UBC Press Sustainable Production: Building Canadian Capacity (Sustainability and the Environment)

The issues associated with sustainable production are among the mostimportant facing the world in the early 21st century. While most of thescholarship in this area has been produced in the United States andEurope, not much has been written from a Canadian perspective. Sustainable Production establishes a Canadian presence in thesustainable production debate by analyzing the opportunities andconstraints facing the public and private sectors as Canada strives tomove public policy and industrial practice forward. Sustainableproduction envisions an industrial system that would maximize resourceefficiency, minimize environmental impacts, and replenish naturalcapital, while providing safe and satisfying employment opportunities. From the Inside Flap Sustainable Production focuses on the systems by which industrial economies produce goods and services and the ways in which investment and production decisions are influenced by public policy. From the Back Cover Sustainable Production focuses on the systems by which industrial economies produce goods and services and the ways in which investment and production decisions are influenced by public policy. About the Author Glen Toner is a professor in the School of PublicPolicy and Administration at Carleton University and a founding memberof the Carleton Research Unit in Innovation, Science and Environment.He is also a member of the panel of advisors to the Commissioner ofEnvironment and Sustainable Development.