Community and Sustainable Development
Participation in the Future
1st Edition
Book
Paperback/Softback
276 pages
978-1-84407-937-7 (ISBN)
Description
Community participation and sustainable development are regarded as essential elements of contemporary social thinking; vital for the future and closely intertwined. This study explores what participation means for democracy, citizenship and accountability; for individuals and national policies. The place of science and expert knowledge is argued to be in setting and achieving community goals and stimulating participatory initiatives.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
589 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84407-937-7 (9781844079377)
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Content
A Passionate Dialogue: Community and Sustainable Development * A Communitarian Perspective on Sustainable Communities * Accountability in Community Contributions to Sustainable Development * Getting the Future that You Want: the Role of Sustainability Indicators * Turning the Sustainability Corner: How to Indicate Right * Civic Science and the Sustainability Transition * Us and Them: Finding a New Paradigm for Professionals in Sustainable Development * Bottle Banks in Arcadia? Environmental Campaigning and Social Justice * Achieving Community Participation: The Experience of Residual Involvement in Urban regeneration in the UK * Developing Community Local Agenda 21s * Education and Engagement for Sustainability: The CADISPA Approach * Ethnic Community Environmental Participation * Halcyon Days * Index