Download or read book Municipal State of the Environment Reporting in Canada written by Jacqueline Van Staalduinen and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Municipal State of the Environment Reporting in Canada written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Municipal State of the Environment Reporting in Canada written by Monica Campbell and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Measuring Up written by Canada. Environment Canada and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide is intended to provide municipal staff and community participants with practical information on initiating a state of the environment (SOE) reporting process in their community. The first chapter provides some background on the SOE process, including what a SOE report is, the benefits of a SOE report, who such reports are for, and who has already prepared a SOE report. The second chapter offers information on defining the scope of the SOE report, selecting the best reporting process, getting the public involved, and establishing resource needs. The third chapter explains the fundamental components of a SOE report: its organization, data and information gathering, and how to select suitable indicators for the reporting framework. The fourth chapter identifies some problems in SOE report preparation and suggests solutions. The final chapter gives ideas on marketing the final report, evaluating the report and the reporting process, and follow-up strategies. The appendix contains a list of over 500 measures, parameters, statistics, or variables that can be used to indicate something of significance for a SOE report. It also lists municipal SOE reports completed or under way in Canada.
Download or read book A Study of Environmental Reporting in Canada written by Stakeholder Group on Environmental Reporting and published by Environment Canada. This book was released on 1987 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Stakeholder Group on Environmental Reporting was established in 1985 to consider improvements to environmental and resource data collection and reporting in Canada. This position paper reviews the current international interest in environmental reporting, considers shortcomings in existing Canadian environmental data collection programs, and makes recommendations on new institutional arrangements for improving environmental reporting.
Download or read book Canada s Environment Today written by Canada. Environment Canada and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Second national state-of-the-environment report, covering air quality in cities, municipal sewage treatment along the St. Lawrence River, wildlife habitats and protected areas, the Atlantic fisheries, soil quality and agricultural practices, forest regeneration, acid mine drainage, energy use, the growth of urban areas, pollution in the Arctic, clean-up in the Great Lakes Basin, the management of chemicals, global warming, ozone depletion, acid rain, solid waste management on the Fraser River, and habitat change on the Prairies.
Download or read book Urban Water written by Canada. State of the Environment Reporting and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This bulletin questions why does the urban water use continue to be an issue. Excessive water use in Canadian towns and cities is problematic for both environmental and economic reasons. It also highlights the technological improvements, the social measures and the economic instrument that we developed to face this issue.
Download or read book Adapting to Climate Change written by Gregory R. A. Richardson and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The impacts of changing climate are already evident in Canada and globally. Scientific understanding of climate change indicates that Canada will experience significant shifts in weather patterns over the period of a single generation, a trend that will likely continue for several centuries. Communities of all sizes will face many new risks and opportunities. Managing the impacts of a changing climate will require developing local strategies.
Download or read book The Vision for Federal State of the Environment Reporting in Canada written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Technical Supplement to the Environmental Indicator Bulletin on Urban Water written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pilot Project on the Transboundary Movement of Municipal Solid Waste Between Canada and the United States written by Environment Canada and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT REPORTING written by Canada. Environment Canada and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Technical Supplement to A Report on Canada s Progress Towards a National Set of Environmental Indicators written by Canada. State of the Environment Reporting. Indicators Task Force and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Nutrients in the Canadian Environment written by G. R. Ironside and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This state of the environment (SOE) report is a companion volume to the federal science assessment entitled "Nutrients and their impact on the Canadian enviornment", which was authored by Patricia Chambers, et al. This state of the environment (SOE) report on nutrients looks at how the Canadian environment is being affected by nitrogen and phosphorus compounds that are released as a result of human activities. The report describes the mechanisms by which nutrients affect the environment, assesses their impact on the environment especially through enrichment, and their potential for future damage, and outlines the major sources of these compounds. It also looks at what has been done and what can be done to alleviate these problems.
Download or read book State of the Environment Reporting at Statistics Canada written by Statistics Canada and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Ecological City written by Steven W. Peck and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The State of Canada s Environment written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 752 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Second national state-of-the-environment report, addressing the questions of what is happening in Canada's environment, why it is happening, why it is significant, and what Canadians are doing about it. The report is divided into five parts, dealing with perceptions of the environment and the dangers inherent in our tendency to look at the world in terms of human economic models; exploring the state of particular environmental components and the major sectors of human activity; describing six regional case studies; addressing six important environmental issues; and discussing the concept of sustainable development and its implications for Canada's future.
