Community power for liveable cities
With the majority of the world’s population now living in urban environments, the city has started to be representative of a lifestyle that is detached from nature and geared towards a high level of consumption. This paper argues that putting community development first is a key to the move towards...
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2014
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| author | Marinova, Dora Hossain, Md Amzad |
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| description | With the majority of the world’s population now living in urban environments, the city has started to be representative of a lifestyle that is detached from nature and geared towards a high level of consumption. This paper argues that putting community development first is a key to the move towards a liveable city. A city represents the knowledge, ethics, values and spirituality of its people, and making better communities is a way to make better cities. The focus of the paper is on how to sustain community in the city. It explores the concepts of: (1) self-reliant living; (2) sustainability self-education; (3) self-governance; and (4) community self-organisation as principles underpinning successful communities in urban environments. They not only help to create a sense of place, but also influence the choice of technologies adopted in the city, including transport and infrastructure. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-189172017-01-30T12:10:41Z Community power for liveable cities Marinova, Dora Hossain, Md Amzad Cities values self-reliance sustainability education governance With the majority of the world’s population now living in urban environments, the city has started to be representative of a lifestyle that is detached from nature and geared towards a high level of consumption. This paper argues that putting community development first is a key to the move towards a liveable city. A city represents the knowledge, ethics, values and spirituality of its people, and making better communities is a way to make better cities. The focus of the paper is on how to sustain community in the city. It explores the concepts of: (1) self-reliant living; (2) sustainability self-education; (3) self-governance; and (4) community self-organisation as principles underpinning successful communities in urban environments. They not only help to create a sense of place, but also influence the choice of technologies adopted in the city, including transport and infrastructure. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18917 Henry Stewart Publications restricted |
| spellingShingle | Cities values self-reliance sustainability education governance Marinova, Dora Hossain, Md Amzad Community power for liveable cities |
| title | Community power for liveable cities |
| title_full | Community power for liveable cities |
| title_fullStr | Community power for liveable cities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Community power for liveable cities |
| title_short | Community power for liveable cities |
| title_sort | community power for liveable cities |
| topic | Cities values self-reliance sustainability education governance |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18917 |