Dear colleagues,
The Learning for Sustainability (LfS) site -
http://learningforsustainability.net - has been substantially revised
and
updated over the past month as a guide to on-line resources for
researchers
and practitioners interested in supporting social learning and
collective
action. The site highlights the wide range of social skills and
processes
that are needed to support collaborative change initiatives, and
structures
these in a practical way. This brings links to several hundred annotated
on-line resources together in one easy to access site.
A new section on governance has been added through this update. This is
accessible directly off the front page menu system, and provides links
to
governance resources that support social change and adaptation. Other
new
resource sections cover topics including community resilience, adaptive
management and visioning and scenario development.
A guides, tools and checklists section provides practical guidance to
help
readers address issues involved in managing multi-stakeholder
participation
and engagement initiatives. Lessons are drawn from different sectors
including agriculture, integrated catchment and watershed management,
natural resources management, HIV/AIDS, public health, climate change,
disaster management, and conservation. A new page in this section now
covers tools, tips and techniques for facilitators and other social
engagement specialists. Other site sections provide links to best and
emerging practice in specific areas including social learning, adaptive
management, network building and mapping, dialogue, knowledge
management,
and evaluation and reflection. Research links cover action research,
systems thinking, participation, integration and interdisciplinarity.
One
page lists on-line resources for both post-graduate research students
and
their supervisors.
The Learning for Sustainability site - http://learningforsustainability.net
- also manages additional pages on finding volunteering and job
opportunities in the sustainability sector. Viewers are encouraged to
suggest sites to add. All this material is easily accessible through the
main site indexing system.
Please feel free to pass this posting on to colleagues and friends who
may
be interested in this content.
Regards
Will
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Dr. Will Allen
LearningForSustainability.net - http://
www.learningforsustainability.net -
Supporting dialogue, collective action and reflection for sustainable
development
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