Ecolog Forum:
I am using this post as a springboard to ask you all whether or not you
consider this an important matter, much less a crucial subject for
consideration. To maintain a bias-free mental posture, I have not visited
any of the sites. Therefore, these comments are not about the content of
those sites, nor are they about the email itself; it merely reminded me of
the issue.
I would like your opinions about whether or not you have had similar
thoughts or whether or not you find the subject disagreeable to think about
or discuss, or otherwise unworthy of your time.
In asking, "Is sustainability sustainable?" I have a multi-faceted
concern--that while "sustainability" is a valid term in some sense, it, like
"ecology" and many other perfectly good terms, has lost its discriminatory
value in communication, technology, and science through overuse, misuse, and
overgeneralization. Do you believe this to be the case?
In any case, would you please define the term as precisely as possible? If
there are alternative definitions, would you please define them too? If you
believe that there is no question about the definition, that the definition
is so well understood that there can be no dispute about how the terms is
defined and used that asking those questions is unnecessary, would you
please so indicate?
Respectfully submitted,
WT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Will Allen" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 12:44 AM
Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Managing the social aspects of ecosystem management -
LfS portal update
The Learning for Sustainability site -
http://learningforsustainability.net
- brings together resources to help us address and manage the social and
capacity building aspects of ecosystem management and other sustainability
issues. This resource has been substantially revised and updated over
recent
months. It is a guide to on-line resources for researchers and
practitioners
interested in managing multi-stakeholder processes that support social
learning and collective action. The site highlights the wide range of
social
skills and processes that are needed. It shows how these can be linked
together, and structures these in a practical way. This brings links to
several hundred annotated on-line resources together in one easy to access
site.
Most pages have been expanded with new resource links added. Particular
attention has been paid to expanding the sections on undertaking
interdisiplinary and integrated projects and adaptation. Featured links to
specific papers in these areas can be found from the July newletter page
at
- http://learningforsustainability.net/newsletters/jul09.php
Other updated resource sections link to resources to support thinking and
practice around managing complex systems, community resilience, and
participation. A central guides, tools and checklists section provides
practical guidance to help readers address issues involved in managing
multi-stakeholder participation and engagement initiatives. Other site
sections provide links to best and emerging practice in specific areas
including social learning, adaptive management, integration, network
building and mapping, dialogue, knowledge management, and evaluation.
The LearningForSustainability.net site also manages additional sections on
finding volunteering and job opportunities. These can be found from the
main
site index at http://learningforsustainability.net As with the rest of the
site these sections bring links to lot of on-line resources together in
one
easy to access site, each link is annotated to provide a guide to its
contents.
Regards
Will
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Dr. Will Allen
LearningForSustainability.net - http://learningforsustainability.net -
Supporting dialogue, collective action and reflection
E-mail: [email protected]
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