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Valuing the Past, Sustaining the Future?: Exploring Coastal Societies, Childhood(s) and Local Knowledge in Times of Global Transition

Valuing the Past, Sustaining the Future?: Exploring Coastal Societies, Childhood(s) and Local Knowledge in Times of Global Transition

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This book explores the social and cultural sustainability of coastal communities in transition through the lens of childhood, highlighting the importance of intergenerational knowledge transmission, the role of children and young people in creating sustainable livelihoods, and the practices across different country contexts. It aims to provide a perspective on sustainability in coastal communities that is needed in ongoing discussions.

Format: Hardback
Length: 232 pages
Publication date: 19 January 2023
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG


This captivating book delves into the intricate realm of social and cultural sustainability within coastal communities in transition, shedding light on the dynamic interplay between education, knowledge production, society, and working life from an intergenerational perspective. Contributors explore diverse local and national contexts across several countries, aiming to unravel the shifting and complex dynamics between these elements in coastal environments.

Key insights unveiled include:

The pressing threat to the social and cultural sustainability of coastal communities in diverse local and national contexts, underscoring the urgent need for their preservation.

The pivotal role of intergenerational transmission of local knowledge in safeguarding and nurturing sustainable coastal communities.

The central role of children and young people as active agents in shaping sustainable livelihoods, economies, and knowledge for future generations within coastal communities.

Diverse practices across different country contexts, highlighting the richness and diversity of approaches to sustainability.

The book aims to address the challenges to sustainability faced by local communities in the context of local, national, and global social and economic transformations. By examining these challenges cross-nationally and through the lens of childhood and knowledge production across generations, it offers a valuable perspective that contributes to the ongoing discourse on sustainability in coastal communities.

Weight: 541g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031117152
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022

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