A Foundation for Measuring Community Sustainability

Pamela A. Mischen, George C. Homsy, Carl P. Lipo, Robert Holahan, Valerie Imbruce, Andreas Pape, Weixing Zhu, Joseph Graney, Ziang Zhang, Louisa M. Holmes and Manuel Reina
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Pamela A. Mischen: Department of Public Administration, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, USA
George C. Homsy: Department of Public Administration, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, USA
Carl P. Lipo: Sustainable Communities Program, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, USA
Robert Holahan: Sustainable Communities Program, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, USA
Valerie Imbruce: Undergraduate Research Center, Binghamton University Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, USA
Weixing Zhu: Department of Biological Sciences, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, USA
Joseph Graney: Department of Geological Sciences, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, USA
Ziang Zhang: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, USA
Louisa M. Holmes: Department of Geography, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, USA
Manuel Reina: Department of Public Administration, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, USA

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 7, 1-16

Abstract: In order to understand the impact of individual communities on global sustainability, we need a community sustainability assessment system (CSAS). While many sustainability assessment systems exist, they prove inadequate to the task. This article presents the results of a systematic review of the literature on existing sustainability assessment systems; offers a definition of a sustainable community; provides a multi-scale, systems approach to thinking about community; and makes recommendations from the field of performance measurement for the construction of a CSAS.

Keywords: sustainable communities; sustainability assessment; performance measurement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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