this volume – four of them have contributed chapters or major portions of chapters to this volume. A par- ticular appreciation goes to Janette McIntosh and Dr. Matis Wackernagel, whose contributions have had a sustaining influence on the group and its ideas. The dedicated work of Shirley Tam in preparing much of the initial manuscript is gratefully acknowledged. Finally, we would like to express our appreciation to our various families and friends who were alternately tolerant and supportive during the years of research and subsequent writing. This book was published with the assistance of the Aid to Scholarly Publications Programme. Woollard_Int_2nd_revised.qxd 5/29/00 11:02 AM Page x
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