POLIS Project on Ecological Governance
- POLIS Project on Ecological Governance
The POLIS Project on Ecological Governance is a centre for trans-disciplinary research that investigates and promotes sustainability. POLIS was established in 2000 by the Eco-Research Chair of Environmental Law and Policy at the University of Victoria and fills a unique niche on campus as a place where academic and policy research meets community action.
POLIS works to cultivate ecological governance through innovative research, policy analysis and strategic advocacy, law reform, education and community action. Ecological governance offers alternatives to linear, extractive, and unsustainable systems – alternatives that are circular, reflective and self-sustaining in ways that reduce urban demands on distant and local ecosystems.
Research areas
* Law & political ecology
* Urban sustainability
* Water sustainability
* Community-based ecosystem management
* Cultural and ecological health
* Collaborative research and learning
* Property commons
* Knowledge governance
Key publications
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=6fJAFjiK2cEC&pg=PP1&dq=Michael+M%27Gonigle&ei=CH1NSIbYBIaqtgP74bDnDQ&sig=ZCXvR48vYaoAkwUhDlCFciAgj_A Planet U (2006)]
External links
* [http://www.polisproject.org/ POLIS | research • policy • education • action]
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