Conflict and Sustainability in a Changing Environment - Through the Eyes of Communities

'Conflict and Sustainability in a Changing Environment' presents the idea that local communities can develop sustainably under changing environmental conditions when the discrepancy are sufficiently addressed between community views and the views of organizations responsible for implementing development initiatives. It introduces a theoretical framework and practical tools for analyzing such views.

List of contents

List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: Local Communities and Sustainable Development; 2. Researching Views in Community Development; 3. New Framework for Researching Views in Community Development; 4. Social Polygraphy: An Approach to Obtaining Information through Mutual Learning; 5. Exploring the Underlying Values; 6. Making Sense of the World; 7. Sustainable Decisions; 8. Working with Community Views; References; Index.

About the author

Gwendolyn Smith, executive director of the NGO Perspectives of Freedom Foundation, USA, is a scholar and practitioner in the nexus of conflict, environment and development in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Elena P. Bastidas, associate professor at the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, Nova Southeastern University, USA, is a development practitioner in conflict analysis and resolution in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Product details

• Authors: Elena P. Bastidas, Bastidas Elena P., Gwendolyn Smith, Gwendolyn Bastidas Smith, Smith Gwendolyn
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2017
• EAN: 9781783086078
• ISBN: 978-1-78308-607-8
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: Anthem Ecosystem Services and; Anthem Ecosystem Services and Restoration Series; Anthem Environment and Sustainability Initiative
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Statistics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies, Indigenous Peoples, Social issues & processes, Social research & statistics, Social and ethical issues, Social research and statistics