Grassroots to Global : Broader Impacts of Civic Ecology.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (277 pages)
Grassroots to Global -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I CULTURE BUILDING: CHANGING SOCIAL NORMS THROUGH CIVIC ECOLOGY PRACTICES -- 1. Coming Home to Common Ground in Stressed Communities: Intentional Civic Engagement in the Collins Avenue Streamside Community of Southwest Baltimore -- 2. The Bitter and the Sweet of Nature: Weaving a Tapestry of Migration Stories -- 3. Grassroots Stewardship in Iran: The Rise and Significance of Nature Cleaners -- 4. Returning Orange Waters to Blue: Creating a Culture of Civic Engagement through Learning Experiences -- Part II KNOWLEDGE BUILDING: LEARNING IN CIVIC ECOLOGY PRACTICE -- 5. The Nature of Transformative Learning for Social-Ecological Sustainability -- 6. Making Knowledge in Civic Ecology Practices: A Community Garden Case Study -- 7. Mapping the Route from Citizen Science to Environmental Stewardship: Integrating Adaptive Management and Civic Ecology Practice -- Part III MOVEMENT BUILDING: CIVIC ECOLOGY AS STRATEGIC ACTION FIELD -- 8. Adaptive Management, Adaptive Governance, and Civic Ecology -- 9. The Healing Powers of Nature in Joplin's Cunningham Park: Coupling Design-Build and Civic Ecology -- 10. Countering Environmental Gentrification through Economic, Cultural, and Political Equity: The 11th Street Bridge Park -- 11. Civic Stewardship as a Catalyst for Social-Ecological Change in Detroit, Michigan -- 12. From Practice to Fledgling Social Movement in India: Lessons from "The Ugly Indian" -- Afterword: Toward a Collaborative Engagement -- Notes on Contributors -- Index.
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9781501714993
Environmental protection-Citizen participation. Urban ecology (Sociology). Human ecology. Community development.