Mary Louise Mcallister
Biographic Data
| ID | 1616283 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mary Louise Mcallister |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mary Louise |
| FAMILY NAME | Mcallister |
| SIGNATURE | MCALLISTER M L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Waterloo |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Challenges of space and place for corporate ‘citizens’ and healthy mining communities
Unstable shafts and shaky pillars
In Canada, and many resource-based economies, governments have been very effective in promoting and exploiting mineral development to accomplish various national objectives. Much less certain, and relatively overlooked by the research community, is whether or not governing institutions have the capacity to create and implement the complex and adaptive strategies identified as crucial for addressing the environmental challenges posed by mining. We…
Estratégias de gestão de recursos hídricos participativa
Os tomadores de decisão canadenses vêm sofrendo pressões socioambientais crescentes, por parte dediversos setores da sociedade, para a criação de uma política nacional de gestão de recursos hídricos. OCanadá, pelo fato de não possuir tal política, encontra-se, nesse sentido, distante de outros países comoo Brasil. Este possui uma política nacional de gestão de recursos hídricos que tem como unidade de gestão a bacia hidrográfica e é baseada em pr…
Time for an ecosystem approach to public health? Lessons from two infectious disease outbreaks in Canada
Ecosystem approaches recognize the complexity of many contemporary public health challenges and offer an alternative for dealing with problems that have proven intractable and unresponsive to conventional public health strategies. Infectious disease outbreaks are among the most dramatic aspects of systems failure, and the Canadian cases of SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) in Toronto, and the E. coli outbreak in Walkerton, serve as useful …
Brazilian Politics
Brazilian Politics , Alfred P. Montero, Cambridge: Polity Press, 2005, pp. 167. Brazil is a country of contrasts. This is one of the first, and most ubiquitous, phrases that one encounters with respect to this intriguing country. Visitors to Brazil soon echo this sentiment as they note its cultural sophistication in the arts, technological expertise in a number of industries, its vast, diverse territory, as well as its extreme economic and social…
Politics of municipal property taxes
Property taxes are one of the few, important mechanisms through which municipal governments can exercise a measure of autonomy and determine policies that shape their local communities. Property taxes account for almost half of a municipality's own‐source revenues. Ideally, decisions surrounding property‐tax assessments could be based on criteria related to such things as equity, efficiency and stability. A closer examination of property‐tax asse…
Can a Health Unit Take Action on the Determinants of Health
Canada and the International Telecommunication Union
Vincent Mosco, Mary Louise McAllister, Canada and the International Telecommunication Union, International Journal, Vol. 42, No. 2, The Politics of International Telecommunications (Spring, 1987), pp. 320-341
Challenges of space and place for corporate ‘citizens’ and healthy mining communities
Unstable shafts and shaky pillars
In Canada, and many resource-based economies, governments have been very effective in promoting and exploiting mineral development to accomplish various national objectives. Much less certain, and relatively overlooked by the research community, is whether or not governing institutions have the capacity to create and implement the complex and adaptive strategies identified as crucial for addressing the environmental challenges posed by mining. We…
Canada and the International Telecommunication Union
Vincent Mosco, Mary Louise McAllister, Canada and the International Telecommunication Union, International Journal, Vol. 42, No. 2, The Politics of International Telecommunications (Spring, 1987), pp. 320-341
Politics of municipal property taxes
Property taxes are one of the few, important mechanisms through which municipal governments can exercise a measure of autonomy and determine policies that shape their local communities. Property taxes account for almost half of a municipality's own‐source revenues. Ideally, decisions surrounding property‐tax assessments could be based on criteria related to such things as equity, efficiency and stability. A closer examination of property‐tax asse…
Can a Health Unit Take Action on the Determinants of Health
Brazilian Politics
Brazilian Politics , Alfred P. Montero, Cambridge: Polity Press, 2005, pp. 167. Brazil is a country of contrasts. This is one of the first, and most ubiquitous, phrases that one encounters with respect to this intriguing country. Visitors to Brazil soon echo this sentiment as they note its cultural sophistication in the arts, technological expertise in a number of industries, its vast, diverse territory, as well as its extreme economic and social…
Time for an ecosystem approach to public health? Lessons from two infectious disease outbreaks in Canada
Ecosystem approaches recognize the complexity of many contemporary public health challenges and offer an alternative for dealing with problems that have proven intractable and unresponsive to conventional public health strategies. Infectious disease outbreaks are among the most dramatic aspects of systems failure, and the Canadian cases of SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) in Toronto, and the E. coli outbreak in Walkerton, serve as useful …
Estratégias de gestão de recursos hídricos participativa
Os tomadores de decisão canadenses vêm sofrendo pressões socioambientais crescentes, por parte dediversos setores da sociedade, para a criação de uma política nacional de gestão de recursos hídricos. OCanadá, pelo fato de não possuir tal política, encontra-se, nesse sentido, distante de outros países comoo Brasil. Este possui uma política nacional de gestão de recursos hídricos que tem como unidade de gestão a bacia hidrográfica e é baseada em pr…
Challenges of space and place for corporate ‘citizens’ and healthy mining communities
Unstable shafts and shaky pillars
In Canada, and many resource-based economies, governments have been very effective in promoting and exploiting mineral development to accomplish various national objectives. Much less certain, and relatively overlooked by the research community, is whether or not governing institutions have the capacity to create and implement the complex and adaptive strategies identified as crucial for addressing the environmental challenges posed by mining. We…
Political science (7 works) · Business (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Humanities (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Canadian Policy and Governance (2 works) · Corporate governance (2 works)