Global Environmental Crisis Implications for Social Welfare and Social Work

In the twenty-first century, environmental conditions promise to be the major force determining human survival and social development. Social policies to address poverty, quality of life and social justice across the global community are increasingly constrained and shaped by the physical environment. Ecological questions pose profound challenges to human behaviour and values. This edited volume by social welfare scholars demonstrates the convergence between social and environmental problems and policies. Contributors explore how environmental concerns challenge prevailing political and economic theories and practices which drive conceptions of social welfare. They document the environmental factors in social issues such as health problems, unemployment, racism and consumerism. Addressing social workers and other human service professionals, this work illustrates the implications of environmental issues for social research, planning and policy development, as well as for therapeutic practice and community organizing methods.Hoff, Marie D. is the author of 'Global Environmental Crisis Implications for Social Welfare and Social Work' with ISBN 9781856285858 and ISBN 1856285855.