Civic ecology : adaptation and transformation from the ground up /
Krasny, Marianne E.,author.
Tidball, Keith G.,author.
Stories of environmental stewardship in communities from New Orleans to Soweto accompany an interdisciplinary framework for understanding civic ecology as a global phenomenon.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; The Principled Chapter; I Emergence: Why Do Civic Ecology Practices Happen?; 1 Broken Places; Steward Story: Monique Pilié; 2 Love of Life, Love of Place; Steward Story: Nilka Martell; The First Interlude; II Bricolage: Piecing the Practice Together; 3 Creating Community, Creating Connections; Steward Story: Kazem Nadjariun; 4 Oyster Spat and Live Oaks-Memories; Gallery of Places; 5 Ecosystem Services: What's Nature-Including Humans-Got to Offer?; Steward Story: Helga Garduhn and Marian Przybilla; 6 Stewardship, Health, and Well-Being.
Steward Story: Ben Haberthur7 Learning like Bees; Steward Story: Andre Rivera; The Second Interlude; III Zooming Out: A Systems Perspective; 8 Governance; Steward Story: Nam-sun Park; 9 Resistance, Remembrance, Revolt-and Resilience; Steward Story: Mandla Mentoor; The Third Interlude; IV Policy Entrepreneurs: Understanding and Enabling; 10 Policy Frameworks: Scaling Civic Ecology Practices Up and Out; Afterword: Moving Forward; Notes; Resources; Index; Urban and Industrial Environments Series List.
Stories of environmental stewardship in communities from New Orleans to Soweto accompany an interdisciplinary framework for understanding civic ecology as a global phenomenon.
OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Human ecology.
Community development.
Environmental protection
ENVIRONMENT/General
URBANISM/General