Social Work and Sustainability in Asia: Facing the Challenges of Global Environmental Changes
In: Routledge Advances in Asia-Pacific Studies
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of photographs -- Notes on contributors -- Preface -- PART I: Theory and concepts of social sustainability and social work -- 1 Social work and sustainable development: an overview -- 2 Neoliberalism and globalization: trends shaping sustainable social work practice -- 3 Social sustainability and global climate change: a new challenge for social work -- 4 Operationalizing and measuring social, economic, and environmental sustainability: current efforts and future directions -- PART II: Case studies in Asia -- 5 Global grassroots green movement driven by Tzu Chi Foundation's recycling volunteers: a multifaceted model of environmental sustainability with transformative social changes -- 6 Apocalyptic learning for sustainability in aged Japan: positive reciprocities and social innovations in the information age -- 7 Reducing the high vulnerability of the elderly to urban flooding: findings from the 2011 floods in Bangkok -- 8 Humanitarian response after a complex environmental disaster: a case study of Typhoon Haiyan -- 9 In the Typhoon Corridor: rebuilding communities in the Philippines through empowerment and innovation -- 10 The global climate change: necessary child protection services in Vietnam -- 11 Mass relocation and social sequence for the elderly in rural China -- 12 Maximizing impact in Hong Kong: economic, social, and environmental sustainability among nongovernmental organizations -- 13 Collaboration and innovation for inclusive green growth at a community level in Suzhou, China -- 14 Social work education in China: issues, challenges, and implications for sustainability -- PART III: Leadership and future development