Dana R Fisher, Erika S Svendsen, James Connolly

Urban Environmental Stewardship and Civic Engagement

How planting trees strengthens the roots of democracy

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Produktbeschreibung

As people around the world increasingly relocate themselves to urban areas, this book discusses how they engage in urban stewardship and what civic participation in the environment means for democracy. Using detailed case study, the book explores the social motivations of volunteers in urban environmental campaigns and examines how the efforts of individuals to reshape cities contributes to democracy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 148
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. April 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 218g
• ISBN-13: 9781138689558
• ISBN-10: 1138689556
• Artikelnr.: 49053190

Autorenporträt

Dana R. Fisher is a professor of sociology and the Director of the Program for Society and the Environment at the University of Maryland, USA. Erika S. Svendsen is a social scientist with the U.S. Forest Service and co-Director of the New York City Urban Field Station, USA. James J.T. Connolly is an assistant professor in the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and the Department of Political Science at Northeastern University, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Urban Environmental Stewardship and Civic Engagement 2. Several Million
Trees: How Planting Trees is Changing our Civic Landscape 3. Digging
Together: Understanding Environmental Stewardship in New York City 4.
Seriously Digging: Why Engaged Stewards are Different and Why it Matters 5.
Tangled Roots: How Volunteer Stewards Intertwine Local Environmental
Stewardship and Democratic Citizenship 6. Implications for Urban
Environmentalism, the Environmental Movement and Civic Engagement in
America