Community development and environmentalism : the dilemmas of being a good ecological citizen
Kenny, Sue 2008, Community development and environmentalism : the dilemmas of being a good ecological citizen, in Community Development and Ecology : engaging ecological sustainability through community development, Centre for Citizenship, Development and Human Rights, Geelong, Vic., pp. 214-229.
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Community development and environmentalism : the dilemmas of being a good ecological citizen
Community Development and Ecology : engaging ecological sustainability through community development
Editor(s)
Clarke, Matthew Connors, Phil Dillon, Jo Kelly, Max Kenny, Sue
Publication date
2008
Conference series
Community Development and Ecology Conference
Start page
214
End page
229
Publisher
Centre for Citizenship, Development and Human Rights
Place of publication
Geelong, Vic.
Summary
This paper explores some of the dilemmas in operating as both a good community development practitioner and a good ecological citizen. It begins with a brief casestudy of an experience of community development engagement with nongovernment organisations (NGOs) concerned about illegal logging in a South East Asian country. This is followed by a discussion of the different ways of understanding and evaluating the threats to the natural environment today and the various strategies that might be invoked. The paper then considers why operating as a 'good ecological citizen' can be a challenging task for community development practitioners and it discusses some ways forward.
ISBN
9781741561197
Language
eng
Field of Research
160801 Applied Sociology, Program Evaluation and Social Impact Assessment