Date of Award
2012
Publication Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.Sc.
Department
Sociology and Anthropology
Keywords
Criminology.
Supervisor
Fitzgerald, Amy (CRIMINOLOGY)
Rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Abstract
This study investigates how structural obstacles facing the Canadian hemp industry impede development in directions that will help hemp's environmental benefits become realized. Green Criminology and eco-Marxism aid in analyzing these obstacles, (re)defining them as environmental harms, and conceptualizing alternatives. Interviews with eleven members of Canada's hemp industry provided valuable information regarding what impacts the industry. Four themes developed through the analysis of interview data include: (1) the impact of negative public perceptions on the industry; (2) regulatory inadequacies; (3) economic influences on market and technological experiences; and (4) environmental impacts influenced by the preceding themes. These interrelated themes help explain how the development of the industry in environmentally beneficial directions and the decision making of industry members vis-a-vis the environment are impacted by external factors.
Recommended Citation
Tourangeau, Wesley, "Resource Governance and Environmental Sustainability: Experiences in Canada's Hemp Industry" (2012). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 240.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/240