Social Work in a Sustainable World

Social Work in a Sustainable World
Author: Nancy L. Mary
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Human services
ISBN: 9781933478197

Addresses the context of social work and the responsibility of the social worker within the larger global community. It extracts the fundamental principles of various schools of thought to clearly demonstrate the need for change in the way social workers view their immediate communities, the global community, and their responsibility to each.

Environmental Social Work

Environmental Social Work
Author: Mel Gray
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2013
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0415678110

Divided into three parts, this field-defining work explores what environmental social work is, and how it can be put into practice. It focuses on theory, discussing ecological and social justice, as well as sustainability, spirituality and human rights.

Social Learning Towards a Sustainable World

Social Learning Towards a Sustainable World
Author: Arjen E. J. Wals
Publisher: Wageningen Academic Pub
Total Pages: 548
Release: 2007
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Presents and discusses key principles, perspectives and practices of social learning in the context of sustainability. Social learning is explored from a range of fields challenged by sustainability. This book brings together a range of ideas, stories and discussions about purposeful learning in communities aimed at creating better prospects.

Environmental Change and Sustainable Social Development

Environmental Change and Sustainable Social Development
Author: Professor Sven Hessle
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2014-03-28
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1472416376

How does climate change affect social work and social development? What actions are needed to integrate the three pillars of economic development, environmental development and social protection? This informative and incisively written edited collection brings together experts from around the world to analyse the person-in-environment concept and to find measures for its implementation. Through the presentation of theoretical and practical platforms for environmental social work or ‘green social work’, the editors hope to bring about a new paradigmatic shift in our attitude to the concept of person-in- environment.

Social Welfare Policy for a Sustainable Future

Social Welfare Policy for a Sustainable Future
Author: Katherine S. van Wormer
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 449
Release: 2015-03-18
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1452240310

Unique in its use of a sustainability framework, Social Welfare Policy for a Sustainable Future by Katherine S. van Wormer and Rosemary J. Link goes beyond U.S. borders to examine U.S. government policies—including child welfare, social services, health care, and criminal justice—within a global context. Guided by the belief that forces from the global market and globalization affect all social workers in their practice, the book addresses a wide range of relevant topics, including the refugee journey, the impact of new technologies, war trauma, global policy instruments, and restorative justice. A sustainability policy analysis model and an ecosystems framework for trauma-informed care are also presented in this timely text.

Social Work in a Globalizing World

Social Work in a Globalizing World
Author: Lena Dominelli
Publisher: Polity
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2010-12-28
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0745640885

Written by a leading social work academic whose work is internationally renowned, this book confronts contemporary challenges facing social workers in relation to globalization and the rise of international global problems.

Investing in a Sustainable World

Investing in a Sustainable World
Author: Matthew J. KIERNAN
Publisher: AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2008-11-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0814410928

For business and investors, there's no doubt about it: The smart money is going green...and the growing movement toward ecologically forward-thinking companies is quickly becoming bigger and bigger. What may be surprising to some is that socially responsible organizations aren't just doing the right thing for the environment, they are also paying off financially, making their investors money and increasing the bottom line. Investing in a Sustainable World offers clear proof, through facts, figures, and hard documentation, that “going green” leads directly to better stock market performance...and that investors and companies who ignore it will, in fact, lose money. The book reveals the most powerful global mega­trends—from the ongoing focus on emerging markets to natural resource depletion—which are transforming the very basis on which companies will compete, and offers an approach to sustainability-enhanced investing beneficial to both investors and companies. Revolutionary and backed by undeniable statistics, this book shows the clear link between sustainability initiatives and clear-cut profitability.

Stone Soup for a Sustainable World (HARDBACK)

Stone Soup for a Sustainable World (HARDBACK)
Author: Marianne Larned
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-11-20
Genre: Education
ISBN:

The Stone Soup Leadership Institute's book and educational curriculum Stone Soup for the World: Life-Changing Stories of Everyday Heroes gives life to the Stone Soup fable. Over 120 communities use them to inspire and educate young people to become leaders in their lives, communities and our world. Founded in 1997, the Institute is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. For over 20 years, The Institute has used the worked alongside those on the front lines of climate change, resiliency, social justice and economic equity: from inner cities to rural islands. We've empowered thousands of multicultural youth to become leaders in their lives, their communities and the world.

Creating Sustainable Work Systems

Creating Sustainable Work Systems
Author: Peter Docherty
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 374
Release: 2008-10-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1135980225

Since the first edition of this book was published, the subject of sustainability has risen to the forefront of thinking in almost every subject within business and management. Tackling the latest developments and integrating practical perspectives with rigorous research, this new edition sheds light on a vital aspect of working life. Current trends reveal that increasing intensity at work has major consequences at individual, organizational and societal levels. Sustainability in work systems thus requires a multi-stakeholder approach, emphasising a value-based choice to promote the concurrent development of various resources in the work system. This sustainability grows from intertwined individual and collective learning processes taking place within and between organizations in collaboration. In exploring the development of sustainable work systems, this book analyzes these problems, and provides the basis for designing and implementing 'sustainable work systems' based on the idea of regeneration and the development of human and social resources. The authors, who are leading researchers and practitioners from around the world, consider the existing possibilities and emerging solutions and explore alternatives to intensive work systems.

Integral Ecology for a More Sustainable World

Integral Ecology for a More Sustainable World
Author: Dennis O'Hara
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 415
Release: 2019-10-25
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1498580068

Laudato Si’ insists on a revolutionary human response to the public challenges of our time concerning the ecological crisis. The volume takes up the revolutionary spirit of Pope Francis and speaks to the economic, technological, political, educational, and religious changes needed to overcome the fragile relationships between humans and Earth. This volume identifies various systemic factors that have produced the anthropogenic ecological crisis that threatens the planet and uses the ethical vision of Laudato Si’ to promote practical responses that foster fundamental changes in humanity’s relationships with Earth and each other. The essays address not only the immediate behavioral changes needed in individual human lives, but also the deeper, societal changes required if human communities are to live sustainable lives within Earth’s integral ecology. Thus, this volume intentionally focuses on a plurality of cultural contexts and proposes solutions to problems encountered in a variety of global contexts. Accordingly, the contributors to this volume are scholars from a breadth of interdisciplinary and cultural backgrounds, each exploring an ethical theme from the encyclical and proposing systemic changes to address deeply entrenched injustices. Collectively, their essays examine the social, political, economic, gender, scientific, technological, educational, and spiritual challenges of our time as these relate to the ecological crisis.