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Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks

Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks

Community Economic Development

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

Sustainable community economic development (CED) is a feasible, community-based alternative to the economy we are familiar with — an economy focused on growth rather than development, on … 20 $2.00 Add
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Part 2: Sustainable Community Development
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Part 2: Sustainable Community Development

Part 2 Section 1: Environmental Sustainability (Place)

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

Part 2 Section 1 includes the following chapters: Natural Capital (Land, Water, Air, Waste, Energy) – Built Capital (Buildings, Landscapes, Travelways) ; ; 67 $6.70 Add
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Part 2: Sustainable Community Development

Part 2 Section 2: Economic Sustainability (Prosperity)

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

Part 2 Section 2 includes the following chapters: Organizational Capital (Public, Nonprofit, Business, Civic) – Political Capital (Authority, Influence, Empowerment) – Financial … ; ; 68 $6.80 Add
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Part 2: Sustainable Community Development

Part 2 Section 3: Social Sustainability (People)

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

Part 2 Section 3 includes the following chapters: Cultural Capital (Self-Efficacy, Heritage, Creative Arts) – Human Capital (Agency, Potential, Well-Being) – Relational Capital … ; ; 55 $5.50 Add
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Part 3
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Caring For the Earth

From: Human Permaculture

Biodiversity, the Key to Balance – Water Is Life – Soil, Too, Is Life – Forest: Bridge between Land and Sky ; 44 $4.40 Add
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Part 3

Part 3

From: The Winter Market Gardener

Part 3 includes the following chapters: Tending to Winter Crops – Fall Harvests for Cold Storage – Growing and Selling Vegetables Year-Round – Conclusion ; 70 $7.00 Add
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Part 3: Mobilizing Citizens and Their Governments

Part 3: Mobilizing Citizens and Their Governments

Governing Sustainable Communities

From: Toward 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 … 17 $1.70 Add
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Part 3: Mobilizing Citizens and Their Governments

Part 3: Mobilizing Citizens and Their Governments

Tools for Community Sustainability

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

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 … 12 $1.20 Add
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Part 3: Mobilizing Citizens and Their Governments

Part 3: Mobilizing Citizens and Their Governments

Lessons and Challenges

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

There is an emerging recognition that a contemporary view of sustainable development has to blend this basic desire for economic prosperity (or at least survival) with multiple bottom-line … 6 $0.60 Add
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Part 3: Moving the Needle
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Part 3: Moving the Needle

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

Part 3 includes the following chapters: Navigating Community Challenge – A Call to Action ; ; 35 $3.50 Add
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Caring For People

From: Human Permaculture

Permacultivating Our Food – Water, a Vital Element – Food from Plants – Food from Animals – Food from the Ocean – Food from Insects – A Design to Feed Your Family ; 81 $8.10 Add
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Part One: Overview

Part One: Overview

From: Mediator's Handbook

What is mediation? What makes mediation work? What is the mediator’s role? The anatomy of the mediation process. The anatomy of a session. Process-centered mediation. Guilding principles … ; ; 11 $1.10 Add
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Part Two: The Process

Part Two: The Process

Getting to the Table

From: Mediator's Handbook

Can mediation help this situation? How people find a mediator. Voluntary or mandatory? Initial conversations. Do they want to participate? Defining the scope. Approaching the other parties. … ; ; 14 $1.40 Add
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Part Two: The Process

Part Two: The Process

The Mediation Session Part 1: Exploring the Situation

From: Mediator's Handbook

Preparing yourself, co-mediators. Setting up the room. Opening -> Welcome & warm-up, logistics, orientation, participants’ roles and willingness. Listening to each perspective. The … ; ; 28 $2.80 Add
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Part Two: The Process

Part Two: The Process

The Mediation Session Part 2: Reaching Resolution

From: Mediator's Handbook

Reaching Resolution. Topic List -> why is it crucial, drafting, wording. Midpoint check-in Options -> together come up with ideas, workability, reality testing. Desisions -> workability, … ; ; 24 $2.40 Add
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Patterns of Water Use

Patterns of Water Use

From: Dry Run

In this chapter, we look at where water comes from, how it is allocated among various uses and how much each individual uses. We’ll look briefly at water use in cities, homes and offices, … 13 $1.30 Add