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The case for grassroots collaboration : social capital and ecosystem restoration at the local level / John Charles Morris [and three others].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Morris, John C. (John Charles), 1959-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Restoration ecology--Citizen participation.
- Restoration ecology.
- Restoration ecology--Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. and Va.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (286 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book addresses the activities of three grassroots environmental collaborations in the Chesapeake Bay region. Citizen-based collaboration can be effective in ecosystem restoration when applied at the proper scale with appropriate levels of social capital and skilled conveners with well-defined goals.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Grassroots collaborations to solve environmental problems
- A framework for collaboration : building social capital, improving environmental outcomes, and maximizing democratic values
- The Chesapeake Bay : local efforts, regional connections
- Restoring Princess Elizabeth's River
- The return of the oyster to the Lynnhaven River
- The Nansemond : a tale of two rivers
- Conclusion : one watershed at a time.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographies and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 22, 2013).
- ISBN:
- 0-7391-7697-8
- OCLC:
- 861559441
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