Development
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From  EpilogueThe Great Transition From: Resilience Imperative |
“There is no such thing as econom-ics, only social science applied to economic problems.” And once he did apply his scientific and social science lenses, which just happen to include … | Michael Lewis; Pat Conaty | 12 | 2012 | $1.20 Add |
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From  Growing Food Co-ops, Growing the MovementFrom: Grocery Story |
The Kootenay Co-op expansion to a new location is described through member loans and– a first in food co-op history– as a developer of Nelson Commons, residential units above the … | John Steinman | 12 | 2019 | $1.20 Add |
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From  Part 3: Mobilizing Citizens and Their GovernmentsGoverning Sustainable Communities |
This chapter is about governing sustainable communities, and explores both governance and government in this context. In particular, it focuses on public participation, decision-making, the role … | Marc Roseland | 17 | 2012 | $1.70 Add |
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From  NEW! Principle K – Strengthen the FoundationFrom: Building Community |
A Strong Social Foundation – Research Corner – Community Norms— Or, What is Normal? – Building a Stronger Social Foundation for Your Community – Case Study: Getting … | James S. Gruber | 27 | 2020 | $2.70 Add |
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From  Step 4: Piloting |
Think of a pilot as a “test run,” an opportunity to work out the bugs before committing to carrying out a strategy broadly. As noted in the chapters on developing strategies, the … | Doug McKenzie-Mohr | 7 | 2011 | $0.70 Add |
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From  The End of One Era, The Beginning of AnotherA Letter From the Future From: Peak Everything |
Greetings to you, people of the year 2007! You are living in the year of my birth; I am one hundred years old now, writing to you from the year 2107. I am using the last remnants of the advanced … | Richard Heinberg | 12 | 2010 | $1.20 Add |
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From  Zen WaterFrom: Dry Run |
In the green building movement, there is a “hyper-green” approach called restorative or regenerative building, which generates more water and energy than it uses and puts this excess … | Jerry Yudelson | 9 | 2010 | $0.90 Add |
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From EpilogueWhere Do We Go from Here? From: Grocery Story |
The author asserts that capitalist economies do not serve the food needs of entire nations, and that the co-operative model is the means through which public spaces like the food supply can … | John Steinman | 3 | 2019 | $0.30 Add |
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From New WaterFrom: Dry Run |
In this chapter, we’ll learn more about two sources of "new water" from technologies not typically in widespread use today throughout the US, desalination of seawater and expanded … | Jerry Yudelson | 13 | 2010 | $1.30 Add |
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From Part 3: Mobilizing Citizens and Their GovernmentsTools for Community Sustainability |
Moving toward sustainable communities is a long-term goal, so it is important that the incremental steps we take in the short-term are leading us in the right direction. This chapter surveys some … | Marc Roseland | 12 | 2012 | $1.20 Add |
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From NEW! Principle L – Resolve ConflictsFrom: Building Community |
Preventing Conflict – Research Corner – Understanding and Addressing Conflict – Case Study: Community-Driven Regional Land Use and Transportation Planning in Southern New … | James S. Gruber | 25 | 2020 | $2.50 Add |
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From Step 5: Broad-scale Implementation and Evaluation |
When a pilot project has demonstrated that a behavioral change can be brought about cost-effectively, it is time to broadly implement the strategy. Prior to broad-scale implementation, collect … | Doug McKenzie-Mohr | 3 | 2011 | $0.30 Add |
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From  The Design of Envrionmentally Sustainable and Socially Appropriate TechnologiesFrom: Techno-Fix |
The Design of Environmentally Sustainable and Socially Appropriate Technologies suggests specific environmental and social design criteria for new technologies, the importance of the … | Joyce Huesemann; Michael Huesemann | 21 | 2011 | $2.10 Add |
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From The End of One Era, The Beginning of AnotherTalking Ourselves to Extinction From: Peak Everything |
Language is a powerful meta-tool that dramatically amplifies cooperative human efforts to control the environment. Language also opens the possibility for religion and science — which … | Richard Heinberg | 14 | 2010 | $1.40 Add |
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From NEW! A Toolbox of Leadership StrategiesFrom: Building Community |
Collaborative Leadership and Empowerment – A Collaborative Planning Approach – Notes from the Field: Planning, Organizing, and Facilitating a Community Meeting – The Way Forward 301 | James S. Gruber | 22 | 2020 | $2.20 Add |
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From Concluding thoughts |
Implementing a community-based social marketing strategy requires careful preliminary research, strategy development, piloting, implementation and evaluation. However, this attention to detail is … | Doug McKenzie-Mohr | 7 | 2011 | $0.70 Add |
