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Morse, Stephen; McNamara, Nora

 
9789400762671: Sustainable Livelihood Approach: A Critique of Theory and Practice
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 9400762674 ISBN 13: 9789400762671
Verlag: Springer, 2013

Inhaltsangabe

 

We all view the ubiquitous term ‘sustainability’ as a worthwhile goal. But how can we apply the principles of sustainability in the real world, at the sharp end of communities in developing nations where income insecurity is the troubled norm? This volume provides some practical answers, explaining the precepts of the ‘sustainable livelihood approach’ (SLA) through the case study of a microfinance scheme in Africa.

 

The case study, centered around the work of the Catholic Church’s Diocesan Development Services organization, involved an SLA implemented over two years designed in part to help enhance its existing microfinance operation through closer links between local communities and international donors. The book’s central conclusion is that we must move beyond the concept of sustainable livelihood itself, with its in-built polarities between developed and developing nations, and embrace a more global notion of ‘sustainable lifestyle’; a more nuanced and inclusive approach that encompasses not just how we make a sustainable living, but how we can live sustainable lives.

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Stephen Morse holds the Chair in Systems Analysis for Sustainability at the Centre for Environment and Sustainability, University of Surrey, UK. Steve has a background in applied ecology and the environment and his research and teaching interests are broad spanning both the natural and social sciences. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, the Royal Society of Biology and the Higher Education Academy and has authored and edited 22 books and over 140 academic papers, many of them on the assessment of sustainability (including indicators) and sustainable livelihoods in Africa.
Nora McNamara trained as a social scientist and in 1970 Nora was appointed coordinator for Social Development for Diocese of Idah (Igalaland), Nigeria. Agriculture formed the basis for most of the development in the area but this incorporated every possible aspect including water, nutrition and primary health care and micro credit. She has been a director of a number of Boards in Nigeria and in Ireland including the first Misean Cara board which was the conduit through which Irish Aid was channeled through to over 80 orders of priests and Religious worldwide. She was the director for all Holy Rosary Development projects and programmes from 2003 to 2015. She is currently a board Member of the German Foundation Nachstenliebe Weltweit.

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We all view the ubiquitous term ‘sustainability’ as a worthwhile goal. But how can we apply the principles of sustainability in the real world, at the sharp end of communities in developing nations where income insecurity is the troubled norm? This volume provides some practical answers, explaining the precepts of the ‘sustainable livelihood approach’ (SLA) through the case study of a microfinance scheme in Africa.

The case study, centered around the work of the Catholic Church’s Diocesan Development Services organization, involved an SLA implemented over two years designed in part to help enhance its existing microfinance operation through closer links between local communities and international donors. The book’s central conclusion is that we must move beyond the concept of sustainable livelihood itself, with its in-built polarities between developed and developing nations, and embrace a more global notion of ‘sustainable lifestyle’; a more nuanced and inclusive approach that encompasses not just how we make a sustainable living, but how we can live sustainable lives.

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Verlag
Springer
Erscheinungsdatum
2013
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
9400762674
ISBN 13 
9789400762671
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
208
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