Pathways : towards an ecosystem approach : a report of phases I and II of an environmental audit of Toronto's East Bayfront and port industrial area / prepared for the Royal Commission on the Future of the Toronto Waterfront by Suzanne Barrett and Joanna Kidd.

Main entry:

Royal Commission on the Future of the Toronto Waterfront (Canada)

Title & Author:

Publication:

Toronto : The Commission, 1991.

Description:

168 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Series:

[Publication] ; 11

Notes:
At head of title: East Bayfront and port industrial area.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-154).

Summary:

Final report of the Environmental Audit of the East Bayfront/Port Industrial Area. In its entirety, that audit assessed ecosystem health in pathways. Chapter 1 of this report explores the ecosystem approach and the notion of ecosystem integrity. Chapter 2 examines the physical structures of the study and area ecosystem, the habitats, both for humans and other organisms, and their historical development. Chapter 3 examines how the ecosystem functions, the ecological processes in the area and the regional relationships, and includes a preliminary assessment of ecosystem health. Chapter 4 examines the way in which decisions are made about ecosystems, including issues of stewardship and accountability raised during the audit that affect ecosystem integrity. Finally, chapter 5 presents some opportunities to overcome obstacles presented by environmental conditions and to improve ecosytem integrity in the area.

ISBN:

0662185773 (paperback)
9780662185772 (paperback)

Subject:

Environmental auditing Ontario Toronto Metropolitan Area.
Environmental health Ontario Toronto Metropolitan Area.
City planning Environmental aspects Ontario Toronto Metropolitan Area.
Vérification environnementale Ontario Toronto, Agglomération de.
Hygiène du milieu Ontario Toronto, Agglomération de.
Urbanisme Aspect de l'environnement Ontario Toronto, Agglomération de.
City planning Environmental aspects
Environmental auditing
Environmental health
Ontario Toronto Metropolitan Area

Added entries:

Barrett, Suzanne.
Kidd, Joanna.
Publication (Royal Commission on the Future of the Toronto Waterfront (Canada)). English ; no. 11.

East Bayfront and port industrial area
Report of phases I and II of an environmental audit of Toronto's East Bayfront and port industrial area

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