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Understanding the social dimension of sustainability / edited by Jesse Dillard, Veronica Dujon, and Mary C. King.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Routledge studies in development and society ; 17.
- Routledge studies in development and society ; 17
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social capital (Sociology).
- Environmental policy--Social aspects.
- Environmental policy.
- Sustainable development--Social aspects.
- Sustainable development.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 300 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, [2009]
- Contents:
- Part I Overviews of the Field
- 2 Emergent Principles of Social Sustainability / Kristen Magis, Craig Shinn 15
- 3 An Inquiry Into the Theoretical Basis of Sustainability: Ten Propositions / Gary L. Larsen 45
- 4 An Antidote to a Partial Economics of Sustainability / Mary C. King 83
- Part II International Perspectives
- 5 Global Civil Society: Architect and Agent of International Democracy and Sustainability / Kristen Magis 97
- 6 In the Absence of Affluence: The Struggle for Social Sustainability in the Third World / Veronica Dujon 122
- 7 Child Labor and Improved Common Forest Management in Bolivia / Randall Bluffstone 137
- Part III The Role of Business
- 8 Social Sustainability: An Organizational-Level Analysis / Jan Bebbington, Jesse Dillard 157
- 9 Social Sustainability: One Company's Story / Jesse Dillard, David Layzell 174
- 10 Working out Social Sustainability on the Ground / Kathryn Thomsen, Mary C. King 199
- 11 Triple Bottom Line: A Business Metaphor for a Social Construct / Darrell Brown, Jesse Dillard, Scott Marshall 211
- Part IV Local Applications
- 12 Exploring Common Ground: Community Food Systems and Social Sustainability / Leslie McBride 233
- 13 Social Capital and Community: University Partnerships / W. Barry Messer, Kevin Kecskes 248
- 14 Advancing Social Sustainability: An Intervention Approach / Jan C. Semenza 264
- Part V Integration and Conclusion
- 15 Reflection and Directions for the Future / Jesse Dillard, Veronica Dujon, Mary C. King 285.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780415964654
- 0415964652
- OCLC:
- 191763351
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