The Routledge Handbook of Green Social Work (Routledge International Handbooks)

"Green social work espouses a holistic approach to all peoples and other living things plants and animals, and the physical ecosystem; emphasises the relational nature of all its constituent parts; and redefines the duty to care for and about others as one that includes the duty to care for and about planet earth. By acknowledging the interdependency of all living things it allows for the inclusion of all systems and institutions in its remit, including both (hu)man-made and natural disasters arising from the (hu)made ones of poverty to chemical pollution of the earths land, waters and soils and climate change, to the natural hazards like earthquakes and volcanoes which turn to disasters through human (in)action. Green social works value system is also one that favours equality, social inclusion, the equitable distribution of resources, and a rights-based approach to meeting peoples needs to live in an ethical and sustainable manner. Responding to these issues is one of the biggest challenges facing social workers in the twenty-first century which this Handbook is intended to address. Through providing the theories, practices, policies, knowledge and skills required to act responsibly in responding to the diverse disasters that threaten to endanger all living things and planet earth itself, this green social work handbook will be required reading for all social work students, academics and professionals, as well as those working in the fields of community development and disaster management."--Résumé de l'éditeur Cover Title Copyright Dedication Contents Acknowledgements Contributors Preface Foreword: Green social work: a new direction for social work Introduction: why green social work? Part I Green social work theory 1 Green social work in theory and practice: a new environmental paradigm for the profession 2 Transdisciplinary collaboration between physical and social scientists: drawing on the experiences of an advisor to Earthquakes without Frontiers (EwF) 3 Disasters, health impacts and the value of implementing the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 4 The critical role of social work in disaster response: experiences in the United Kingdom 5 Rebuilding lives post-disaster: innovative community practices for sustainable development 6 Green social work for environmental justice: implications for international social workers Part II Natural disasters 7 Promoting public interest design: green social work interventions during the post-Ya’an earthquake reconstruction and recovery in Sichuan, China 8 Solidarity in times of disaster: the case of Chile 9 Social work response to Himalayan disasters: insights from green social work 10 Dissecting a Himalayan disaster, finding pathways 11 A post-Morakot environmentally friendly reconstruction solution: reflections from a green social work perspective 12 Dominica – Tropical Storm Erika and its impacts Part III Green agricultural practices 13 Developing green social work in a participatory small watershed management programme in China’s tourism city of Lijiang 14 Reflections on a Tribal Kitchen Project: a case study about green social work in Taiwan 15 Community gardening: the nexus for community, social work and university collaboration Part IV Food (in)security 16 Food insecurity: where social injustice meets environmental exploitation 17 The food security crisis and CSA movement in China: green social work practice in Yunnan Province Part V (Hu)man-made disasters 18 Environmental issues and controversies in Latin America: a challenge for social work 19 Green social work requires a green politics 20 Green social work within integrated coastal zone management: Mauritius and Barbados 21 Social protection options for women farmers in the face of climate change: a case study of women farmers and agriculture in Goromonzi, Zimbabwe 22 Climate justice, capabilities and sustainable livelihoods: insights from an action research project Part VI Extreme weather events 23 The 2015 Chennai Floods: green social work, an emerging model for practice in India 24 Mitigating the impact of drought in Namibia: implications for social work practice, education and policy Part VII Disaster-driven migration 25 Understanding poverty through the experiences of women who are forced migrants: considerations for a social work response 26 Positioning Social Workers Without Borders within green social work: ethical considerations for social work as social justice work Part VIII Health disasters 27 Intersectionality in health pandemics 28 The arrival of chikungunya on the Caribbean island of Curaçao: the important role of social workers 29 The challenge of maintaining continuity in health and social care during extreme weather events: cross-sectoral and transdisciplinary approaches Part IX Industrial and urban issues 30 Sowing the seeds: a green social work project in Sri Lanka 31 The ecological hazards of nuclear waste disposal: tensions between aspirations for economic prosperity and community sustainability in a small Croatian municipality 32 Integrating green social work and the US environmental justice movement: an introduction to community benefits agreements Part X Practicing green social work 33 Historical trends in calls to action: climate change, pro-environmental behaviours and green social work 34 Community resistance and resilience following an environmental disaster in Aotearoa/New Zealand 35 Human-made disasters and social work: a Ukrainian perspective 36 Strategies used by activists in Israeli environmental struggles: implications for the future green social worker 37 Working with children in disasters 38 Persons with disabilities in the Great East Japan Earthquake: lessons learnt and new directions towards evidence-based empowering just practices 39 Social work and terrorism: voices of experience 40 Personal reflections on the Prevent programme 41 Reflecting on the 2015 Gorkha earthquake, tread carefully Part XI Education 42 Making connections with survivors of a catastrophic flood in West Virginia: a green social work approach to climate change adaptation 43 Towards a curriculum in disaster risk reduction from a green social work perspective 44 Greening social work education in Aotearoa/New Zealand 45 Greening Australian social work practice and education 46 Greening social work education: transforming the curriculum in pursuit of eco–social justice Conclusions: towards a green society and mainstreaming green social work in social work education and practice Name index Subject index "Green social work espouses a holistic approach to all peoples and other living things plants and animals, and the physical ecosystem; emphasises the relational nature of all its constituent parts; and redefines the duty to care for and about others as one that includes the duty to care for and about planet earth. By acknowledging the interdependency of all living things it allows for the inclusion of all systems and institutions in its remit, including both (hu)man-made and natural disasters arising from the (hu)made ones of poverty to chemical pollution of the earths land, waters and soils and climate change, to the natural hazards like earthquakes and volcanoes which turn to disasters through human (in)action. Green social works value system is also one that favours equality, social inclusion, the equitable distribution of resources, and a rights-based approach to meeting peoples needs to live in an ethical and sustainable manner. Responding to these issues is one of the biggest challenges facing social workers in the twenty-first century which this Handbook is intended to address. Through providing the theories, practices, policies, knowledge and skills required to act responsibly in responding to the diverse disasters that threaten to endanger all living things and planet earth itself, this green social work handbook will be required reading for all social work students, academics and professionals, as well as those working in the fields of community development and disaster management."--Résumé de l'éditeur "Green social work espouses a holistic approach to all peoples and other living things plants and animals, and the physical ecosystem; emphasizes the relational nature of all its constituent parts; and redefines the duty to care for and about others as one that includes the duty to care for and about planet earth. By acknowledging the interdependency of all living things it allows for the inclusion of all systems and institutions in its remit, including both (hu)man-made and natural disasters arising from the (hu)made ones of poverty to chemical pollution of the earths land, waters and soils and climate change, to the natural hazards like earthquakes and volcanoes which turn to disasters through human (in)action. Green social works value system is also one that favours equality, social inclusion, the equitable distribution of resources, and a rights-based approach to meeting peoples needs to live in an ethical and sustainable manner. Responding to these issues is one of the biggest challenges facing social workers in the twenty-first century which this Handbook is intended to address. Through providing the theories, practices, policies, knowledge and skills required to act responsibly in responding to the diverse disasters that threaten to endanger all living things and planet earth itself, this green social work handbook will be required reading for all social work students, academics and professionals, as well as those working in the fields of community development and disaster management."--Provided by publisher Green social work espouses a holistic approach to all peoples and other living things - plants and animals, and the physical ecosystem; emphasises the relational nature of all its constituent parts; and redefines the duty to care for and about others as one that includes the duty to care for and about planet earth.By acknowledging the interdependency of all living things it allows for the inclusion of all systems and institutions in its remit, including both (hu)man-made and natural disasters arising from the (hu)made ones of poverty to chemical pollution of the earth's land, waters and soils and climate change, to the natural hazards like earthquakes and volcanoes which turn to disasters through human (in)action. Green social work's value system is also one that favours equality, social inclusion, the equitable distribution of resources, and a rights-based approach to meeting people's needs to live in an ethical and sustainable manner. Responding to these issues is one of the biggest challenges facing social workers in the twenty-first century which this Handbook is intended to address.Through providing the theories, practices, policies, knowledge and skills required to act responsibly in responding to the diverse disasters that threaten to endanger all living things and planet earth itself, this green social work handbook will be required reading for all social work students, academics and professionals, as well as those working in the fields of community development and disaster management. [4e de couv.]. By providing the theories, practices, policies, knowledge and skills required to act responsibly in responding to the disasters that threaten the earth, this book handbook will be required reading for all social work students, academics and professionals, as well as those working in the fields of community development and disaster management.