James S Gruber

Building Community

Twelve Principles for a Healthy Future

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Produktbeschreibung

An easy-to-use guide for local leaders working to engage their community in growing a more equitable, healthy, and sustainable future Crucial reading for all who feel compelled to lead...simply because they care deeply about their community and world. ¿ Ronald A. Heifetz, MD, founder, Center for Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School, author, Leadership Without Easy Answers This vital resource for community building illuminates a path for reconstructing formidable problems into tangible solutions. ¿ Dr. Mark Roseland, author, Toward Sustainable Communities STRONG LOCAL COMMUNITIES are the foundation of a healthy, participatory, and resilient society. Rather than looking to national governments, corporations, or new technologies to solve environmental and social problems, we can learn and apply the successes of thriving communities to protect the environment, enhance local livelihoods, and grow social vitality. Building Community is an easy-to-use guidebook that distills the success of healthy, thriving communities from around the world into twelve universally applicable principles that transcend cultures and locations. Exploring how community building can be approached by local citizens and their local leaders, Building Community features: * A chapter on each of the 12 Guiding Principles, based on research in 27 countries * Over 30 knowledgeable contributing author-practitioners * Critical practical leadership tools * Notes from the field ¿ with practical dos and don'ts * A wealth of 25 case studies of communities that have learned to thrive, including towns and villages, inner-city neighborhoods, indigenous groups, non-profits, women's empowerment groups, and school, business, and faith communities. This is essential reading for community leaders, activists, planners, policymakers, and students looking to help their communities thrive. A highly insightful, down-to-earth leadership manual. ¿ Ambassador Adrian A. Basora (USFS, Ret.), principal author, Does Democracy Matter? I was so impressed that I gave a copy to my mayor! ¿ Dr. David Blockstein, senior adviser, Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences James S. Gruber, PhD, PE, is Director of the PhD Program in Environmental Studies at Antioch University New England and a member of the IUCN Commission for Environmental, Economic and Social Policy. He has also worked as town manager, solar engineer, and consultant. He lives in Alstead, New Hampshire.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: New Society Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Mai 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 221mm x 188mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 658g
• ISBN-13: 9780865719323
• ISBN-10: 0865719322
• Artikelnr.: 57119720

Autorenporträt

James S. Gruber, PhD, PE, is Director of the PhD Program in Environmental Studies at Antioch University New England and a member of IUCN Council for Environmental Economic and Social Policy. He has also worked as a town manager, a solar engineer, and a consultant. He lives in Alstead, New Hampshire

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments Introduction A Journey of Discovery 1. Challenges of Our Communities: Growing Local Leadership Local Communities: The Foundation of Society Challenges That Local Communities Are Facing Community Capital: What It Is and Why It Matters The Guiding Principles: How They Were Identified and How They Can Be Helpful How This Book Is Organized 2. Principle A
Involve Everyone The Cornerstone of Society Research Corner Why Public Participation Is Essential Case Study: Citizen-Powered Climate Action, Keene, New Hampshire, USA Case Study: Development without Dependency, Gran Sous, La Gonave, Haiti Notes from the Field 3. Principle B
Work Together Collaborative Partnerships Research Corner Social Capital
The Social Glue That Holds the Community Together Leveraging Resources and Supporting Implementation Case Study: Community Gardens: An Immigrant Story of Food Sovereignty in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Case Study: Grow Appalachia and Rural Community Gardening, Kentucky, USA Notes from the Field 4. Principle C
Protect Resources and Promote Fairness Community-Based Natural Resource Management Research Corner Natural Capital and Livelihoods Case Study: Building a New Future for All Residents, Ixtlán de Juárez, Oaxaca, Mexico Case Study: Reclaiming Wood, Bricks, Lives, and a Community, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Case Study: Women's Empowerment Through Sustainability in India Notes from the Field 5. Principle D
Be Transparent Build Credibility Through Transparency Effective Communication and Secrets Research Corner Case Study: Vital Communities of the Upper Valley Region, Vermont and New Hampshire, USA Case Study: Regenerating and Transforming a Village's Land and Water Resources, Hiware Bazar, India Notes from the Field 6. Principle E
Support Research Asking the Right Questions and Separating Facts from Fiction Research Corner Citizen Science and Citizen Technical Advisors Local Community-University Partnerships Case Study: Resilience to Food Insecurity, Bikotiba, Togo Case-in-Point: An Outdoor Student Environmental Learning Lab, Keene, New Hampshire, USA Case Study: Mobilizing the Local Voice to Support Protected Area Governance, Magombera Forest, Tanzania Notes from the Field 7. Principle F
Delegate and Empower Devolution and Empowerment Research Corner Case Study: Community-Led Sustainable Development in Northern Ghana Case Study: Climate Change and the Minnehaha Creek Watershed: Where Will All the Water Go? Minnesota, USA Notes from the Field 8. Principle G
Earn Trust Building Trust is Integral to All Community Work Research Corner Essentials for Building Trust in a Community Case Study: Randolph Community Forest, New Hampshire, USA Case Study: Restoring the Strong People: The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe and the Elwha River Notes from the Field 9. Principle H
Embrace Feedback Monitoring and Feedback: Using Nature as a Guide Research Corner Seeking Feedback: How Do I Get People to Respond? Feedback and Accountability of Local Leaders Case Study: Healing Products and Healthy Business: The W.S. Badger Story, Gilsum, New Hampshire, USA. Case Study: The Conservation and Sustainable Management of an Inshore Fishery in Alanya, Turkey Notes from the Field 10. Principle I
Practice Leadership Critical Leadership Actions Research Corner Case Study: Local Community Collaboration in the Apuseni Mountains, Huedin, Romania Case Study: Inner City Urban Recovery, South Bend, Indiana, USA Notes from the Field 11. Principle J
Decide Together Moving from Them to Us Research Corner Common Characteristics and Challenges of Deciding Together Case Study: Bring Them Together
Young Achievers School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Case Study: Wetlands Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods in the Ecuadorian Andes, Ecuador Notes from the Field 12. Principle K
Strengthen the Foundation A Strong Social Foundation Research Corner Community Norms
Or, What is Normal? Building a Stronger Social Foundation for Your Community Case Study: Getting Unstuck: A Congregation Moving From Surviving to Thriving, Norwich, Vermont, USA Case-in-Point: Connecting Underrepresented Families to Their Local Environment, North Carolina, USA Case Study: Creating Local Community Foundations in the Baltic Countries, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania Notes from the Field 13. Principle L
Resolve Conflicts Preventing Conflict Research Corner Understanding and Addressing Conflict Case Study: Community-Driven Regional Land Use and Transportation Planning in Southern New Hampshire, USA Case Study: The Hunter, His Herbs, and Community Biodiversity in Fian, Ghana Notes from the Field 14. A Toolbox of Leadership Strategies Collaborative Leadership and Empowerment A Collaborative Planning Approach Notes from the Field: Planning, Organizing, and Facilitating a Community Meeting The Way Forward Notes Index About the Author and the Contributing Case Study Authors About New Society Publishers