{"product_id":"global-sustainability-and-communities-of-practice-9781785338441","title":"Global Sustainability and Communities of Practice","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tCollaboration between experts and the public is vital for effective community engagement aimed at improving the lives of the most vulnerable in society, whether at the local or global level. Using case-based and theoretical chapters that examine rural and urban communities of practice, this volume illustrates how participatory researchers and students, as well as policy and community leaders, find ways to engage with the broader public when it comes to global sustainability research and practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“An interesting and consistently well-written book. Academics and researchers working on sustainability issues from the fields of anthropology, sociology, and other social sciences will find this book a worthwhile read, particularly for research grounded in the case study approach.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Choice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“…a valuable contribution to discussions of local-level sustainability, and will be a useful reference for applied anthropologists and other practitioners.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• JRAI (Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction: \u003c\/strong\u003eTowards Global Sustainability and Communities of Practice\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eCarl A. Maida and Sam Bec\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ek\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART I: SUSTAINING THE COUNTRYSIDE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e Cultivating Sustainability Literacy and Public Engagement in Intag, Ecuador\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eLinda D'Amico\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e Spaces for Transdisciplinary Dialogues on the Relationship between Local Communities and their Environment: The Case of a Rural Community in the Calchaqui Valley (Salta, Argentina)\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMarta Crivos, Maria Rosa Martinez, Laura Teves, and Carolina Remorini \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e Affective Solidarities? Participating in and Witnessing Fair Trade and Women’s Empowerment in Transnational Communities of Practice\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eDebarati Sen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART II: SUSTAINABLE URBANISM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. \u003c\/strong\u003ePlural Citizenship and Social Inclusion in Brazil’s Urban Communities of Practice\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eCarla Guerron Montero\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Role of Communities of Practice in Urban Rights Activism in Istanbul, Turkey\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eDanielle V. Schoon and Funda Oral\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e Cultivating Civic Ecology A Photovoice Study with Urban Gardeners in Lisbon, Portugal\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eKrista Harper and Ana Isabel Afonso\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/strong\u003e Knowledge Production and Emancipatory Social Movements from the Heart of Globalized Hipsterdom, Williamsburg, Brooklyn\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eSam Beck\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART III: ORGANIZING FOR SUSTAINABILITY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/strong\u003e Knowing Sustainability: Building Communities of Practice through Project-Based Learning in Urban Ecology at High Tech High\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eCarl A. Maida\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/strong\u003e Inventing Eco-Cycle A Social Enterprise Approach to Sustainability Education\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eSandy Smith-Nonini\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/strong\u003e Confronting Tyranny in a Public Health Agency:  Crafting a ‘Philosophy of Praxis’ into a ‘Community of Resistance’\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eBrian McKenna\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11.\u003c\/strong\u003e Local Trade and Exchange\/Employment Systems (LETS) in Future Eco-sustainable Societies\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRichard Westra\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042409513303,"sku":"9781785338441","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781785338441.jpg?v=1750954062","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/global-sustainability-and-communities-of-practice-9781785338441","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}