Organizing for Social Change (National Institute of Social Services Library)

Politics & Social Sciences

Thomas, David N.

Politics & Government

ALLEN U

The making of community work

G. Allen & Unwin

White Bolts, Black Locks: Participation in the Inner City

Social Sciences

Unwin Hyman

The oceans cover the majority of the Earth's surface; they influence our climate and provide a valuable source of food to billions of people. However, despite its fundamental impact on our lives, many aspects of the marine environment remain a mystery to us. Marine Ecology: Processes, Systems, and Impacts, Second Edition, offers a carefully balanced and stimulating survey of marine ecology, introducing the key processes and systems from which the marine environment is formed and the issues and challenges that surround its future. Opening with an overview of the major processes and interactions of marine ecology, the book goes on to explore the diverse systems from which the marine environment is composed, from estuaries to seabeds and from the deep sea to polar regions. The final section examines human activities that impact the marine environment--fisheries, aquaculture, pollution, and global warming--before considering measures that can be taken to mitigate their adverse effects on it. Marine Ecology: Processes, Systems, and Impacts is an essential resource for any student wishing to develop a well-balanced, informed understanding of this fascinating subject. The second edition offers enhanced coverage of socioeconomic issues and climate change and new "Hot Topic" text boxes that discuss contemporary research. FEATURES * Places key concepts and issues from a diverse range of marine systems into a real-world context * Carefully structured into well-defined, logical sections that facilitate ease and flexibility of use * Striking full-color illustrations and photographs bring the subject alive * Many detailed case studies enliven the text and add a further level of depth and insight * Key concepts and issues are treated from a global perspective, using examples from around the world * Rich pedagogy highlights and elucidates important information * A Companion Website provides resources for students and instructors

Marine Ecology: Processes, Systems, and Impacts

Science & Math

Jennings, Simon

Kaiser, Michel J.

Attrill, Martin J.

Barnes, David K. A.

Biological Sciences

Oxford University Press

This book offers a carefully balanced, stimulating survey of marine ecology that introduces the key processes and systems that form the marine environment and examines the issues and challenges which surround its future conservation. Marine Ecology: Processes, Systems, and Impacts is ideal for undergraduate courses in marine biology or marine ecology. A companion website: http://www.oup.com/uk/orc/bin/9780199249756/ offers downloadable images from the text and a library of weblinks for students. An Instructor's Manual is available to adopters. ·Employs many examples from around the world to put concepts and issues in a real-world context ·Presents detailed case studies throughout the text

Brierly, Andrew S.

Polunin, Nicholas V.

Raffaelli, David G.

Williams, Peter J. le B.

When Skills in Neighbourhood Work first appeared in 1980, it was the first comprehensive guide for practitioners and students in social work and community development. It has been used extensively in Britain and abroad, and its success was followed by the production of two video tapes designed for use alongside the book. This revised second edition includes a new introduction and a rearrangement of the book's contents to make them more accessible to the practitioner and student. The authors take the reader from the beginning to the ending stages of neighbourhood work, and offers a framework within which students or practitioners can locate their activities. The outcome is a clear, thoughtful and comprehensive exposition of neighbourhood work that has already made a major contribution in the fields of social work and community development.

SKILLS IN NEIGHBOURHOOD WORK (National Institute Social Services Library)

Henderson, Paul

Routledge

Skills in Neighbourhood Work

Skills in Neighbourhood Work is a practice textbook. It explains the skills, knowledge and techniques needed by community workers and other practitioners to work effectively in and with communities. While the principles and methods it describes have stood the test of time, the political, economic and social changes which have taken place since the book was first published have made a new edition essential. Completely rewritten and updated, the third edition retains all the practical information needed by the student or practitioner but sets it in the contemporary context. It includes a European perspective and views from America and Australia.

Skills in Neighbourhood Work is a practice textbook. It explains the skills, knowledge and techniques needed by community workers and other practitioners to work effectively in and with communities. While the principles and methods it describes have stood

Business & Money

Job Hunting & Careers

Skills in Neighbourhood Work is a practice textbook. It explains the skills, knowledge and techniques needed by community workers and other practitioners to work effectively in and with communities. While the principles and methods it describes have stood the test of time, the political, economic and social changes which have taken place since the book was first published have made new editions essential. Rewritten and updated, and including new practice examples, the fourth edition retains all the practical information needed by the student or practitioner but sets it in the contemporary context. Including a European perspective and views from America and Australia, it covers: <ul>
<li>starting, supporting and ending work with community groups </li> <li>evaluation </li> <li>data collection </li> <li>goals and priorities </li> <li>making contacts </li> <li>group work </li> <li>helping groups work with other organisations. </li> </ul>
This invaluable textbook is essential reading for students and practitioners of community work.

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