Includes bibliographical references and index.

Notes on contributors -- Introduction / Sven Hessle -- The government of canada : on trial for the racial discrimination of -- First nations children / Cindy Blackstock -- Environmental social work / Fred Besthorn -- Disaster management : perspectives for social work and social development disaster management : action and impact / Roland Sewell -- Indigenous understanding of environmental change and its social consequences : climate change and environmental justice : indigenous perspectives from the United States / Hilary Weaver -- Integrating economic, environmental and social perspectives : the social protection floors recommendation R. 202 (2012) : adopted by the International Labour Organization / Alejandro Bonilla Garcia -- Social action for clean water : the quest for clean water in Kenya : social workers' uneasy role / Pius Mutuku Mutie -- Social economy and sustainable social development : local lessons: global challenges : enterprising social work: social enterprise action research with remote indigenous communities in Australia / Deirdre Tedmanson -- Sustainable social development : research, education and practice -- Social work global access model : promoting social equity and social change / Rhonda Patrick and Monit Cheung -- Environmental justice at the heart of social work practice : greening the profession / Lena Dominelli.