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Book SynopsisMapping environmental sustainability explains the development of visual mapping techniques with practical case studies that describe their application in environmental sustainability projects, from working with farmers and their networks to using visual mapping with indigenous communities and managing coastal environments.
Trade Review"An invaluable resource for all researchers interested in participatory methods for mapping environmental sustainability, covering both systemic concepts and practical realities." Dr Julie Ingram, Countryside & Community Research Institute, University of Gloucestershire
“Inspiring and pathbreaking, the importance of this book extends beyond the crucial role of visual methods in transdisciplinary research to address the deepest challenges of sustainability itself.” Professor Andrew Stirling, University of Sussex, UK.
Table of ContentsIntroduction ~ Sue Oreszczyn and Andy Lane Systems thinking in practice: Mapping complexity ~ Andy Lane and Martin Reynolds Researching agri-environmental problems with others ~ Sue Oreszczyn, Les Levidow and Dave Wield Mapping agri-environmental knowledge systems ~ Sue Oreszczyn and Andy Lane Using visual approaches with Indigenous communities ~ Andrea Berardi, Jay Mistry, Lakeram Haynes, Deirdre Jafferally, Elisa Bignante, Grace Albert, Rebecca Xavier, Ryan Benjamin, Géraud de Ville Mapping muck: stakeholders’ views on organic waste ~ Andy Lane, Rachel Slater and Sue Oreszczyn Understanding and developing communities of practice through diagramming ~ Chris Blackmore, Natalie Foster, Kevin Collins, and Ray Ison ‘Imagine’: Mapping sustainability indicators ~ Simon Bell Evaluating diagramming as praxis ~ Martin Reynolds Conclusion ~ Andy Lane and Sue Oreszczyn