Community-based organisations in city environmental policy regimes: lessons from Philadelphia |
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Authors: | Robert James Stokes Lynn Mandarano Richardson Dilworth |
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Institution: | 1. Center for Public Policy, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, 19104 PA, USArjs88@drexel.edu;3. Community and Regional Planning, Temple University, 580 Meetinghouse Road, Ambler, 19002 PA, USA;4. Center for Public Policy, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, 19104 PA, USA |
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Abstract: | In this paper we examine the role of community-based organisations (CBOs) in the environmental policy regime of Philadelphia, through a citywide survey (N?=?40) and interviews with leaders from three types of CBOs: community development corporations (CDCs), civic associations (CAs), and business-improvement organisations. We found that CBOs of all types have changed their organisational missions and identities in response to their pursuit of sustainability goals, but that CDCs more so than either CAs or business organisations have integrated sustainability into their governance structures. Second, we found that a growing number of CBOs have expanded their work to involve environmental policy and programming. Third, we found that the work of local non-profit organisations has become directly linked to the city's broader sustainability plan, Greenworks. |
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Keywords: | environmental policy regime community-based organisations sustainability planning Philadelphia |
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