Sustainable Community Development: Studies in Economic, Environmental, and Cultural Revitalization

Published:
March 04, 1998 by CRC Press - 264 Pages
Author(s):
Marie Hoff, Boise State University
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Features

  • Includes international as well as urban and rural examples
  • Each chapter includes a narrative of the strategies which led to revitalization and an analysis of strengths, limitations and replicability of these methods and approaches
  • Emphasizes communities which have adopted, or are working toward, harmonizing environmental sustainability with their economic and social development
  • Includes examples of "the human factor" such as: evidence of improved social relationships and decreased conflict among groups in the local community; new or restored community customs and rituals of celebration and leisure activity; new socialization and skills-building opportunities for youth; new or expanded leadership and skills-development for adults deprived of opportunities in the former economic regime

    • Summary

    The 1990s have been marked by a wide-spread awareness of the convergence of environmental, economic and social problems and issues. Many local workers have begun to recognize that severe setbacks or even collapse of their local economy is strongly related to environmental problems: either to the depletion of local resources (such as timber, fish, or minerals) or to severe pollution and degradation of the local ecosystem.
    This in-depth collection of case studies of urban and rural communities committed to a process of sustainable development provides a more detailed description of this dynamic process than was previously available. This provocative book demonstrates the commonalities in approach across a wide variety of environmental and cultural settings, examining an emerging consciousness from cultural, economic, social and environmental viewpoints.

    Table of Contents

    Introduction: Purpose and Theme of the Collection, Marie D. Hoff
    Sustainable Development: Origins and Essential Elements of a New Approach, M.D. Hoff
    Sustainable Rural Community Development Cases
    Molokaì: A Study of Hawaiian Subsistence and Community Sustainability, J.K. Matsuoka, D. Pomaika ì McGregor, and L. Minerbi
    Community Rebuilding in the Philippines: A Poverty Alleviation Program in Negros Occidental, D.R. Cox
    The Yawanawa--Aveda Bixa Project: A Business Partnership Seeking Sustainability in an Indigenous Amazonian Community, S. DeCarlo and J.A. Drummond
    Eco-Village Development: A Report from Southern Appalachia, J.M. Scherch
    Sustainable Urban Community Development Cases
    Toxic Risk, Community Resilience, and Social Justice in Chattanooga, M.E. Rogge
    The Contribution of Universities to Building Sustainable Communities: The Community University Partnership, M. Livermore and J. Midgley
    Making a Region Sustainable: Governments and Communities in Action in Greater Hamilton, Ontario, J. Eyles and M. Bekkering
    Sustainable Regional Development Cases
    The Henry's Fork Watershed Council: Community-Based Participation in Regional Environmental Management, K. Johnson
    The Willapa Alliance: The Role of a Voluntary Organization in Fostering Regional Action for Sustainability, M.D. Hoff
    Changing the Culture and Practice of Development: The Southern Oregon Economic Development Coalition, J. Legg and F. Fromherz
    Toward Sustainable Irrigated Agriculture in Kazakstan, S.I. Ospanov and M.W. Lusk
    Conclusion: Common Themes and Replicable Strategies, M.D. Hoff
    Index

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    Editorial Reviews

    "Only every now and then do we have the opportunity to learn about efforts to make real some rendering of what could be sustainable -on-the-ground, in the community…presents such an opportunity…is well worth reading. It is not doctrinaire about what works, it is rich in its portrayals, and it does not allow for easy trademarks and formulas; also, it offers insights about the role and perspective of the researcher in relation to the community. For environmental practitioners who hold themselves to a complex view - beyond the straightforwardly ecologic - these studies will prove to be very helpful."
    -Environmental Practice, March 1999

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