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Sustainability management, strategy and reform in local government

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  • Eric S. Zeemering

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As discussions about sustainability management in local government evolve, public managers lack clear frameworks prescribing how sustainability should be integrated into the practice of management. Studies in public administration tend to emphasize the policy tools managers use for sustainable outcomes, rather than the management processes that can enhance sustainability through organizational change. Drawing on Laszlo and Zhexembayeva’s definition of ‘embedded sustainability,’ this essay suggests local government managers should focus on integrating sustainability into strategic planning processes in order to advance sustainability as a reform in local government. Public management scholars and local government professionals are urged to develop partnerships to support evidence-based decision-making in local government in order to investigate propositions about sustainability management.

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  • Eric S. Zeemering, 2018. "Sustainability management, strategy and reform in local government," Public Management Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 20(1), pages 136-153, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rpxmxx:v:20:y:2018:i:1:p:136-153
    DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2017.1293148
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