{"product_id":"environmental-social-work-9780415678124","title":"Environmental Social Work","description":"\u003cp\u003eSocial 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDivided 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEnvironmental Social Work\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mel Gray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415678124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMel Gray \u003c\/strong\u003eis Professor of Social Work and Research Professor in the Research Institute for Social Inclusion and Wellbeing (RISIW), in the School of Humanities and Social Science at University of Newcastle, Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Coates \u003c\/strong\u003ewas Professor and Director of the School of Social Work at St Thomas University in New Brunswick, Canada, and is Chair and a founding member of the Canadian Society for Spirituality and Social Work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTiani Hetherington \u003c\/strong\u003eis a Lecturer in Social Work at Griffith University, Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43211565924467,"sku":"9.78042E+12","price":118.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_c287f4f5-89b9-46e5-8fec-8f624a37e4f9.jpg?v=1753187988","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/environmental-social-work-9780415678124","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}