The realities of incorporating sustainable development into local-level planning: a case study of Davidson, North Carolina

Thomas, Deborah; Furuseth, Owen J.

doi:10.1016/s0264-2751(97)00006-1

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“…This tendency limits the ability of planning to promote the change and innovation necessary to move toward sustainability goals. This concern is substantiated by a case study of Davidson, North Carolina (Thomas & Furuseth, 1997). After studying Davidson's attempt to plan for sustainable development, the authors conclude that "instead of making hard decisions that ultimately change people's behavior and alter their interaction with the natural environment, the plan simply directs growth in a manner that is acceptable to the community" (p. 225).…”

Section: Comprehensive Planningmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Several integrated models have been proposed (Armitage, 1995;Ravetz, 2000;Rotmans et aI., 2000). A recurring theme in the literature is that conclusions about the applicability and effectiveness of various tools and models are theoretical; it is too early to tell if any of the methods are working, and implementation issues abound (Lawrence, 1997;Thomas & Furuseth, 1997;Wheeler, 2000). What is clear is that some modification or combination of traditional tools will be necessary to achieve policy goals related to sustainable development.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Procedural Integration in Support of Sustainability at Army Installations

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Procedural Integration in Support of Sustainability at Army Installations

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2004

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“…In the United States, land-use planning is implemented at local community level (municipal or county) (Thomas and Furuseth, 1997) and consequently non-local interests are not considered equally in landuse planning decision-making. For example, typical land-use suitability and feasibility analyses often are limited to the proposed property and immediately surrounded areas.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The finding reinforces the notion that management of point and non-point sources should be coordinated. Such effort involves all levels of government, other agencies and stakeholders in a structured and focused process since a sustainable community is interconnected with surrounding communities and the sustainability of a larger region is supported by the collaboration of these communities (Thomas and Furuseth, 1997). Proper land-use planning within a watershed can protect water quality and reach economic goals.…”

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confidence: 99%

Integrating water-quality management and land-use planning in a watershed context

Wang

2001

Journal of Environmental Management

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“…Campbell's work built on the solid foundation that had been laid by the writings of Beatley (1995), Berke (1995), Rees (1989Rees ( , 1995, Harper and Stein (1995), Spain (1995), Berke and Kartez (1995), and others, in which the theoretical connection between North American planning and sustainability was being explored and developed. Further theoretical enhancement and connection to practice in follow-up writings (Jepson 2001;Berke and Manta Conroy 2000;Hart, Mazzotta, and Kellman 1999;Beatley and Manning 1997;Thomas and Furuseth 1997;others) has resulted in sustainable development being generally accepted within the profession as a valid framework with respect to both planning policies and planning process.…”

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Human Nature and Sustainable Development: A Strategic Challenge for Planners

Jepson

2004

Journal of Planning Literature

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Sustainable development has been accepted as a conceptual framework for local planning. However, there continues to be difficulty incorporating the full range of its components (i.e., balanced consideration of environment, economy, and equity) into local planning in the form of policies and programs. A part of the reason for this difficulty is the continuing competition between two worldviews, the expansionist and ecological. The author proposes the incremental integration of the two worldviews through an overall strategy of action and the use of a decision model that incorporates project and context information to identify appropriate method and role. As the ecological worldview becomes more institutionalized, it is likely that its components will be increasingly reflected in community development strategies.A landmark with respect to the interface between planning and sustainable development was Scott Campbell's 1996 paper. This paper held integration of the two to be necessary and essential and proposed a conceptual schematic that required planners to find and translate into land use strategies the intersecting point of economy, environment, and social equity. Campbell's work built on the solid foundation that had been laid by the writings of others) has resulted in sustainable development being generally accepted within the profession as a valid framework with respect to both planning policies and planning process. Still, despite the logic of sustainable development and its recognized relationship to planning, there continues to be difficulty incorporating the full range of its dimensions into local planning policies and programs. For example, Berke and Manta Conroy (2000) found no significant differences in terms of policies and strategies between planning documents with sustainable development as an organizing concept and those without. Jepson (2003) reported that, while communities are engaging in the enactment of many policies and tech-EDWARD J. JEPSON JR. is an assistant professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Tennessee, Knoxville and a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners. He received his Ph.D. in urban and regional planning from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. His research focus is on planning for sustainable development, growth management, economic development, and land use analysis.

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The realities of incorporating sustainable development into local-level planning: a case study of Davidson, North Carolina

Cited by 10 publications

References 5 publications

Procedural Integration in Support of Sustainability at Army Installations

Procedural Integration in Support of Sustainability at Army Installations

Integrating water-quality management and land-use planning in a watershed context

Human Nature and Sustainable Development: A Strategic Challenge for Planners

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