Civic Ecology: Adaptation and Transformation from the Ground Up (Urban and Industrial Environments)

Synopsis

Offer Stories Of ... Emerging Grassroots Environmental Stewardship, Along With An Interdisciplinary Framework For Understanding And Studying It As A Growing International Phenomenon.--back Cover The Principled Chapter -- Part 1. Emergence: Why Do Civic Ecology Practices Happen? -- Broken Places -- Love Of Life, Love Of Place -- The First Interlude -- Part 2. Bricolage: Piecing The Practice Together -- Creating Community, Creating Connections -- Oyster Spat And Live Oaks: Memories -- Ecosystem Services: What's Nature--including Humans--got To Offer? -- Stewardship, Health, Well-being -- Learning Like Bees -- The Second Interlude -- Part 3. Zooming Out: A Systems Perspective -- Governance -- Resistance, Remembrance, Revolt--and Resilience -- The Third Interlude -- Part 4. Policy Entrepreneurs: Understanding And Enabling -- Policy Frameworks: Scaling Civic Ecology Practices Up And Out. Marianne E. Krasny And Keith G. Tidball. Includes Bibliographical References (page 199-275) And Index.