The growing role of museums and community-led cultural organisations as agents of social and environmental change

Karen Brown

doi:10.5281/zenodo.18611059

The growing role of museums and community-led cultural organisations as agents of social and environmental change

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Original language	English
Title of host publication	Voices for change
Subtitle of host publication	community action, biodiversity, and the future of food
Editors	Nunzia Borrelli, Karen Brown, Hellas Cena, Pamela Koch, Tania Schusler
Place of Publication	Milan
Publisher	Ledizioni LediPublishing
Chapter	3
Pages	39-55
ISBN (Electronic)	9791256006564
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18611059
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2026

Publication series

Name	Biodiversità, cibo e cultura

Keywords

Community-led cultural organisations
Costa Rica
Environmental change
Museums
Scotland
Social change

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Brown, K. (2026). The growing role of museums and community-led cultural organisations as agents of social and environmental change. In N. Borrelli, K. Brown, H. Cena, P. Koch, & T. Schusler (Eds.), Voices for change: community action, biodiversity, and the future of food (pp. 39-55). (Biodiversità, cibo e cultura). Ledizioni LediPublishing. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18611059

Brown, Karen. / The growing role of museums and community-led cultural organisations as agents of social and environmental change. Voices for change: community action, biodiversity, and the future of food. editor / Nunzia Borrelli ; Karen Brown ; Hellas Cena ; Pamela Koch ; Tania Schusler. Milan : Ledizioni LediPublishing, 2026. pp. 39-55 (Biodiversità, cibo e cultura).

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Brown K. The growing role of museums and community-led cultural organisations as agents of social and environmental change. In Borrelli N, Brown K, Cena H, Koch P, Schusler T, editors, Voices for change: community action, biodiversity, and the future of food. Milan: Ledizioni LediPublishing. 2026. p. 39-55. (Biodiversità, cibo e cultura). doi: 10.5281/zenodo.18611059

The growing role of museums and community-led cultural organisations as agents of social and environmental change

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Keywords

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Shared Island Stories from Scotland: Shared Island Stories from Scotland and the Caribbean, Past, Present, Future

Voices for change: community action, biodiversity, and the future of food

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The growing role of museums and community-led cultural organisations as agents of social and environmental change

Publication series

Keywords

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Shared Island Stories from Scotland: Shared Island Stories from Scotland and the Caribbean, Past, Present, Future

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Voices for change: community action, biodiversity, and the future of food

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