Research in Canada and Australia has shown that social capital is a necessary condition for sustainable community development as it enhances linking ties that increase access to resources outside the community. Social capital in and of itself, however, is not always sufficient to sustain and...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms -- At the Edge -- 1 The Context -- 2 Paradigms, Myths, and Metaphors -- 3 Sustainable Development Imperatives -- 4 Ecological Imperatives -- 5 Social Imperatives -- 6 Economic Imperatives -- 7 Solitudes, Silos, and Stovepipes -- 8...

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Part 1: Vision -- 1 Social Capital and Sustainable Community Development: Is There a Relationship? -- Part 2: Connections -- 2 Ecological and Social Systems: Essential System Conditions -- 3 Social Ecology as a Framework for Understanding and...