A Foundation for Measuring Community Sustainability

Sustainability

Weixing Zhu¹  Andreas Pape²  Ziang Zhang³  LouisaM. Holmes⁴  Joseph Graney⁵  PamelaA. Mischen⁶  GeorgeC. Homsy⁶  Manuel Reina⁶  Robert Holahan⁷  CarlP. Lipo⁷  Valerie Imbruce⁸ 

[1] Department of Biological Sciences, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, USA;Department of Economics, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, USA;Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, USA;Department of Geography, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, USA;Department of Geological Sciences, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, USA;Department of Public Administration, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, USA;Sustainable Communities Program, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, USA;Undergraduate Research Center, Binghamton University Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, USA;

关键词: sustainable communities;    sustainability assessment;    performance measurement;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su11071903

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

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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