Urban Environmental Stewardship and Civic Engagement: How planting trees strengthens the roots of democracy by Fisher, Dana

Urban Environmental Stewardship and Civic Engagement: How planting trees strengthens the roots of democracy (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780415723633)

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Format: Hardcover
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Urban Environmental Stewardship and Civic Engagement: How planting trees strengthens the roots of democracy by Fisher, Dana

Urban Environmental Stewardship and Civic Engagement: How planting trees strengthens the roots of democracy

$225.00

Urban Environmental Stewardship and Civic Engagement: How planting trees strengthens the roots of democracy

$225.00
Format: Hardcover
Description
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As people around the world increasingly relocate themselves to urban areas, this book discusses how they engage in urban stewardship and what civic participation in the environment means for democracy. Using detailed case study, the book explores the social motivations of volunteers in urban environmental campaigns and examines how the efforts of individuals to reshape cities contributes to democracy.



Author: Dana Fisher,Erika Svendsen,James Connolly
ISBN-10: 0415723639
ISBN-13: 9780415723633
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 02/24/2015
Pages: 148
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.20w x 0.60d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 07/01/2016
By Dana Fisher
By Dana Fisher
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Dana R. Fisher is a professor of sociology and the Director of the Program for Society and the Environment at the University of Maryland, USA.

Erika S. Svendsen is a social scientist with the U.S. Forest Service and co-Director of the New York City Urban Field Station, USA.

James J.T. Connolly is an assistant professor in the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and the Department of Political Science at Northeastern University, USA.

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