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Book SynopsisToward Sustainable Communities is the definitive guide to creating vibrant, healthy, equitable, and prosperous places. This completely revised 5th edition organizes community resources into 8 interrelated forms of capital, creating an innovative framework for maximizing social, economic, and environmental benefits.
Trade ReviewRoseland, Stout, and Spiliotopoulou have masterfully woven together a comprehensive collection of abstract concepts and terminology from the realms of economics, social science, and urban planning in the fifth edition of Toward Sustainable Communities. Utilizing the helpful eight forms of Community Capital organizing framework, with clear illustrations and community-based examples, the authors have produced an essential text for all practitioners and students of sustainability planning.
— Karla A. Ebenbach, Chair, American Planning Association Sustainable Communities Division, AICP, LEED Green Associate, President, Ebenbach Consulting LLC
Using the compass as a foundation, Toward Sustainable Communities orients readers to an updated framework aligned with the ever-evolving field of sustainability science. Maintaining the three pillars as a back-drop, the text explores eight forms of community capital, each interconnected and dependent on the other. From defining key terms to describing sustainable development’s back story, it is essential reading for those new to the space and should be on the shelf of every practitioner as their go-to reference.
— Hilari Varnadore, Vice President for Cities, U.S. Green Building Council
Toward Sustainable Communities is the single most significant book of its kind. It demonstrates that the future we need can be achieved, and that the future we need can be a future we want. Toward Sustainable Communities is essential reading for everyone who wants a sustainable world, now and in the future.
— Konrad Otto-Zimmermann, Secretary General, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability
As any sustainability professional knows, the battle for sustainability will be won — or lost — in cities. After all, the way cities are designed and governed determines over 80 percent of its residents’ resource demand. There is no better guide than Mark Roseland, for showing us what’s possible so we can win this battle. Please give this book to every local official you know.
— Mathis Wackernagel, Ph.D., President, Global Footprint Network
Toward Sustainable Communities deftly situates community sustainability efforts in the broader policy arena and introduces the ‘community capital framework’ to advance a systems perspective that enhances our understanding of the complexities involved. The book provides a wealth of real-world examples and tools aimed at mobilizing citizens as well as governments. It is an invaluable resource for practitioners and policymakers alike. — James Goldstein, Director, Sustainable Communities Program, Tellus Institute
Table of ContentsPreface
Foreword
Part I: Introduction
Chapter 1: The Global Context for Sustainability
Chapter 2: Sustainable Community Development
Chapter 3: Policymaking for Sustainable Community Development
Chapter 4: Planning for Sustainable Community Development
Chapter 5: The Community Capital Compass
Part II: Introduction
Part II: Section 1: Introduction: Environmental Sustainability
Chapter 6: Natural Capital
Chapter 7: Built Capital
Part II: Section 2: Introduction: Economic Sustainability
Chapter 8: Organizational Capital
Chapter 9: Political Capital
Chapter 10: Financial Capital
Part II: Section 3: Introduction: Social Sustainability
Chapter 11: Cultural Capital
Chapter 12: Human Capital
Chapter 13: Relational Capital
Part III: Introduction: Pursuing Sustainable Community Development
Chapter 14: Navigating Community Change
Chapter 15: Challenges and Opportunities
References
Index
