Social work has been late to engage with the environmental
movement. Often working with an exclusively social understanding of
environment, much of the social work profession has overlooked the
importance of environmental issues. However, recently, the impact
of and worldwide attention to climate change, a string of natural
disasters, and increased understanding of issues around
environmental justice has put the environment, sustainability, and
well-being in the spotlight.
Divided into three parts, this field-defining work explores what
environmental social work is, and how it can be put into practice.
The first section focuses on theory, discussing ecological and
social justice, as well as sustainability, spirituality and human
rights. The second section comprises case studies of evolving
environmental social work practice. The case studies derive from a
range of areas from urban gardens and community organizing to
practice with those affected by climate change. The final section
relevant to students and lecturers looks at learning about
environmental issues in social work.
Environmental Social Work provides an integrated theoretical and
practical overview of why and how social work might respond to
environmental factors affecting the societies and people they work
with at international, national, local and individual levels.
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