CommunalAudit, a guide for municipalities in Austria to foster inclusive and sustainable development

Erika Quendler

Studies in Agricultural Economics, 2018, vol. 120, issue 01

Abstract: Municipalities in Austria have been exploring ways to adopt inclusive and sustainable development approaches based on the built environment. It is a fact that the tasks of municipalities are becoming more and more comprehensive, while the resources available are not increasing to the same extent. However, the sustainable provision of municipal public services must remain a key component in strengthening rural areas. One way is to conduct a CommunalAudit. In addition to the identification of optimisation and development options, the CommunalAudit tool serves as a basis for inter-communal cooperation. Moreover, it enables municipalities to look at their finances and entire infrastructure in an objective and systematic way and to compare them with those of others. Between 2008 and 2013, the CommunalAudit was one of the measures within the Rural Development Programme in Austria. This contribution (a) explores the implementation of CommunalAudit in Austria, (b) highlights the benefits and drawbacks for municipalities and citizenry, and (c) looks at the former’s further development.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; Financial Economics; Public Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.273113

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