Towards A Social Ecology

Author : F. E. Emery,E. L. Trist
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461580829

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Towards a Social Ecology by F. E. Emery,E. L. Trist Pdf

Sir Geoffrey Vickers This book is described as a contribution 'towards a social ecology'. As such it is timely and welcome. The phrase is not yet familiar, the concept still imprecise; we need urgently to move toward a better understanding of it. The word 'ecology' began to become familiar outside scientific circles when human intervention in natural processes began to have effects so unforeseen, so dramatic and so disastrous as to make headline news. It might be infestation by an unfamiliar pest, like the rabbit in Australia; or soil erosion, from ill-controlled clearing and cropping; or pollution from fertilizers or industrial wastes; or urban proliferation; or toxic accumulation of pesticides. From the crescendo of such warnings, industrial man began to learn again what agricultural man learned long ago-that he is only one among many species, whose continued existence depends not only or primarily on competitive struggle but on most complex systems of mutual support, not less effective for being unconscious and unplanned. These are the kind of systems that ecologists study; so we look to ecology for light upon them.

Author : F. E. Emery,E. L. Trist
Publisher : Springer
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1975-03-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 0306200155

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Towards A Social Ecology by F. E. Emery,E. L. Trist Pdf

Sir Geoffrey Vickers This book is described as a contribution 'towards a social ecology'. As such it is timely and welcome. The phrase is not yet familiar, the concept still imprecise; we need urgently to move toward a better understanding of it. The word 'ecology' began to become familiar outside scientific circles when human intervention in natural processes began to have effects so unforeseen, so dramatic and so disastrous as to make headline news. It might be infestation by an unfamiliar pest, like the rabbit in Australia; or soil erosion, from ill-controlled clearing and cropping; or pollution from fertilizers or industrial wastes; or urban proliferation; or toxic accumulation of pesticides. From the crescendo of such warnings, industrial man began to learn again what agricultural man learned long ago-that he is only one among many species, whose continued existence depends not only or primarily on competitive struggle but on most complex systems of mutual support, not less effective for being unconscious and unplanned. These are the kind of systems that ecologists study; so we look to ecology for light upon them.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:603954542

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Towards a Social Ecology by Anonim Pdf

Author : Murray Bookchin
Publisher : AK Press
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2022-04-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781849354417

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The Philosophy of Social Ecology by Murray Bookchin Pdf

What is nature? What is humanity's place in nature? And what is the relationship of society to the natural world? In an era of ecological breakdown, answering these questions has become of momentous importance for our everyday lives and for the future that we and other life-forms face. In the essays of The Philosophy of Social Ecology, Murray Bookchin confronts these questions head on: invoking the ideas of mutualism, self-organization, and unity in diversity, in the service of ever expanding freedom. Refreshingly polemical and deeply philosophical, they take issue with technocratic and mechanistic ways of understanding and relating to, and within, nature. More importantly, they develop a solid, historically and politically based ethical foundation for social ecology, the field that Bookchin himself created and that offers us hope in the midst of our climate catastrophe.

Author : Helmut Haberl,Marina Fischer-Kowalski,Fridolin Krausmann,Verena Winiwarter
Publisher : Springer
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319333267

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Social Ecology by Helmut Haberl,Marina Fischer-Kowalski,Fridolin Krausmann,Verena Winiwarter Pdf

This book presents the current state of the art in Social Ecology as practiced by the Vienna School of Social Ecology, globally one of the main research groups in this field. As a significant contribution to the growing literature on interdisciplinary sustainability studies, the book introduces the purpose and nature of Social Ecology and then places the “Vienna School” within the broader context of socioecological and other interdisciplinary environmental approaches. The conceptual and methodological foundations of Social Ecology are discussed in detail, allowing the reader to obtain a broad overview of current socioecological thinking. Issues covered include socio-metabolic transitions, socioecological approaches to land use, the relation between actor-centered and system approaches, a socioecological theory of labor and the importance of legacies, as conceived in Environmental History and in Long-Term Socio-Ecological Research. To underpin this overview empirically, the strengths of socioecological research are elucidated in cases of cutting-edge research, introducing a variety of themes the Vienna School has been tackling empirically over the past years. Given how the field is presented – reflecting research carried out on different scales, reaching from local to global as well as from past to present and future – and due to the way the book is structured, it is suitable for classroom use, as a primer, and also as an overview of how Social Ecology evolved, right up to its current research frontiers.

Author : Jennifer McKinnon,Margaret Alston
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137401366

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Ecological Social Work by Jennifer McKinnon,Margaret Alston Pdf

The world is on the brink of ecological crisis. In the last decade we have seen a number of catastrophic events that illustrate this, including the 2004 tsunami across the Pacific, which killed over 150,000 people, and Hurricane Katrina in the United States, which left thousands dead and millions displaced. As the frequency and scale of environmental disasters has increased, social workers have found themselves on the front line of crisis interventions, working to ensure that the basic needs of communities are met. This evocative, highly thought-provoking book encourages social workers to incorporate an awareness of the physical environment into their work with individuals, groups and communities. Written by an international group of experts and led by two of the top names in the field, it offers an examination of key theoretical concepts combined with specific guidance on developing an ecological social work practice in a variety of situations – from daily life in urban communities to post-disaster sites – from areas across the globe. A fresh new perspective on a topic that gains greater significance day by day, Ecological Social Work calls for practitioners to use their skills in speaking on behalf of the vulnerable to lend their voice to the physical environment: to bring forward the stories of those marginalised by environmental disaster in order to lead creative solutions to this most fundamental of crises.

Author : Federico Venturini,Emet Değirmenci,Inés Morales
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : City and town life
ISBN : 1551646811

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Social Ecology and the Right to the City by Federico Venturini,Emet Değirmenci,Inés Morales Pdf

"Cities today are increasingly at the forefront of the environmental and social crisis, and are both a major cause but also a potential solution. Across the world a new wave of urban social movements are arising: movements fighting hostile immigration policies, misogynistic culture, ecological devastation, and social exclusion; movements building economic, social, and political alternatives based on solidarity, equality and participation."--

Author : Frederick Edmund Emery,Eric Lansdowne Trist
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Human ecology
ISBN : OCLC:1100176082

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Towards a Social Ecology by Frederick Edmund Emery,Eric Lansdowne Trist Pdf

Author : Patrick Huntjens
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030671303

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Towards a Natural Social Contract by Patrick Huntjens Pdf

This open access book is a 2022 Nautilus Gold Medal winner in the category "World Cultures' Transformational Growth & Development". It states that the societal fault lines of our times are deeply intertwined and that they confront us with challenges affecting the security, fairness and sustainability of our societies. The author, Prof. Dr. Patrick Huntjens, argues that overcoming these existential challenges will require a fundamental shift from our current anthropocentric and economic growth-oriented approach to a more ecocentric and regenerative approach. He advocates for a Natural Social Contract that emphasizes long-term sustainability and the general welfare of both humankind and planet Earth. Achieving this crucial balance calls for an end to unlimited economic growth, overconsumption and over-individualisation for the benefit of ourselves, our planet, and future generations. To this end, sustainability, health, and justice in all social-ecological systems will require systemic innovation and prioritizing a collective effort. The Transformative Social-Ecological Innovation (TSEI) framework presented in this book serves that cause. It helps to diagnose and advance innovation and spur change across sectors, disciplines, and at different levels of governance. Altogether, TSEI identifies intervention points and formulates jointly developed and shared solutions to inform policymakers, administrators, concerned citizens, and professionals dedicated towards a more sustainable, healthy and just society. A wide readership of students, researchers, practitioners and policy makers interested in social innovation, transition studies, development studies, social policy, social justice, climate change, environmental studies, political science and economics will find this cutting-edge book particularly useful. “As a sustainability transition researcher, I am truly excited about this book. Two unique aspects of the book are that it considers bigger transformation issues (such as societies’ relationship with nature, purpose and justice) than those studied in transition studies and offers analytical frameworks and methods for taking up the challenge of achieving change on the ground.” - Prof. Dr. René Kemp, United Nations University and Maastricht Sustainability Institute

Author : 3Island Press
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1973-05-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1461580838

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Towards a Social Ecology by 3Island Press Pdf

Author : Venturini Federico Venturini
Publisher : Black Rose Books Ltd.
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781551646855

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Social Ecology and the Right to the City by Venturini Federico Venturini Pdf

Cities today are increasingly at the forefront of the environmental and social crisis-they are simultaneously a major cause and a potential solution. Across the world, a new wave of urban social movements is rising to fight against corporate control, social exclusion, hostile immigration policies, gender oppression, and ecological devastation. These movements are building economic, social, and political alternatives based on solidarity, equality, and participation. This anthology develops the debates that began at the recent Transnational Institute of Social Ecology's (TRISE) conference about the dire need to rebuild the social and political realities of our world's cities. It discusses the prospects of radical urban movements; examines the revolutionary potential of the concept of "e;the Right to the City,"e; and looks at how activists, scholars, and community movements can work together towards an ecological and democratic future. A fruitful conversation between theory and practice, this book opens new ground for rethinking systemic urban change in a way that challenges oppression and transforms how people work, create, and live together.

Author : Milla Alihan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1938
Category : Cities and towns
ISBN : UCAL:$B266235

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Social Ecology by Milla Alihan Pdf

Examines the position of the ecological school in American sociology, its fundamental concepts and the methodology upon which their studies hinge.

Author : Thomas S. Martin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Environmentalism
ISBN : UCSC:32106018602729

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Greening the Past by Thomas S. Martin Pdf

Greening the Past argues that 'western civilization' is rapidly approaching a crisis unique in world history, and that a new world-view now emerging is best encapsulated by a Green, anarchist-ecological analysis. The approach outlined in this book embraces general systems theory and recent discoveries in physics as well as key philosophical issues such as the nature of time, objectivity and causality, and an eco-psychological view of human nature. It includes new interpretations of the place of myth and language in historical writing and urges a re-evaluation of the dialectical method.

Author : F. E. Emery,E. L. Trist
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1461345588

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Towards a Social Ecology by F. E. Emery,E. L. Trist Pdf

Author : John Coates
Publisher : Halifax, N.S. : Fernwood Pub.
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 1552661075

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Ecology and Social Work by John Coates Pdf

"The type of thinking and action that supports environmental exploitation also supports the exploitation of people ... This book goes beyond the received wisdom of our dominant social paradigms, draws together, from many sources, a critique of modernity's growth-oriented and mechanistic world view and presents an expression of the 'new paradigm' and its implications."--Preface.