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Zusatztext “An interesting and consistently well-written book. Academics and researchers working on sustainability issues from the fields of anthropology, sociology, and other social sciences will find this book a worthwhile read, particularly for research grounded in the case study approach.” • Choice “…a valuable contribution to discussions of local-level sustainability, and will be a useful reference for applied anthropologists and other practitioners.” • JRAI (Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute) Informationen zum Autor Carl A. Maida is a professor in the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and Director of the Pre-College Science Education Program at the University of California, Los Angeles. His publications include Sustainability and Communities of Place (2007) and Pathways Through Crisis: Urban Risk and Public Culture (2008). He co-edited with Sam Beck Toward Engaged Anthropology (2013) and Public Anthropology in a Borderless World (2015). He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Anthropological Association, and the Society for Applied Anthropology. Sam Beck is a senior lecturer in the College of Human Ecology and the Urban Semester Program at Cornell University. His publications include Manny Almeida’s Ringside Lounge: The Cape Verdean Struggle for Their Neighborhood (1992). He co-edited with Carl A. Maida Toward Engaged Anthropology (2013) and Public Anthropology in a Borderless World (2015). He was recognized by Cornell University with the 2006 Award for Outstanding Community and Public Service. Klappentext Collaboration between experts and the public is vital for effective community engagement aimed at improving the lives of the most vulnerable in society, whether at the local or global level. Using case-based and theoretical chapters that examine rural and urban communities of practice, this volume illustrates how participatory researchers and students, as well as policy and community leaders, find ways to engage with the broader public when it comes to global sustainability research and practice. Zusammenfassung Using case-based and theoretical chapters that examine rural and urban communities of practice, this volume illustrates how participatory researchers and students as well as policy and community leaders find ways to engage with the broader public when it comes to global sustainability research and practice. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Towards Global Sustainability and Communities of Practice Carl A. Maida and Sam Beck PART I: SUSTAINING THE COUNTRYSIDE Chapter 1. Cultivating Sustainability Literacy and Public Engagement in Intag, Ecuador Linda D'Amico Chapter 2. Spaces for Transdisciplinary Dialogues on the Relationship between Local Communities and their Environment: The Case of a Rural Community in the Calchaqui Valley (Salta, Argentina) Marta Crivos, Maria Rosa Martinez, Laura Teves, and Carolina Remorini Chapter 3. Affective Solidarities? Participating in and Witnessing Fair Trade and Women's Empowerment in Transnational Communities of Practice Debarati Sen PART II: SUSTAINABLE URBANISM Chapter 4. Plural Citizenship and Social Inclusion in Brazil's Urban Communities of Practice Carla Guerron Montero Chapter 5. The Role of Communities of Practice in Urban Rights Activism in Istanbul, Turkey D...
