Beschreibung:
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.
1. Urban Environmental Stewardship and Civic Engagement 2. Several Million Trees: How Planting Trees is Changing our Civic Landscape 3. Digging Together: Understanding Environmental Stewardship in New York City 4. Seriously Digging: Why Engaged Stewards are Different and Why it Matters 5. Tangled Roots: How Volunteer Stewards Intertwine Local Environmental Stewardship and Democratic Citizenship 6. Implications for Urban Environmentalism, the Environmental Movement and Civic Engagement in America