Investing in Place: Economic Renewal in Northern British Columbia - Hardcover

Markey, Sean

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0774822910 ISBN 13: 9780774822916

Publisher: UBC Press, 2012

Synopsis

Investing in Place is about creating the foundations for renewing northern British Columbia’s rural and small-town economies. Markey, Halseth, and Manson argue that renewal is not about nostalgic reliance on the policies and economic strategies of the past - rather, it is about building a pragmatic and innovative vision for development, one that acknowledges both the opportunities and the challenges posed by resource development and global and technological change. The path to renewal lies in place-based development, in people working together at all levels of the community and region to take advantage of local opportunities in a sustainable, responsible way.

About this title

Book Description

A compelling account of how small towns and rural communities in northern British Columbia can use place-based development to set themselves on the path to renewal.

About the Author

Sean Markey is an associate professor in the Schoolof Resource and Environmental Management and the Centre for SustainableCommunity Development at Simon Fraser University. GregHalseth is a professor of geography, director of the CommunityDevelopment Institute, and Canada Research Chair in Rural andSmall Town Studies at the University of Northern British Columbia.Don Manson is an adjunct professor of geography andcoordinator of the Community Development Institute at UNBC.

About this edition

• Publisher: UBC Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0774822910
• ISBN 13: 9780774822916
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352