Grassroots to Global: Broader Impacts of Civic Ecology Contributor(s): Krasny, Marianne E. (Editor), Tidball, Keith G. (Foreword by), Maddox, David (Afterword by) |
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ISBN: 1501721976 ISBN-13: 9781501721977 Publisher: Cornell University Press OUR PRICE: $34.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General - Political Science | Public Policy - Environmental Policy - Social Science | Sociology - Urban |
Dewey: 363.7 |
LCCN: 2017056275 |
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6" W x 9" (0.91 lbs) 276 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Ecology - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
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Publisher Description: Addressing participatory, transdisciplinary approaches to local stewardship of the environment, Grassroots to Global features scholars and stewards exploring the broad impacts of civic engagement with the environment. Chapters focus on questions that include: How might faith-based institutions in Chicago expand the work of church-community gardens? How do volunteer "nature cleaners" in Tehran attempt to change Iranian social norms? How does an international community in Baltimore engage local people in nature restoration while fostering social equity? How does a child in an impoverished coal mining region become a local and national leader in abandoned mine restoration? And can a loose coalition that transforms blighted areas in Indian cities into pocket parks become a social movement? From the findings of the authors' diverse case studies, editor Marianne Krasny provides a way to help readers understand the greater implications of civic ecology practices through the lens of multiple disciplines. Contributors: |
Contributor Bio(s): Krasny, Marianne E.: - Marianne E. Krasny is Professor in the Department of Natural Resources and Director of the Civic Ecology Lab at Cornell University. She is the coeditor or coauthor of numerous books, most recently, Urban Environmental Education Review and Civic Ecology: Adaptation and Transformation from the Ground Up. |