Communities, Development, and Sustainability across Canada
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What is a sustainable community? The pressing need to answer this
simple question is what prompted John Pierce and Ann Dale to gather the
essays in this volume. Communities, Development, and Sustainability
across Canada is a timely synthesis of work on how Canadian
communities can achieve sustainable development. It bridges the gap
between theory and praxis and brings together academics, policy makers,
and community activists, all of whom have argued for increased local
participation in sustainable community development. Communities have
become the weak link in efforts to refashion relations between the
environment and the economy. The goal of this book is not simply to
describe problems but also to suggest answers, not simply to offer
theory but also to promote action, so that Canadian communities can
better achieve sustainable development.