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In the face of globalization s massive social and economic
transformations and the resulting persistent inequality, activists,
labor organizers, and advocacy NGOs are seeking and creating change
beyond the confines of formal state politics and across national
borders. Given the breadth of local issues activists face, the ways
they define the problem and seek redress vary widely. This book
provides a unique perspective on these efforts, gathering into one
volume concrete examples of the implementation of different
strategies for social change that highlight the challenges
involved. This provides useful lessons for those involved in social
change, as well as for those studying it. Contributors to the
volume are scholars and practitioners around the world, and they
draw on strong connections with people working in the field to
improve working conditions and environmental standards of global
production systems. This allows readers to develop a more
comprehensive and grounded understanding of strategies for social
change. This book maintains a strong balance between breadth and
specificity. It provides an overview of the themes of social
change, which contextualizes and draws common threads from the
chapters grounded in specific geographic locations and political
spaces of change. The chapters analyze environmental and social
problems and the varying degrees of success activists have had in
regulating industries, containing environmental hazards, and/or
harnessing aspects of an industry for positive social and economic
change. Contributors draw upon different ways of creating change,
which include corporate social responsibility schemes, fair trade
regimes, and community radio. By providing insight into the
potential and limitations of actions taken at different levels, the
book encourages a critical perspective on efforts for social
change, grounded in an understanding of how conditions around the
world can affect these activities. For discussion questions for
each chapter, see: http: //www.bluestockinginstitute.org/#
lessons/ct5n"
Discussion questions developed by the authors can be found here. In
the face of globalization's massive social and economic
transformations and the resulting persistent inequality, activists,
labor organizers, and advocacy NGOs are seeking and creating change
beyond the confines of formal state politics and across national
borders. Given the breadth of local issues activists face, the ways
they define the problem and seek redress vary widely. This book
provides a unique perspective on these efforts, gathering into one
volume concrete examples of the implementation of different
strategies for social change that highlight the challenges
involved. This provides useful lessons for those involved in social
change, as well as for those studying it. Contributors to the
volume are scholars and practitioners around the world, and they
draw on strong connections with people working in the field to
improve working conditions and environmental standards of global
production systems. This allows readers to develop a more
comprehensive and grounded understanding of strategies for social
change. This book maintains a strong balance between breadth and
specificity. It provides an overview of the themes of social
change, which contextualizes and draws common threads from the
chapters grounded in specific geographic locations and political
spaces of change. The chapters analyze environmental and social
problems and the varying degrees of success activists have had in
regulating industries, containing environmental hazards, and/or
harnessing aspects of an industry for positive social and economic
change. Contributors draw upon different ways of creating change,
which include corporate social responsibility schemes, fair trade
regimes, and community radio. By providing insight into the
potential and limitations of actions taken at different levels, the
book encourages a critical perspective on efforts for social
change, grounded in an understanding of how conditions around the
world can affect these activities.
Written to meet the need of teachers, lecturers and tutors at all
stages in their career, this is the authoritative handbook for
anyone wanting to and understanding the key issues, best practices
and new developments in the world of engineering education and
training. The book is divided into sections which analyse what
students should be learning, how they learn, and how the teaching
and learning process and your own practice can be improved. With
contributions from experts around the world and a wealth of
innovative case study material, this book is an essential purchase
for anyone teaching engineering today. The 'Effective Learning and
Teaching in Higher Education' series deals with improving practice
in higher education. Each title is written to meet the needs of
those seeking professional accreditation and wishing to keep
themselves up to date professionally.
Written to meet the need of teachers, lecturers and tutors at all
stages in their career, this is the authoritative handbook for
anyone wanting to and understanding the key issues, best practices
and new developments in the world of engineering education and
training.
The book is divided into sections which analyse what students
should be learning, how they learn, and how the teaching and
learning process and your own practice can be improved.
With contributions from experts around the world and a wealth of
innovative case study material, this book is an essential purchase
for anyone teaching engineering today.
The 'Effective Learning and Teaching in Higher Education' series
deals with improving practice in higher education. Each title is
written to meet the needs of those seeking professional
accreditation and wishing to keep themselves up to date
professionally.
Mining has been entangled with the development of communities in
all continents since the beginning of large-scale resource
extraction. It has brought great wealth and prosperity, as well as
great misery and environmental destruction. Today, there is a
greater awareness of the urgent need for engineers to meet the
challenge of extracting declining mineral resources more
efficiently, with positive and equitable social impact and minimal
environmental impact. Many engineering disciplines-from software to
civil engineering-play a role in the life of a mine, from its
inception and planning to its operation and final closure. The
companies that employ these engineers are expected to uphold human
rights, address community needs, and be socially responsible. While
many believe it is possible for mines to make a profit and achieve
these goals simultaneously, others believe that these are
contradictory aims. This book narrates the social experience of
mining in two very different settings-Papua New Guinea and Western
Australia-to illustrate how political, economic, and cultural
contexts can complicate the simple idea of "community engagement."
Table of Contents: Preface / Mining in History / The Ok Tedi Mine
in Papua New Guinea / Mining and Society in Western Australia /
Acting on Knowledge / References / Author Biographies
This book will focus on "Waste Management," a serious global issue
and engineers' responsibility towards finding better solutions for
its sustainable management. Solid waste management is one of the
major environmental burdens in both developed and developing
countries alike. An alarming rate of solid waste generation trends
can be seen as a result of globalization, industrialization, and
rapid economic development. However, low-income and marginalized
sectors in society suffer most from the unfavorable conditions
deriving from poor waste management. Solid waste management is not
a mere technical challenge. The environmental impact,
socio-economic, cultural, institutional, legal, and political
aspects are fundamental in planning, designing, and maintaining a
sustainable waste management system in any country. Engineers have
a major role to play in designing proper systems that integrate
stakeholders, waste system elements, and sustainability aspects of
waste management. This book is part of a focused collection from a
project on Engineering and Education for Social and Environmental
Justice. It takes an explicitly social and environmental justice
stance on waste and attempts to assess the social impact of waste
management on those who are also the most economically vulnerable
and least powerful in the society. We hope that this book will
assist our readers to think critically and understand the framework
of socially and environmentally just waste management. Table of
Contents: Introduction / Towards a Just Politics of Waste
Management / Expertise, Indigenous People, and the Site 41 Landfill
/ Waste Management in the Global North / Waste Management in the
Global South: A Sri Lankan Case Study / Assessing the Feasibility
of Waste for Life in the Western Province of Sri Lanka
Green Composites: Waste-based Materials for a Sustainable Future,
Second Edition presents exciting new developments on waste-based
composites. New, additional, or replacement chapters focus on these
elements, reflecting on developments over the past ten years.
Authors of existing chapters have brought these themes into their
work wherever possible, and case study chapters that connect
materials engineering to the topic's social context are included in
this revised edition. Professor Baillie believes that the new
'green' is the "what and who" composites are being designed for,
"what" material needs we have, and "what" access different groups
have to the technical knowledge required, etc. Industry is now
showing concerns for corporate social responsibility and social
impact. Recent conversations with prestigious materials
institutions have indicated a growing interest in moving into areas
of research that relate their work to beneficial social impacts.
The book's example of Waste for Life demonstrates the genre
proposed for the case study chapters. Waste for Life adopts
scientific knowledge and low-threshold/high-impact technologies.
In this book we consider ways in which mining companies do and
can/should respect the human rights of communities affected by
mining operations. We examine what "can and should" means and to
whom, in a variety of mostly Peruvian contexts, and how engineers
engage in "normative" practices that may interfere with the
communities' best interests. We hope to raise awareness of the
complexity of issues at stake and begin the necessary process of
critique-of self and of the industry in which an engineer chooses
to work. This book aims to alert engineering students to the price
paid not only by vulnerable communities but also by the natural
environment when mining companies engage in irresponsible and,
often, illegal mining practices. If mining is to be in our future,
and if we are to have a future which is sustainable, engineering
students must learn to mine and support mining, in new ways-ways
which are fairer, more equitable, and cleaner than today.
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