Global Sustainability and Communities of Practice

Published by Berghahn Books 2018

Global Sustainability and Communities of Practice

Edited by: Carl A. Maida and Sam Beck

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781785338465

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About this book

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. 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.

Author / Editor information

Carl A. Maida is a professor in the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and Director of the Pre-College Science Education Program at the University of California, Los Angeles. His publications include Sustainability and Communities of Place (2007) and Pathways Through Crisis: Urban Risk and Public Culture (2008). He co-edited with Sam Beck Toward Engaged Anthropology (2013) and Public Anthropology in a Borderless World (2015). He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Anthropological Association, and the Society for Applied Anthropology.

Sam Beck is a senior lecturer in the College of Human Ecology and the Urban Semester Program at Cornell University. His publications include Manny Almeida’s Ringside Lounge: The Cape Verdean Struggle for Their Neighborhood (1992). He co-edited with Carl A. Maida Toward Engaged Anthropology (2013) and Public Anthropology in a Borderless World (2015). He was recognized by Cornell University with the 2006 Award for Outstanding Community and Public Service.

Carl A. Maida is a professor in the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and Director of the Pre-College Science Education Program at the University of California, Los Angeles. His publications include Sustainability and Communities of Place (2007) and Pathways Through Crisis: Urban Risk and Public Culture (2008). He co-edited with Sam Beck Toward Engaged Anthropology (2013) and Public Anthropology in a Borderless World (2015). He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Anthropological Association, and the Society for Applied Anthropology.

Reviews

“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.” • Choice

“…a valuable contribution to discussions of local-level sustainability, and will be a useful reference for applied anthropologists and other practitioners.” • JRAI (Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute)

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Introduction Global Sustainability and Communities of Practice Carl A. Maida and Sam Beck Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part 1: Sustaining the Countryside
1. Cultivating Sustainability Literacy and Public Engagement in Intag, Ecuador Linda D’Amico Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
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, María Rosa Martínez, Laura Teves and Carolina Remorini Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	43
3. Affective Solidarities? Participating in and Witnessing Fair Trade and Women’s Empowerment in Transnational Communities of Practice Debarati Sen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	60
Part 2: Sustainable Urbanism
4. Plural Citizenship and Social Inclusion in Brazil’s Urban Communities of Practice Carla Guerrón Montero Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
5. The Role of Communities of Practice in Urban Rights Activism in Istanbul, Turkey Danielle V. Schoon and Funda Oral Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	94
6. Cultivating Civic Ecology: A Photovoice Study with Urban Gardeners in Lisbon, Portugal Krista Harper and Ana Isabel Afonso Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	109
7. Knowledge Production and Emancipatory Social Movements from the Heart of Globalized Hipsterdom, Williamsburg, Brooklyn Sam Beck Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
Part 3: Organizing for Sustainability
8. Knowing Sustainability: Building Communities of Practice through Project-Based Learning in Urban Ecology at High Tech High Carl A. Maida Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
9. Inventing Eco-Cycle A Social Enterprise Approach to Sustainability Education Sandy Smith-Nonini Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	174
10. Confronting Tyranny in a Public Health Agency: Crafting a ‘Philosophy of Praxis’ into a ‘Community of Resistance’ Brian McKenna Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	190
11. Local Trade and Exchange/Employment Systems (LETS) in Future Eco-sustainable Societies Richard Westra Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	221

Language: English
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 236
Keywords: Environmental Studies (General); Anthropology (General)

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Published: March 28, 2018
ISBN: 9781785338465