TY - JOUR
T1 - Sustainable community development
T2 - Integrating environmental, economic, and social objectives
AU - Roseland, Mark
N1 - Funding Information:
Many people have helped with the development of these ideas over the years. In particular, I am obliged to Joan Fletcher for background research on social capital, to Ryan Hill for research assistance on policy instruments, to Dorli Duffy for research on shared decision-making, and to Zane Parker for research on sustainability indicators. I also gratefully acknowledge financial support for this project from the President's Research Fund at Simon Fraser University, and from the Science Council of British Columbia for research on policy instruments.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - The purpose of this article is to stimulate and inform discussion about the community role in sustainable development and to broaden our understanding of the opportunities for sustainable community development activity. It begins with an overview of sustainable development, questioning its focus on poverty as a major source of environmental degradation, and suggesting instead that both poverty and environmental degradation result largely from wealth. It next examines the concepts of natural capital and social capital, whether (and if so, how) they are linked, and explores their implications for sustainable development at the community level. Chapter 3 examines planning theory and sustainable development, finds that while planning theory is, or should be, relevant to sustainable development, planners concerned with key aspects of sustainable development will have to look to 'greener' pastures for relevant theoretical guidance. Chapter 4 considers the implications for achieving sustainable development in communities, particularly regarding the future of work and community economic development. Chapter 5 details a framework for sustainable community development. Chapter 6 concerns questions of governance for sustainable community development and it focuses on public participation, decision-making, the role of local government, and planning for action. Chapter 7 examines relevant policy instruments and planning tools. Finally, Chapter 8 explores the challenge ahead for sustainable community development. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd All rights reserved.
AB - The purpose of this article is to stimulate and inform discussion about the community role in sustainable development and to broaden our understanding of the opportunities for sustainable community development activity. It begins with an overview of sustainable development, questioning its focus on poverty as a major source of environmental degradation, and suggesting instead that both poverty and environmental degradation result largely from wealth. It next examines the concepts of natural capital and social capital, whether (and if so, how) they are linked, and explores their implications for sustainable development at the community level. Chapter 3 examines planning theory and sustainable development, finds that while planning theory is, or should be, relevant to sustainable development, planners concerned with key aspects of sustainable development will have to look to 'greener' pastures for relevant theoretical guidance. Chapter 4 considers the implications for achieving sustainable development in communities, particularly regarding the future of work and community economic development. Chapter 5 details a framework for sustainable community development. Chapter 6 concerns questions of governance for sustainable community development and it focuses on public participation, decision-making, the role of local government, and planning for action. Chapter 7 examines relevant policy instruments and planning tools. Finally, Chapter 8 explores the challenge ahead for sustainable community development. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd All rights reserved.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0305-9006(00)00003-9
DO - 10.1016/S0305-9006(00)00003-9
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0033806366
SN - 0305-9006
VL - 54
SP - 73
EP - 132
JO - Progress in Planning
JF - Progress in Planning
IS - 2
ER -