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OverviewAquaculture – the farming of aquatic organisms – is one of the most promising but controversial new industries in Canada. Advocates believe aquaculture has the potential to solve environmental and food supply problems resulting from global overfishing. Critics argue that industrial-scale aquaculture poses unacceptable threats to human health, local communities, and the environment. The Aquaculture Controversy in Canada is not about methods of aquaculture but rather an exploration of why the practice has been the centre of intense debate in Canada. Nathan Young and Ralph Matthews present the controversy as rooted in local and global conflicts over risk, development, rights, and knowledge. The inability of the industry to address the controversy’s complexities, they argue, has only fuelled the debate. Comprehensive and balanced, this book will appeal to anyone who wants a deeper understanding of one of the most contentious public policy and environmental issues facing the world today. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Nathan Young , Ralph MatthewsPublisher: University of British Columbia Press Imprint: University of British Columbia Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.460kg ISBN: 9780774818117ISBN 10: 0774818115 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 01 January 2011 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: A High-Speed Collision: Aquaculture as Intersection and Metaphor 1 Aquaculture in a Global Context 2 Aquaculture in a Local Context Part 2: Knowledge Battlefield 3 Knowledge Battlefield: Science, Framing, and Facts 4 Knowledge Warriors? Experts and the Aquaculture Controversy 5 Media and the Knowledge Battlefield / with Mary Liston Part 3: Political Economy 6 Aquaculture and Community Development 7 Governing Aquaculture Conclusion Notes References IndexReviewsThis book offers intriguing insights into the debates about aquaculture and the reasons why the various parties, whether for or against, are so entrenched in their views. It should be of interest to current stakeholders in the industry as well as fisheries scientists and scholars. -- Miriam Wright, University of Windsor * International Journal of Maritime History, Vol XXIV No 1 * Young's and Matthews' Aquaculture Controversy in Canada deserves special attention for at least two reasons: Firstly, because it is a book vigorously written to unfold the many layers of the aquaculture debate with Canada as a major player as well as - one is tempted to overstate - a victim of the global industry. Secondly, the book is an excellent example of good sociology -- Matthias Gross, University of Halle, Germany * Canadian Journal of Sociology/Cahiers canadiens de sociologie, 36(1) 2011 * The Aquaculture Controversy is a valuable contribution to a critical Canadian policy debate-one that is bound to inform future studies on the unfolding blue revolution and its ongoing Canadian impacts. -- Dean Bavington * Literary Review of Canada * The Aquaculture Controversy in Canada successfully negotiates the minefield of partisan positions and provides a clear way to grasp the multidimensional character of the aquaculture controversy.- Jeremy Rayner, Political Science, University of Regina The authors have done an excellent job of presenting the aquaculture story in Canada, especially in BC. They provide an enormous amount of basic information and analysis that permits readers to evaluate key issues such as the extent to which the social and environmental impacts of aquaculture should lead to its expansion or demise.- Peter Sinclair, Sociology, Memorial University of Newfoundland The Aquaculture Controversy is a valuable contribution to a critical Canadian policy debate-one that is bound to inform future studies on the unfolding blue revolution and its ongoing Canadian impacts. -- Dean Bavington * Literary Review of Canada * This book offers intriguing insights into the debates about aquaculture and the reasons why the various parties, whether for or against, are so entrenched in their views. It should be of interest to current stakeholders in the industry as well as fisheries scientists and scholars. -- Miriam Wright, University of Windsor * International Journal of Maritime History, Vol XXIV No 1 * Young's and Matthews' Aquaculture Controversy in Canada deserves special attention for at least two reasons: Firstly, because it is a book vigorously written to unfold the many layers of the aquaculture debate with Canada as a major player as well as - one is tempted to overstate - a victim of the global industry. Secondly, the book is an excellent example of good sociology -- Matthias Gross, University of Halle, Germany * Canadian Journal of Sociology/Cahiers canadiens de sociologie, 36(1) 2011 * The Aquaculture Controversy in Canada successfully negotiates the minefield of partisan positions and provides a clear way to grasp the multidimensional character of the aquaculture controversy.<br>- Jeremy Rayner, Political Science, University of Regina<br><br>The authors have done an excellent job of presenting the aquaculture story in Canada, especially in BC. They provide an enormous amount of basic information and analysis that permits readers to evaluate key issues such as the extent to which the social and environmental impacts of aquaculture should lead to its expansion or demise.<br>- Peter Sinclair, Sociology, Memorial University of Newfoundland Author InformationNathan Young is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Ottawa. Ralph Matthews is a professor of sociology at the University of British Columbia and professor emeritus of sociology at McMaster University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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