Social ecology & change
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21st Century Garden Cities of To-Morrow
A ManifestoPhilip Ross and Yves CabannesIn 1898, Garden Cities of To-morrow – the peaceful path to reform was published. The movement it sparked led to the first-ever Garden City, Letchworth (UK). More recently, a former mayor of Letchworth, Philip Ross, joined the urban planner Yves Cabannes to write this book, a 21st-century update of the original.
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Breathing with the Climate Crisis
Lin Bautze, Ueli Hurter & Johannes Kronenberg£5.00A hopeful narrative about the climate crisis, a new, different perspective that could unleash the courage to act.
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Commons Sense
Co-operative place making and the capturing of land value for 21st century Garden CitiesHow Garden City and Community Land Trust methods enable ‘associative democracy’ vision to be put into practice through the development of social-public partnerships.
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Earthwards
Transformative Ecological EducationKatharine Burke£25.00A timely handbook of transformative ecological education with principles, methods and projects that teachers of all subjects can use to engage students aged 7–18 across the curriculum.
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Gardening for Life
The Biodynamic WayMaria Thun£14.99Biodynamic techniques recognise that plant life is intimately bound up with the life of the soil; that the soil itself is alive and that the degree of vitality influences the health of the crops. You will soon be able to grow quality produce which possesses vitality and has the highest flavour, through the nurture of the soil.
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In Place of the Self
How Drugs WorkRon DunselmanRon Dunselman sheds important light on addiction, so that both individuals and professionals can make more informed choices. Drawing on extensive research with drug users and his rehabilitation work as a psychologist, he offers remarkable insights.
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Organisations with Soul
A social path of schooling in the language of the human soulAdriaan BekmanHow can we connect more deeply with others at work? And connect more wholeheartedly with our work tasks, so as to create mutual support, respect, meaning and growth?
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Peace Journalism
Jake Lynch and Annabel McGoldrickPeace Journalism explains how most coverage of conflict unwittingly fuels further violence, and proposes workable options to give peace a chance.
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Re-Imagining America
Finding Hope in Difficult TimesChristopher Schaefer Ph.DRe-Imagining America analyses the ‘long emergency’ that is destroying the earth and human wellbeing. It suggests a practical vision of social change and personal growth for finding hope in difficult times.
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Social Ecology
Applying Ecological Understanding to Our Lives and Our PlanetSocial Ecology addresses the burning question of how to apply ecological understanding to every aspect of our lives. The 27 contributors, all of whom have directly or indirectly contributed to the teaching of social ecology in Australia and beyond, share their experiences in this ‘coming of age’ anthology of keynote articles.