ABSTRACT

Kitchen Table Sustainability offers a unique view of sustainability through the lens of community engagement. It takes sustainability out of the ivory towers of universities, government departments and planners to the kitchen tables of the world. This practical guide distils decades of wisdom from community planning, engagement and sustainability practice internationally into a user-friendly and engaging book that is both inspirational and packed with hands-on tools. The core of the book is a bottom-up approach to participatory community engagement and development, referred to as EATING, that consists of six components: Education, Action, Trust, Inclusion, Nourishment and Governance.

chapter 1|13 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|23 pages

The Sustainability Story

chapter 3|33 pages

Community Engagement

A pathway to Sustainability

chapter 5|39 pages

Education

chapter 6|37 pages

Action

chapter 7|27 pages

Trust

chapter 8|40 pages

Inclusion

chapter 9|35 pages

Nourishment

chapter 10|37 pages

Governance

chapter 11|11 pages

Conclusions, Challenges and a Way Forward