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Title Social work and sustainability in Asia : facing the challenges of global environmental changes / edited by Alice M. L. Chong and Iris Chi
Published London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group 2019

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Description 1 online resource
Series Routledge advances in Asia-Pacific studies ; 20
Routledge advances in Asia-Pacific studies ; 20.
Contents Theory and concepts of social sustainability and social work -- Case studies in Asia and the Pacific Rim countries -- Leadership and future development
Summary "The rapid trend of globalization has brought a variety of sustainability challenges, including global climate change, biodiversity loss, poverty, and social inequalities, which are problems with unclear boundaries, complicated interrelated components, undefined parameters, contradictory values, and no single solution. Social work has a long-standing tradition of emphasizing the interaction of people and their environment. For this reason, the field of social work is one of the best-placed academic disciplines and professions for studying the impact of environmental changes on social systems, and should play an important role in developing strategies for mitigating and adapting to these environmental challenges. However, traditional social work tends to lag behind sustainability work and neglect globally interconnected social problems. Combining case studies and country reports from around Asia and the Pacific Rim with a theoretical framework for understanding sustainability concerns, this book aims to show how social work can play a valuable role in mitigating and adapting to environmental challenges and social sustainability. For social work to develop to be a meaningful and viable profession that addresses contemporary sustainability issues, it requires changes and transformation in paradigm, theories, strategies, social policy and social services that will facilitate a sustainable future for all mankind"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on print version record
Subject Social service -- Asia
Sustainability -- Social aspects -- Asia
Sustainable development -- Social aspects -- Asia
Climatic changes -- Social aspects -- Asia
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Human Services.
Climatic changes -- Social aspects
Human ecology
Social service
Sustainable development -- Social aspects
SUBJECT Asia -- Environmental conditions -- Social aspects
Subject Asia
Form Electronic book
Author Chong, Alice M. L., editor
Chi, Iris, editor
LC no. 2020693147
ISBN 9781315514956
1315514958
9781315514970
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9781315514949
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9781315514963
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