ABSTRACT
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|78 pages
Green social work theory
chapter 1|12 pages
Green social work in theory and practice
chapter 2|14 pages
Transdisciplinary collaboration between physical and social scientists
section |36 pages
Theory into practice section
chapter 4|12 pages
The critical role of social work in disaster response
chapter 5|11 pages
Rebuilding lives post-disaster
chapter 6|11 pages
Green social work for environmental justice
part II|71 pages
Natural disasters
chapter 7|12 pages
Promoting public interest design
chapter 11|12 pages
A post-Morakot environmentally friendly reconstruction solution
part III|35 pages
Green agricultural practices
chapter 14|11 pages
Reflections on a Tribal Kitchen Project
chapter 15|10 pages
Community gardening
part IV|24 pages
Food (in)security
chapter 17|11 pages
The food security crisis and CSA movement in China
part V|61 pages
(Hu)man-made disasters
chapter 18|9 pages
Environmental issues and controversies in Latin America
section |49 pages
Climate change-driven disasters section
chapter 20|12 pages
Green social work within integrated coastal zone management
chapter 21|13 pages
Social protection options for women farmers in the face of climate change
chapter 22|11 pages
Climate justice, capabilities and sustainable livelihoods
part VI|28 pages
Extreme weather events
chapter 23|12 pages
The 2015 Chennai Floods
chapter 24|14 pages
Mitigating the impact of drought in Namibia
part VII|25 pages
Disaster-driven migration
chapter 25|12 pages
Understanding poverty through the experiences of women who are forced migrants
chapter 26|11 pages
Positioning Social Workers Without Borders within green social work
part VIII|38 pages
Health disasters
chapter 28|12 pages
The arrival of chikungunya on the Caribbean island of Curaçao
chapter 29|12 pages
The challenge of maintaining continuity in health and social care during extreme weather events
part IX|36 pages
Industrial and urban issues
chapter 31|12 pages
The ecological hazards of nuclear waste disposal
chapter 32|10 pages
Integrating green social work and the US environmental justice movement
part X|103 pages
Practicing green social work
chapter 33|11 pages
Historical trends in calls to action
chapter 36|12 pages
Strategies used by activists in Israeli environmental struggles
chapter 38|14 pages
Persons with disabilities in the Great East Japan Earthquake
part XI|62 pages
Education