A Comparative Framework for Assessing Sustainability Initiatives at the Regional Scale

Daniel E. Orenstein and Dalit Shach-Pinsley

World Development, 2017, vol. 98, issue C, 245-256

Abstract: “Sustainability” has been a prominent goal in environmental and spatial planning over the past three decades. A diverse array of initiatives have been proposed and implemented with the aim of facilitating human economic and social development, while mitigating or even reversing associated environmental damage. These initiatives vary in their definitions of sustainability, their targets for planning and management, their bureaucratic structures, and other characteristics. As such, a universally applicable “how-to” manual for realizing the goals of regional sustainable development remains elusive.

Keywords: regional development; spatial planning models; sustainability; biosphere reserve; ILTER; urbanism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2017.04.030

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