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“connor bailey”

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  • Environmental Justice

    Issues, Policies, and Solutions

    by Roger Bezdek, Deeohn Ferris, Jamal Kadri, Robert Wolcott, William Drayton, Kelly Alley, Charles E. Faupel, Cathy Solheim, Connor Bailey, J. Mark Fly, Frances Larkin, Rebecca Head, Patrick C. West, Dorrie Rosenblatt, Robert Marans, Tom B.K. Goldtooth, David Ostendorf, Beverly Wright, David Hahn Baker ...
    In Environmental Justice, leading thinkers of the environmental justice movement take a direct look at the failure of "top down" public policy to effectively deal with issues of environmental equity.The book provides a startling look at pressing social and environmental problems and charts a course for future action. Among the topics considered are: the history of the social justice movement the ... Read more

    $30.99 USD

  • Confronting Ecological Crisis in Appalachia and the South

    University and Community Partnerships

    Edited by Stephanie McSpirit, Lynne Faltraco, Connor Bailey ...
    Throughout Appalachia corporations control local economies and absentee ownership of land makes it difficult for communities to protect their waterways, mountains, and forests. Yet among all this uncertainty are committed citizens who have organized themselves to confront both external power holders and often their own local, state, and federal agents. Determined to make their voice heard and to ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

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    "Impact beautifully distills the insights and deep wisdom of one of the world's great social innovators. Etmanski's book is far more than a practical guide: it's an invitation to re-imagine possibilities for our lives and for the world we create."- David Bornstein, author "How To Change The World"From the Introduction:Do you want to change the world but feel frustrated by the limited impact you ... Read more

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  • Abundant Community

    Awakening the Power of Families and Neighborhoods

    by John McKnight ...
    We need our neighbors and community to stay healthy, produce jobs, raise our children, and care for those on the margin. Institutions and professional services have reached their limit of their ability to help us. The consumer society tells us that we are insufficient and that we must purchase what we need from specialists and systems outside the community. We have become consumers and clients, ... Read more

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  • As Long as Grass Grows

    The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice, from Colonization to Standing Rock

    by Dina Gilio-Whitaker ...
    The story of Native peoples’ resistance to environmental injustice and land incursions, and a call for environmentalists to learn from the Indigenous community’s rich history of activismThrough the unique lens of “Indigenized environmental justice,” Indigenous researcher and activist Dina Gilio-Whitaker explores the fraught history of treaty violations, struggles for food and water security, and ... Read more

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  • First Nations Education Policy in Canada

    Progress or Gridlock?

    by Jerry Paquette, Gérald Fallon ...
    How can First Nations schools in Canada offer a curriculum that is at once authentically and deeply Aboriginal while comparable in content, quality, and standards to provincial and territorial education? First Nations Education Policy in Canada is a critical analysis of policy developments affecting First Nations education since 1986 and a series of recommendations for future policy changes.Jerry ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • Why People Cooperate

    The Role of Social Motivations

    by Tom R. Tyler ...
    Any organization's success depends upon the voluntary cooperation of its members. But what motivates people to cooperate? In Why People Cooperate, Tom Tyler challenges the decades-old notion that individuals within groups are primarily motivated by their self-interest. Instead, he demonstrates that human behaviors are influenced by shared attitudes, values, and identities that reflect social ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • Everyday Law on the Street

    City Governance in an Age of Diversity

    by Mariana Valverde ...
    Series series Chicago Series in Law and Society
    Toronto prides itself on being “the world’s most diverse city,” and its officials seek to support this diversity through programs and policies designed to promote social inclusion. Yet this progressive vision of law often falls short in practice, limited by problems inherent in the political culture itself. In Everyday Law on the Street, Mariana Valverde brings to light the often unexpected ways ... Read more

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  • Making Neighborhoods Whole

    A Handbook for Christian Community Development

    by Wayne Gordon, John M. Perkins ...
    Already with decades of experience speaking prophetically into the charged racial climate of the American south, John Perkins began to see a need for organized thinking and collaborative imagination about how the church engages urban ministry. And so the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA) was born, with Wayne Gordon an immediate and enthusiastic participant. Nearly thirty years ... Read more

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  • Social Marketing to Protect the Environment

    What Works

    by Doug McKenzie-Mohr, Philip Kotler, P. Wesley Schultz, Nancy R. Lee ...
    Behavior change is central to the pursuit of sustainability. This book details how to use community-based social marketing to motivate environmental protection behaviors as diverse as water and energy efficiency, alternative transportation, and watershed protection. With case studies of innovative programs from around the world, including the United States, Canada Australia, Spain, and Jordan, the ... Read more

    $70.19 USD

  • Digital Technologies in Agriculture and Rural Areas: Status Report

    by FAOoftheUN ...
    This identifies those aspects of basic conditions, such as those of infrastructure and networks, affordability, education and institutional support. In addition, enablers are identified, which are the factors that allow adopting and integrating changes in the production and decision-making processes. Finally identify through cases, existing literature and reports how substantive changes are taking ... Read more

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  • Indigenous Food Sovereignty in the United States

    Restoring Cultural Knowledge, Protecting Environments, and Regaining Health

    Edited by Devon A. Mihesuah, Elizabeth Hoover ...
    Series series New Directions in Native American Studies Series
    “All those interested in Indigenous food systems, sovereignty issues, or environment, and their path toward recovery should read this powerful book.” —Kathie L. Beebe, American Indian QuarterlyCenturies of colonization and other factors have disrupted indigenous communities’ ability to control their own food systems. This volume explores the meaning and importance of food sovereignty for Native ... Read more

    $17.99 USD