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A Foundation for Measuring Community Sustainability

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  • Pamela A. Mischen

    (Department of Public Administration, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, USA
    Sustainable Communities Program, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, USA)

  • George C. Homsy

    (Department of Public Administration, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, USA
    Sustainable Communities Program, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, USA)

  • Carl P. Lipo

    (Sustainable Communities Program, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, USA
    Department of Anthropology and Environmental Studies Program, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, USA)

  • Robert Holahan

    (Sustainable Communities Program, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, USA
    Environmental Studies Program and Department of Political Science, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, USA)

  • Valerie Imbruce

    (Undergraduate Research Center, Binghamton University Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, USA)

  • Andreas Pape

    (Department of Economics, 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)

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.

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  • Pamela A. Mischen & George C. Homsy & Carl P. Lipo & Robert Holahan & Valerie Imbruce & Andreas Pape & Weixing Zhu & Joseph Graney & Ziang Zhang & Louisa M. Holmes & Manuel Reina, 2019. "A Foundation for Measuring Community Sustainability," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(7), pages 1-16, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:11:y:2019:i:7:p:1903-:d:218445
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