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020			_a9781574441871
082			_a307 MAS
100			_aMaser, Chris.
245		0	_aSetting the stage for sustainability : _ba citizen's handbook / _c by Chris Maser, Russ Beaton and Kevin Smith
260			_aLondon
260			_bLewis Publishers
260			_c1998
300			_a275 p.
520			_aAs humans, we make choices. With change as a constant, we are continually presented with a number of choices, and we must choose. The change represented by the divergence of humanity from the rest of the world is rapidly growing, and in need of transformation. Setting the Stage for Sustainable Community Development is a guide for that transformation, which can help to create a sense of "place" where it did not previously exist. This invaluable text looks at resolving environmental conflicts through a "transformative" rather than a "problem-solving" approach. The transformative approach emphasizes the capacity of facilitation for personal growth. The text analyzes good and bad institutionalized social patterns in an ecological sense. The authors believe that through positive thinking and the willingness to take risks, we can become creative forces in our communities and in the world.
650			_aCommunity development
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