New Society Publishers
Showing 529–544 of 1033 results
Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
From Nature as Co-therapistFrom: Nature-Based Therapy |
Drawing on the work of many talented and creative nature connection facilitators, philosophers, and therapists, this chapter aims to illuminate some of the processes of doing nature-based … | David Segal; Kathryn Rose; Nevin Harper | 43 | 2019 | $4.30 Add |
From On Nature’s Limits and the Human ConditionFive Axioms of Sustainability From: Peak Everything |
My aim in this chapter is to explore the history of the terms sustainable and sustainability, and their various published definitions, and then to offer a set of five axioms (self-evident truths) … | Richard Heinberg | 14 | 2010 | $1.40 Add |
From Optimum PowerSustaining Our Power Over Time From: Power |
This chapter makes the case that we humans are capable of controlling our thirst for power, and we have a long history of doing so. Moreover, that capacity is rooted in similar behavior expressed … | Richard Heinberg | 51 | 2021 | $5.10 Add |
From Part 2: Sustainable Community Building BlocksEnergy Efficiency and Renewables |
Canadians and Americans consume more energy per capita than any other nation. Environmental impacts of our consumptive lifestyles include ozone layer depletion, acid rain, smog, potential climate … | Marc Roseland | 16 | 2012 | $1.60 Add |
From Peer Governance Through CommoningFrom: Free, Fair and Alive |
This chapter considers the second aspect of the Triad framework, Peer Governance through Commoning. They name and describe ten dynamics of Peer Governance usually present in effective commons, … | David Bollier | 44 | 2019 | $4.40 Add |
From Perchance to Scale |
Though many social entrepreneurs are proponents of scale, the goal is a more difficult one for them to achieve than for traditional enterprises. For one thing, balancing the objectives of profit … | Elisa Birnbaum | 16 | 2018 | $1.60 Add |
From PinkwashingFrom: Not Just a Pretty Face |
A closer look at pink-ribbon products and what the leading cosmetics companies don’t tell you about breast cancer prevention. | Stacy Malkan | 15 | 2007 | $1.50 Add |
From Plastic: So Great, So Awful – Some New Directions |
In this chapter the authors explore some of contradictions in plastic, and explain and evaluate the potential paths and barriers to how plastic might actually redeem itself and prove that it has … | Mikhail Davis; Wes Sullens | 16 | 2017 | $1.60 Add |
From NEW! Principle E – Support ResearchFrom: Building Community |
Asking the Right Questions and Separating Facts from Fiction – Research Corner – Citizen Science and Citizen Technical Advisors – Local Community-University Partnerships – … | James S. Gruber | 30 | 2020 | $3.00 Add |
From NEW! Projection |
Following the “Rules” of Anti-Racist Allyship Dualistic Thinking Competing to be the Best White Person Relating to Black Men The Helper Final Thoughts Feeling Projection Strategic … | Ilsa Govan; Tilman Smith | 20 | 2021 | $2.00 Add |
From Reweaving Our Economies Close to HomeFrom: Resilience Imperative |
Despite 60 years of global economic expansion, incomes over the last 30 years have stagnated. People who were once beneficiaries of spiralling growth are no longer participants. The migration of … | Michael Lewis; Pat Conaty | 30 | 2012 | $3.00 Add |
From S1: The Subject Matter Dimension of QuestionsFrom: The Mediator's Toolkit |
The purpose of the S1: Subject Matter Dimension of Questions is to introduce all the information that is pertinent to the mediation agenda regarding: * The people involved in the conflict * The … | Gerry O'Sullivan | 4 | 2018 | $0.40 Add |
From NEW! Section IV: Gaining Commitment and Institutionalizing ChangeFrom: Inside Out |
Section IV contains chapters 18. Bring Decision-Makers on Board, 19. Establish an Equity Team to Maintain the Work, and 20. Determine Your Organization’s Stage of Multicultural Development. … | Caprice D. Hollins | 44 | 2022 | $4.40 Add |
From Short-term Solar Variations |
This chapter details the role of solar variation, especially in the form of sun spots, in determining the climate of the Earth. | Steven Earle | 14 | 2021 | $1.40 Add |
From Step 3: Developing Strategies – Social DiffusionSocial Diffusion: Speeding the Adoption of New Behaviors |
Both the mundane and important decisions of our lives are strongly affected by a process known as social diffusion or diffusion of innovations. In contrast with what nonpersonal sources of … | Doug McKenzie-Mohr | 11 | 2011 | $0.11 Add |
From Summer: The Cresendo |
The preparations of spring bear fruit in summer. Eggs become fledged birds, flowers become ripe berries and tadpoles transform into small frogs and toads. Summer is a treat for all of our senses. … | Drew Monkman; Jacob Rodenburg | 62 | 2016 | $6.20 Add |