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The Green Buildings Guide : Tools for Local Governments to Promote Site Sustainability
Author: Rutherford, Susan
Publication Date: January 2006
Pages: 68
Topics: Environmental Law; British Columbia;
Strengthening the GVRD Air Quality Management Plan : Submissions to the Greater Vancouver Regional District Regarding the 2005 Draft Air Quality Management Plan
Author: Rolfe, Chris; Klenavic, Nancy
Publication Date: May 2005
Pages: 14
Topics: Air; Air Quality; GVRD; Air Quality Management Plan
Laws for Air Quality on and off First Nations? Land in BC : Background Paper for workshop convened by Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection
Author: Rolfe, Chris
Publication Date: February 2005
Pages: 34
Topics: Air; Air Quality;
Green Infrastructure Supplement for Subdivisions : Report on the Green Infrastructure Consultation Held on May 11, 2004 in Vancouver
Author: Master Municipal Construction Document Association; Water Sustainability Committee of the B.C. Water & Waste Association; West Coast Environmental Law Association; Ministry of Community, Aboriginal & Women?s Services
Publication Date: June 2004
Pages: 40
Topics: Land; Urban Land;
Response to the Proposed Waste Discharge Regulation
Author: Gage, Andrew
Publication Date: January 2004
Pages: 7
Topics: Pollution; Pollution Control; Bill 57; the Environmental Management Act Waste Management Act
Smart Bylaws - Summary
Author: Curran, Deborah
Publication Date: December 2003
Pages: 52
Topics: Sustainable Development; Urban; green infrastructure; complete communities; transportation; urban revitalization; smart growth; neighbourhoods;
A Case for Smart Growth
Author: Curran, Deborah
Publication Date: December 2003
Pages: 40
Topics: Sustainable Development; Urban; Smart Growth; smart bylaws; development cost charges; green infrastructure; neighbourhoods; transportation;
Do development cost charges encourage smart growth and high performance building design? An evaluation of development cost charge practices in British Columbia - Summary
Author: Coriolis Consulting Corp.
Publication Date: September 2003
Pages: 7
Topics: Sustainable Development, Strategies, Smart Growth, Local Government, Green Building
Deregulation Backgrounder - Bill 53 Integrated Pest Management Act
Author: West Coast Environmental Law
Publication Date: May 2003
Pages: 2
Topics: Environmental Deregulation; Pest Management Act
Creating Livable Communities : A Submission to The Minister of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Affairs on Phase I of The Draft Community Charter
Author: Curran, Deborah
Publication Date: December 2002
Pages: 26
Topics: Sustainable Development, Urban, Municipalities, Recommendations