Kitchen table sustainability : practical recipes for community engagement with sustainability / Wendy Sarkissian ; with Nancy Hofer ... [et al.].

By:

Sarkissian, Wendy

Contributor(s):

Hofer, Nancy

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2009.Description: xx, 373 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN:

9781844076147 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

307.14 SAR

Contents:

Introduction -- The sustainability story -- Community engagement : a pathway to sustainability -- The eating approach -- Education -- Action -- Trust -- Inclusion -- Nourishment -- Governance -- Conclusions, challenges and a way forward.

Summary: From the Publisher: Real positive change in the quest for a sustainable world begins at the local level, on the ground. Yet the prospect of participating in building sustainable communities can be daunting for community groups and the person on the street, as well as for professionals not used to dealing with public participation. This book bridges this gap and takes sustainability and community development out of the ivory towers of universities, government departments and planners to the kitchen tables of the world. Written by one of the world's leading experts on community engagement and planning, this practical guide distills decades of wisdom from community planning engagement and sustainability practice from around the world into a user-friendly and engaging book that is both inspirational and packed with hands-on tools. The core of the book is a bottom-up approach to participatory community engagement and development, referred to as EATING, which consists of 6 components: Education, Action, Trust, Inclusion, Nurturing and Governance. This approach develops community's ability to participate and gives readers the knowledge, vocabulary, tools and confidence to engage in bringing sustainability to the forefront of community planning and development.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	Thurles Library Main Collection	307.14 SAR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		R18641YKRC

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Kitchen Table Sustainability offers a unique view of sustainability through the lens of community engagement. It takes sustainability out of the ivory towers of universities, government departments and planners to the kitchen tables of the world.This practical guide distils decades of wisdom from community planning, engagement and sustainability practice internationally into a user-friendly and engaging book that is both inspirational and packed with hands-on tools. The core of the book is a bottom-up approach to participatory community engagement and development, referred to as EATING, that consists of six components: Education, Action, Trust, Inclusion, Nourishment and Governance.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-353) and index.

From the Publisher: Real positive change in the quest for a sustainable world begins at the local level, on the ground. Yet the prospect of participating in building sustainable communities can be daunting for community groups and the person on the street, as well as for professionals not used to dealing with public participation. This book bridges this gap and takes sustainability and community development out of the ivory towers of universities, government departments and planners to the kitchen tables of the world. Written by one of the world's leading experts on community engagement and planning, this practical guide distills decades of wisdom from community planning engagement and sustainability practice from around the world into a user-friendly and engaging book that is both inspirational and packed with hands-on tools. The core of the book is a bottom-up approach to participatory community engagement and development, referred to as EATING, which consists of 6 components: Education, Action, Trust, Inclusion, Nurturing and Governance. This approach develops community's ability to participate and gives readers the knowledge, vocabulary, tools and confidence to engage in bringing sustainability to the forefront of community planning and development.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Kennedy Bay: a story of a successful project
Why This Book? Why Now?
Community, Community Engagement and Sustainability
Introducing the EATING Approach
Education
Action
Trust
Inclusion
Nurturing *Governance
Conclusions, Challenges and a Way Forward
Index

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Wendy Sarkissian PhD, a planning practitioner, academic and speaker, has co-authored many award-winning books on planning and community engagement. Nancy Hofer is a planning postgraduate student at the University of British Columbia. Yollana Shore is a community engagement practitioner, therapist and entrepreneur. Steph Vajda is a community cultural development practitioner based in Brisbane, Australia. Cathy Wilkinson, based in Sweden, provides sustainable planning advice to city governments across the world.