Food insecurity is threatening lives in in both developing and developed countries alike. This has grown to become an important issue in development discourse, especially in rural areas. The search for an appropriate solution to food insecurity continuous, with continuous change in focus and...Read more
Hybrid knowledges in rural transition. Georgian wine in the post-socialist landscape.
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Green Infrastructure is a form of land use planning based on a foundation integrating natural elements (both real/artificial) into linked environmental networks; these networks in turn provide multi-functional benefits to both human and natural environment communities.
This presentation...Read more
This Research Brief, prepared to support the demographics plenary session at the 2017 Columbia Basin Symposium, provides up-to-date analysis of key demographic indicators for Columbia Basin and Boundary communities. Read more
The overarching goal of the Regional Workforce Development in Rural BC project1 , funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada’s (SSHRC) Community and College Social Innovation Fund, is to collectively assess comparative workforce development strategies in ways that...Read more
The Canadian mining industry is a pillar of the Canadian economy, employing nearly 373,000 workers in exploration and development, mining and quarrying, support services, and mineral processing. British Columbia (BC) is internationally recognized as a centre of expertise in mining, metallurgy,...Read more
The Understanding Home-Based Businesses project explored local home-based businesses experiences in the Slocan Valley.
This report presents the findings from the Understanding Home-Based Businesses in the Slocan Valley survey. The survey was divided into five sections: Characteristics,...Read more
Executive Summary
Canada’s minerals sector is a mainstay of the national economy; in 2015, the sector directly employed nearly 373,000 Canadians and accounted for 19.1% of exports, and 3.3% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP).
British Columbia (BC) is...Read more
Canadian forests are the foundation of our natural heritage, our national identity, and economy. With the third-largest forested area in the worldi, Canada represents 9% of world’s forests and 24% of the world’s boreal forests, with approximately 348 million hectares of sustainable forests....Read more
