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Environmental challenges are more complex due to rapid development and human population growth alongside technological advances that alter lifestyles and social norms. To meet these challenges, concepts of sustainability need to be more accessible to the public, who as citizens, activists, and citizen scientists are engaged in community-based action.
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. Collaboration 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.
Contents
Introduction: Towards Global Sustainability and Communities of PracticeCarl A. Maida and Sam BeckPART I: SUSTAINING THE COUNTRYSIDEChapter 1. Cultivating Sustainability Literacy and Public Engagement in Intag, EcuadorLinda D'AmicoChapter 2. 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)Marta Crivos, Maria Rosa Martinez, Laura Teves, and Carolina Remorini Chapter 3. Affective Solidarities? Participating in and Witnessing Fair Trade and Women's Empowerment in Transnational Communities of PracticeDebarati SenPART II: SUSTAINABLE URBANISMChapter 4. Plural Citizenship and Social Inclusion in Brazil's Urban Communities of PracticeCarla Guerron MonteroChapter 5. The Role of Communities of Practice in Urban Rights Activism in Istanbul, TurkeyDanielle V. Schoon and Funda OralChapter 6. Cultivating Civic Ecology A Photovoice Study with Urban Gardeners in Lisbon, PortugalKrista Harper and Ana Isabel AfonsoChapter 7. Knowledge Production and Emancipatory Social Movements from the Heart of Globalized Hipsterdom, Williamsburg, BrooklynSam BeckPART III: ORGANIZING FOR SUSTAINABILITYChapter 8. Knowing Sustainability: Building Communities of Practice through Project-Based Learning in Urban Ecology at High Tech HighCarl A. MaidaChapter 9. Inventing Eco-Cycle A Social Enterprise Approach to Sustainability EducationSandy Smith-NoniniChapter 10. Confronting Tyranny in a Public Health Agency: Crafting a 'Philosophy of Praxis' into a 'Community of Resistance'Brian McKennaChapter 11. Local Trade and Exchange/Employment Systems (LETS) in Future Eco-sustainable SocietiesRichard Westra
