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The Quest for Sustainable, Healthy Communities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 June 2015

Alan W. Black
Alan W. Black*
Affiliation:
Edith Cowan University
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†Centre for Social Research, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup WA 6027, Australia. E-mail: a.black@ecu.edu.au
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Abstract

Sustainability is a contested concept. Whilst the “triple bottom line” is sometimes used to describe the economic, social and ecological dimensions of sustainability, there are differing conceptions of what this notion implies. There are nevertheless some recurring themes that are outlined in this paper. There has also been some convergence in notions of “sustainable communities” and “healthy communities”. Balanced integration of economic, social and ecological dimensions remains a challenge for policy-makers, educators and community members.

Keywords

Sustainabilitycontested concepttriple bottom linecommunitieshealth.
Type
Research Article
Information
Australian Journal of Environmental Education , Volume 20 , Issue 1 , 2004 , pp. 33 - 44
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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