Toward Sustainable Communities: Resources for Citizens and Their Governments

by Mark Roseland, David C. Hendrickson, Sean Connelly

Local governments are increasingly caught between rising expectations that development initiatives be sustainable and the fact that more and more services are being downloaded to the municipal level. The third edition of this classic text offers practical suggestions and innovative solutions to a range of community problems—-including energy efficiency, transportation, land use, housing, waste reduction, recycling, air quality and governance. In clear language, with updated tools, initiatives and resources, a new preface and foreword, this sustainable practices resource is for both citizens and governments. Mark Roseland is director of the Centre for Sustainable Community Development at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. He lectures internationally and advises communities and governments.

Genres: Sustainability, Environment

256 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1997

Reviews

[Trey J Hunt · Rating 3 out of 5]

It is more like a history book

[Bob · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not a book you want to read cover to cover but a really great resource for people who want to help their communities become more sustainable. Includes of lots of real-life examples of tools and initiatives that have been used by citizens and their governments to implement more sustainable practices.

[Sacha · Rating 2 out of 5]

Easy read on defnining what it means to be a sustainable community with emphasis on the critical element of public deliberation. Excellent resource, especially since it gives specific examples and tools for implementing steps.

[Georgia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reads almost like a philosophy book. An interesting (and helpful) view of a new - or at the very least - forgotten and/or ignored way of thinking.