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Part III Communities and Social Capital
11 Feminism and Environmental Ethics: A Materialist Perspective 217
M. Mellor
12 Gender and Social Capital: The Importance of Gender Differences for the
Maturity and Effectiveness of Natural Resource Management Groups 234
O. Westermann, J. Ashby and J. Pretty
13 Social Capital and the Collective Management of Resources 257
J. Pretty
14 Still Going: Recent Debates on the Goldschmidt Hypothesis 263
L. M. Lobao, M. D. Schulman and L. E. Swanson
15 Social Connectedness in Marginal Rural China: The Case of Farmer
Innovation Circles in Zhidan, North Shaanxi 274
W. Bin and J. Pretty
Part IV Ecological Restoration and Design
16 Ecological Design and Education 293
D. W. Orr
17 Multi-function Agricultural Biodiversity: Pest Management and
Other Benefits 318
G. M. Gurr, S. D. Wratten amd J. M. Luna
18 Generating Community Change 333
C. B. Flora and J. L. Flora
19 Issues for More Sustainable Soil System Management 357
N. Uphoff, A. S. Ball, E. C. M. Fernandes, H. Herren, O. Husson,
C. Palm, J. Pretty, N. Sanginga and J. E. Thies
20 Farming With the Wild: Foreword and Introduction 372
F. Kirschenmann and D. Imhoff
Index 388