What Makes a Good Sustainable Development Plan? An Analysis of Factors That Influence Principles of Sustainable Development
- 1 August 2004
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space
- Vol. 36 (8), 1381-1396
- https://doi.org/10.1068/a367
Abstract
A key question faced by practitioners trying to plan for sustainable development is: what can be done in planning practice to influence promotion of sustainable development? This research addresses that question by investigating three dimensions of the planning process (political support for the concept, participation, and resource commitment), the organization of local land-use plans, and state planning mandates to determine how they influence the support plan policies have for principles of sustainable development. We use plan content analysis as well as survey data for forty-two communities across the United States to analyze factors which influence such support. Our findings highlight that the presence of a state planning mandate, most applicable to US planning, as well as having a variety of groups participating in the planning process, are key factors that increase overall plan support for the sustainable development principles. Recommendations for planning practice are offered based on our findings.Keywords
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