R SOC355 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: University Of British Columbia Press, Montreal Protocol

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Rural Sociology
• Course: R SOC355
• Professor: John Parkins

Document Summary

Bill reimer: retired concordia prof, nre: new rural economy project, leading vs lagging communities. Recall: community capacity approach (different forms of capital) (2000s) (1950s) community stability. Sustained yield harvest rate (forestry) became popular at this time: ecological argument, provides long-term stability for the community to grow and prosper. Still used by politicians in the 1990s (1980s) community sustainability. Meet the present needs without compromising future generations. Definitions and measurements were a challenge: montreal protocol. Sfm (sustainable forest management) criteria and indicators. Sustaining communities: employment conditions, poverty rates, economic diversity. Not necessarily scientific justification for indicators (1990s) frameworks. Also this time period: asset-based community development approach. Resilience: comes out of a biological model. Coupling of environment and society at a systems level. Recognition of systems in flux: constant cycling between periods of growth and development, and decay. Economy interdependence through trade: a lot of wealth creation in canada is done in rural places.