Sustainability and communities of place / edited by Carl A. Maida.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Maida, Carl A., editor.

Series:

Studies in environmental anthropology and ethnobiology.

Studies in environmental anthropology and ethnobiology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable development.

Community life.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn Books, 2011.

Summary:

The concept of sustainability holds that the social, economic, and environmental factors within human communities must be viewed interactively and systematically. Sustainable development cannot be understood apart from a community, its ethos, and ways of life. Although broadly conceived, the pursuit of sustainable development is a local practice because every community has different needs and quality of life concerns. Within this framework, contributors representing the disciplines of anthropology, sociology, geography, economics, law, public policy, architecture, and urban studies explore

Contents:

part one. Local and global knowledges

part two. Local practices : adaptive strategies and state responses

part three. Social capital, civic engagement, and globalization.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 26, 2014).

ISBN:

9780857452849

0857452843

OCLC:

1064648126