What Makes a Good Sustainable Development Plan? An Analysis of Factors That Influence Principles of Sustainable Development

Maria Manta Conroy and Philip R Berke
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Maria Manta Conroy: City and Regional Planning, Austin E Knowlton School of Architecture, 190W 17th Avenue, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
Philip R Berke: Department of City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, New East Building CB 3140, Chapel Hill, NC 2759-3140, USA

Environment and Planning A, 2004, vol. 36, issue 8, 1381-1396

Abstract: A key question faced by practitioners trying to plan for sustainable development is: what can be done in planning practice to influence promotion of sustainable development? This research addresses that question by investigating three dimensions of the planning process (political support for the concept, participation, and resource commitment), the organization of local land-use plans, and state planning mandates to determine how they influence the support plan policies have for principles of sustainable development. We use plan content analysis as well as survey data for forty-two communities across the United States to analyze factors which influence such support. Our findings highlight that the presence of a state planning mandate, most applicable to US planning, as well as having a variety of groups participating in the planning process, are key factors that increase overall plan support for the sustainable development principles. Recommendations for planning practice are offered based on our findings.

Date: 2004
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DOI: 10.1068/a367

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