Community Capacity-Building for Sustainable Development: Effectively Striving towards Achieving Local Community Sustainability Targets

Autor/inn/en	Franco, Isabel B.; Tracey, James
Titel	Community Capacity-Building for Sustainable Development: Effectively Striving towards Achieving Local Community Sustainability Targets
Quelle	In: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 20 (2019) 4, S.691-725 (35 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1467-6370
DOI	10.1108/IJSHE-02-2019-0052
Schlagwörter	Capacity Building; Sustainable Development; Community Development; Goal Orientation; Needs Assessment; Strategic Planning; College Role; School Community Relationship; Stakeholders; Local Issues + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Community; Development; Entwicklung; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Bedarfsermittlung; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung
Abstract	Purpose: Although the value of community capacity building is widely accepted within scholarly literature, these initiatives thus far appear to have achieved very little impact in the achievement of community development aspirations. This paper aims to increase knowledge regarding specific priority areas which when targeted will result in more effective pathways towards sustainable development. Design/methodology/approach: This study was performed through utilization of a qualitative strategy, which involved the combination of a number of qualitative methods and techniques including individual interviews, surveys, focus groups, literary review and policy analysis. Findings: The investigation found that improving identified CSD priority areas, aligned with the sustainable development goals (SDGs), seems to be the most effective strategy to enhance the ability of local communities to overcome sustainability challenges over time. SDGs 9, 4, 15, 16, 17 and 18 were identified as the areas of greatest significance for practical community capacity building for sustainable development (CSD). Originality/value: This paper answers scholarly literature's call for greater investigation into bringing sustainability research closer to society, to clearly define research direction and agenda. It also recommends ways to action the global goals locally. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01