Social learning and sustainable communities: An interim assessment of research into sustainable communities projects in the UK |
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| Authors: | Joe Smith James Blake Robin Grove‐White Elham Kashefi Sarah Madden Sue Percy |
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| Institution: | 1. University of Cambridge , Department of Geography , Downing Place, Cambridge , CB2 3EN , UK Phone: 01223 333366 Fax: 01223 333366 E-mail: jhs15@com.ac.uk.;2. University of Cambridge, Department of Geography , UK;3. Lancaster University, Centre for the Study of Environmental Change, Lonsdale College , Lancaster , LA1 4YN , UK;4. Lancaster University, Centre for the Study of Environmental Change , UK;5. University of Edinburgh, Alcohol and Health Research Group , 7th Floor, Kennedy Tower, Morningside Park, Edinburgh , EH10 5HF , UK;6. South Bank University, School of Urban Development and Policy , 202 Wandsworth Road, London , SW8 2JZ , UK |
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| Abstract: | Abstract The delivery of many of the most pressing environmental issues will rely on changes in environmental attitudes and behaviour at community level. At a UN Special Session in 1997, the British Government highlighted its initiatives on Local Agenda 21 (LA21) and Going for Green (GFG) as significant advances. This paper adds a new perspective, drawing on the range of experiences of some of the research teams that have been working with local authorities on pilot Sustainable Community Projects (SCPs) in England and Scotland. It sheds light on three substantive themes: the tensions inherent in the implementation of internationally and nationally agreed goals through local action; the ambiguity of local agencies acting as facilitators of community ownership of processes, and the requirements for successful partnership between local authorities and higher education. |
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