Grassroots to global : broader impacts of civic ecology / edited by Marianne E. Krasny ; foreword by Keith G. Tidball.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Krasny, Marianne E., editor.

Tidball, Keith G., writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental protection--Citizen participation.

Environmental protection.

Urban ecology (Sociology).

Human ecology.

Community development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca ; London : Comstock Publishing Associates, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2018.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

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:Aniruddha Abhyankar, Martha Chaves, Louise Chawla, Dennis Chestnut, Nancy Chikaraishi, Zahra Golshani, Lance Gunderson, Keith E. Hedges, Robert E. Hughes, Rebecca Jordan, Karim-Aly Kassam, Laurel Kearns, Marianne E. Krasny, Veronica Kyle, David Maddox, Mila Kellen Marshall, Elizabeth Whiting Pierce, Rosalba Lopez Ramirez, Michael Sarbanes, Philip Silva, Traci Sooter, Erika S. Svendsen, Keith G. Tidball, Arjen E. J. Wals, Rebecca Salminen Witt, Jill Wrigley

Contents:

Coming home to common ground in stressed communities : intentional civic engagement in the Collins Avenue Streamside community of Southwest Baltimore / Jill Wrigley, Kellen Marshall, Michael Sarbanes

The bitter and sweet of nature : weaving a tapestry of migration stories / Veronica Kyle, Laurel Kearns

Grassroots stewardship in Iran : the rise and significance of nature cleaners / Karim-Aly Kassam, Zahra Golshani, Marianne E. Krasny

Returning orange waters to blue : creating a culture of civic engagement through learning experiences / Louise Chawla, Robert Hughes

The nature of transformative learning for social-ecological sustainability / Martha Chaves and Arjen E.J. Wals

Making knowledge in civic ecology practices : a community garden case study / Philip Silva and Rosalba Lopez Ramirez

Mapping the route from citizen science to environmental stewardship : integrating adaptive management and civic ecology practice / Rebecca Jordan

Adaptive management, adaptive governance, and civic ecology / Lance Gunderson, Elizabeth Whiting Pierce, Marianne E. Krasny

The healing powers of nature in Joplin's Cunningham Park : coupling design-build and civic ecology / Keith E Hedges, Traci Sooter, Nancy Chikaraishi, Marianne E. Krasny

11th Street Bridge Park : will environmental gentrification swamp Washington DC's Anacostia neighborhoods? / Dennis Chestnut, Marianne E. Krasny

Civic stewardship as a catalyst for social ecological change in Detroit, Michigan / Rebecca Salminen Witt, Erika S. Svendsen, Marianne E. Krasny

From practice to fledgling social movement in India : lessons from "The ugly Indian" / Aniruddha Abhyankar, Marianne E. Krasny.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-5017-2197-6

1-5017-1499-6

OCLC:

1013988671