In this post, I briefly explore the concept, principles, and practices of holistic urban productivity or regenerative sustainability as an emerging theory in Sustainable Community Development (SCD) and I introduce a conceptual framework for regenerative urban sustainability. The full paper…
Our new book has just been launched! See photos from our presentation during the Community Development Society Conference that took place in Portland OR in July 2023. Toward Sustainable Communities: Solutions for Citizens and Their Governments, 5th edition, by Mark Roseland,…
Toward Sustainable Communities: Solutions for Citizens and Their Governments, 5th edition Mark Roseland, Margaret Stout, and Maria Spiliotopoulou ISBN: 9780865719743 Pre-Order is available now for paperback and ebooks (also on Amazon, Target, and Barnes & Noble). Purchase the book for yourself…
To wrap up this series on Sustainable Community Development, here’s an overview of literature and practice. The full paper on this topic was published in the journal Sustainability in September 2020. The origins of the concept of sustainable development can be…
Continuing our presentation of urban agendas that operationalize urban systems theory… Apart from the prevalent sustainable city agenda, at least five other popular urban agendas have been identified in the literature: ecocity, low-carbon city, resilient city, knowledge city, and smart…
As promised, I’d now like to share with you some ways systemic urban sustainability is operationalized, through urban agendas. The theories and concepts I previously posted here have been in the past few decades shaping and informing a broad range…
If you’re like me – torn about whether the whole circular economy fuzz is a good thing or not, especially for the long haul, please read my critical analysis below. The concept of circular economy (CE) is grounded in environmental…
