Chapter 15 Recommended resources

Populations and the Environment

Natural Resources Canada

https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/home

The Government of Canada maintains a webpage on natural resources that includes links to information and publications about forests, mining, climate change, and other environmental issues relevant to Canadians.

Centre on Population Dynamics

http://www.mcgill.ca/popcentre/

The Centre for Population Dynamics at Canada’s McGill University includes information, resources, and links to conference opportunities relevant to population studies, social determinants of health, and aging in Canada.

Environmental Sociology

http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rens20

This is an academic journal that publishes peer-reviewed articles and research on issues relevant to environmental justice and policy.

Canadian Sociological Association – Environmental Research Cluster

http://www.csa-scs.ca/files/webapps/csapress/environment/?page_id=105

The CSA maintains webpages on research clusters in Canada. This link includes information about initiatives in environmental sociology across a number of Canadian universities, course syllabi on environmental sociology, resources and weblinks of interest, as well as links to academic journals with special issues on sociology and the environment. 

Cowspiracy

https://www.cowspiracy.com

This documentary by filmmaker Kip Anderson explores relationship between animal agriculture, deforestation, pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions.  

Lancet Commission on pollution and health

https://www.thelancet.com/commissions/pollution-and-health

Medical journal The Lancet commissioned an analysis of the health consequences of pollution, detailing the extent of the harms to health and the economy, and the populations most at risk.

Manufactured Landscapes

https://www.nfb.ca/film/manufactured_landscapes_edu/

This film documents the intersection of the multiple interests of  Indigenous people of the Gitga'at First Nation, the BC government, researchers, and whales.

Shadow of a Giant

https://www.nfb.ca/film/shadow_of_a_giant/

The Giant Mine, a now-closed gold mine just north of Yellowknife, poses serious environmental concerns. This film documents the challenges posed by remediation and how people who live in the region are addressing those issues.

The New York Times: ‘The 'coffin homes' of Hong Kong’

https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2017/05/the-coffin-homes-of-hong-kong/526881/

Population density and unequal access to wealth has led to hundreds of thousands of people in Hong Kong living in extremely cramped and substandard conditions.

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