Voices of the Volunteers - an Exploration of the Influences That Volunteer Experiences Have on the Resilience and Sustainability of Catchment Groups I

Name: Voices of the Volunteers - an Exploration of the Influences That Volunteer Experiences Have on the Resilience and Sustainability of Catchment Groups I
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ISBN: 9783639002751

ISBN-10: 363900275X

ISBN-13: 9783639002751

Edition: 2008

Authors: Margaret Gooch

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Volunteers in stewardship groups are a major element of the social mobilisation strategy used in Australia to manage natural resources. The ability of such groups to overcome problems, deal with new issues as they arise, and keep going under pressure may be thought of as managing for "resilience." This approach uses the idea of adaptive change where resilient communities are simultaneously changeable and stable, adapting to new situations as they arise. Interviews were conducted along the east coast of Queensland, Australia, to better understand resilience in community-based stewardship groups. Participants were drawn from groups such as Landcare; Coastcare; Bushcare; Greening Australia;…

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List price: $11.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: .AV Akademikerverlag GmbH & Co. KG
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

Margaret Gooch is a native Southerner who nowlives in New England. A graduate of Texas Christian University, she obtained her master's degree from the University of Denver and a doctorate in English from the University of North Carolina. She taught college English for a few years, but for most of her professional life has been an academic reference librarian. Colorado summer vacations, along with various literary and cinematic influences, lie behind her imaginative engagement with the West.