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Download or read book Reading the Entrails written by Norman Charles Conrad and published by University of Calgary Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before the Fall of Imperial Rome, priests cast the internal organs of sacrificial animals on temple floors, claiming to be able to divine the future from these entrails. By probing the remains of Alberta's past sacrifices -- reading her entrails -- Norman Conrad believes that we might dimly see at apparition of Alberta's future. This controversial book vividly portrays the history of land and life in Alberta, from the Ice Ages to the present. Making no apology for his criticism of government, regulators and large corporations, Norman Conrad makes a strident plea for Alberta's dangerously imperiled environment and presents a model that can be applied anywhere.

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Download or read book Governing the Environment written by School of Law and School of Natural Resources and the Environment Edward A Parson and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of seven essays, authored by leading Canadian academics, examines different aspects of the relationship between government and environmental issues.

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Download or read book Handbook of Cumulative Impact Assessment written by Jill A.E. Blakley and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2021-05-28 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important Handbook is an essential guide to the state-of-the-art concepts, debates and innovative practices in the field of cumulative impact assessment. It helps to strengthen the foundations of this challenging field, identify key issues demanding solutions and summarize recent trends in forward progress, particularly through the use of illustrative case examples.

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