
Understanding the social dimension of sustainability
Title:
Understanding the social dimension of sustainability
Author:
Dillard, Jesse F.
ISBN:
9780415964654
Publication Information:
New York : Routledge, c2009.
Physical Description:
xii, 300 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Series:
Routledge studies in development and society ; 17
Routledge studies in development and society ; 17.
Contents:
Part I. Overviews of the field : Emergent principles of social sustainability / Kristen Magis and Craig Shinn -- An inquiry into the theoretical basis of sustainability: ten propositions / Gary L. Larsen -- An antidote to a partial economics of sustainability / Mary C. King -- Part II. International perspectives : Global civil society: architect and agent of international democracy and sustainability / Kristen Magis -- In the absence of affluence: the struggle for social sustainability in the Third World / Veronica Dujon -- Child labor and improved common forest management in Bolivia / Randall Bluffstone -- Part III. The role of business : Social sustainability: an organizational-level analysis / Jan Bebbington and Jesse Dillard -- Social sustainability: one company's story / Jesse Dillard and David Layzell -- Working out social sustainability on the ground / Kathryn Thomsen and Mary C. King -- Triple bottom line: a business metaphor for a social construct / Darrell Brown, Jesse Dillard, and Scott Marshall -- Part IV. Local applications : Exploring common ground: community food systems and social sustainability / Leslie McBride -- Social capital and community: university partnerships / W. Barry Messer and Kevin Kecskes -- Advancing social sustainability: an intervention approach / Jan C. Semenza -- Part V. Integration and conclusion : Reflection and directions for the future / Jesse Dillard, Veronica Dujon, and Mary C. King.
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