Case for Grassroots Collaboratpb

Informationen zum Autor Professor of Urban Studies and Public Administration Department Klappentext This book addresses the activities of three grassroots environmental collaborations in the Chesapeake Bay region. Citizen-based collaboration can be effective in ecosystem restoration when applied at the proper scale with appropriate levels of social capital and skilled conveners with well-defined goals. Zusammenfassung This book addresses the activities of three grassroots environmental collaborations in the Chesapeake Bay region. Citizen-based collaboration can be effective in ecosystem restoration when applied at the proper scale with appropriate levels of social capital and skilled conveners with well-defined goals. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of FiguresList of AbbreviationsForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: Grassroots Collaborations to Solve Environmental ProblemsChapter 2: A Framework for Collaboration: Building Social Capital, Improving Environmental Outcomes, and Maximizing Democratic ValuesChapter 3: The Chesapeake Bay: Local Efforts, Regional ConnectionsChapter 4: Restoring Princess Elizabeth's RiverChapter 5: The Return of the Oyster to the Lynnhaven RiverChapter 6: The Nansemond: A Tale of Two RiversChapter 7: Conclusion: One Watershed at a TimeAppendix: List of IntervieweesReference ListAbout the AuthorsIndex

Product details

• Authors: William Allen Gibson, Gibson William Allen, Shana Campbell Jones, Jones Shana Campbell, William Marshall Leavitt, Leavitt William Marshall, John C. Morris, John Charles Morris
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2015
• EAN: 9781498515337
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-1533-7
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, United States of America, USA, Conservation of the environment, Central / national / federal government policies, Environmental policy & protocols, Central government policies, Environmental policy and protocols