The University of San Francisco USF Scholarship: a digital repository @ Gleeson Library | Geschke Center Doctoral Dissertations Theses, Dissertations, Capstones and Projects 2012 Sustainability with an Ethical Aim: Lessons from an American Nun in Amazonia Stephanie Denise Demaree
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[email protected]. The University of San Francisco SUSTAINABILITY WITH AN ETHICAL AIM: LESSONS FROM AN AMERICAN NUN IN AMAZONIA A Dissertation Presented to The Faculty of the School of Education Department of Leadership Studies Organization and Leadership Program In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Education by Stephanie Demaree San Francisco May 2012 THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO Dissertation Abstract Sustainability with an Ethical Aim: Lessons from an American Nun in Amazonia Research Topic Human imagination, an ethical aim and action are the progenitors for reconciliation between humans and their environment. Two examples of such reconciliation are found in Brazil and are the result of the tireless work of an American Nun, Sister Dorothy Stang and the staff of the Iracambi Atlantic Rainforest Research and Conservation Center.