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Islands´ Spirit Rising: Reclaiming the Forests of Haida Gwaii
Louise Takeda
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Description for Islands´ Spirit Rising: Reclaiming the Forests of Haida Gwaii
Hardback. Set within the context of resource conflict and collaborative land-use planning on Haida Gwaii, this book examines how historic relations of domination and oppression can be transformed and more sustainable forms of land governance created. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; JFSL9; RGBL; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 825.
The islands of Haida Gwaii contain some of the last remaining tracts of intact coastal temperate rainforest in the world. Aggressive logging over the past century, however, has threatened not only the unique biodiversity and habitat values, but also the cultural values of the Haida people who have relied on these forests for millennia. Islands’ Spirit Rising examines the long-term conflict over the islands’ ancient forests and recent events that unfolded in the context of collaborative land-use planning. In response to threats posed by a century of logging, a local indigenous-environmental-community movement built enough momentum to challenge the multinational forest ... Read more
The islands of Haida Gwaii contain some of the last remaining tracts of intact coastal temperate rainforest in the world. Aggressive logging over the past century, however, has threatened not only the unique biodiversity and habitat values, but also the cultural values of the Haida people who have relied on these forests for millennia. Islands’ Spirit Rising examines the long-term conflict over the islands’ ancient forests and recent events that unfolded in the context of collaborative land-use planning. In response to threats posed by a century of logging, a local indigenous-environmental-community movement built enough momentum to challenge the multinational forest ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774827652
SKU
V9780774827652
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About Louise Takeda
Louise Takeda is a research affiliate with the POLIS Project on Ecological Governance at the University of Victoria.
Reviews for Islands´ Spirit Rising: Reclaiming the Forests of Haida Gwaii
Takeda provides a provocative and much needed explanation of the persistence of unsustainable forest practices in British Columbia … [Her] careful power analysis framework allows her to challenge established historical narratives by presenting a new and pressingly needed perspective on both collaborative ecosystem management and Indigenous land claims.
James Davey, University of Victoria
BC Studies
James Davey, University of Victoria
BC Studies