Read more
Robert F. Woollard, M.D. is Royal Canadian LegionProfessor and head of the Department of Family Practice in the Facultyof Medicine at UBC. He is also co-chair of the UBC Task Force onHealthy and Sustainable Communities.
Aleck S. Ostry isassistant professor in the Department of Health Care and Epidemiologyin the Faculty of Medicine at UBC.
List of contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Fatal Consumption (When Too Much Is Not Enough) /
Robert F. Woollard Part 1: The Global Reality of Sustainability1. Ecological Footprints and the Pathology of Consumption /
William E. Rees2. Global Consumption from the Perspective of Population Health /
Clyde Hertzman and Shona Kelly3. Social Capital, Civil Society, and Social Transformation /
Michael Carr Part 2: The Box We Are In and Some Ways Out4. What Is Stopping Sustainability? Examining the Barriers toImplementation of Clouds of Change /
Jennie L. Moore5. Integrating Economy, Society, and Environment Through PolicyAssessment /
Peter Boothroyd6. Local versus Central Influences in Planning for Community Health/
Lawrence W. Green and Jean A. Shoveller Part 3: Case Examples and the Reason for Hope7. The City of Richmond: Reflections on Sustainability in Action /
Janette McIntosh and Robert F. Woollard8. The BC Sawmill Industry: A Case Study of Community and EcologicalSustainability /
Aleck OstryConclusion: Working Together and the Prospect for Hope /
RobertF. Woollard Contributors
Index
About the author
Robert F. Woollard, M.D. is Royal Canadian LegionProfessor and head of the Department of Family Practice in the Facultyof Medicine at UBC. He is also co-chair of the UBC Task Force onHealthy and Sustainable Communities.
Aleck S. Ostry isassistant professor in the Department of Health Care and Epidemiologyin the Faculty of Medicine at UBC.
Summary
Taking the slogan "think globally, act locally" to heart, the contributors to this book offer both an understanding of the present and hope for a sustainable future.
