Sustainable Community
Development
- Introduction
- Lesson One - Three Systems of Sustainability
- Lesson Two - Why Plan for Sustainability
- Lesson Three - Sustainable Community Development Plans
- Lesson Four - Maryland Resources
- Lesson Five - A Process for Sustainable Community Development
- Review
- Certificate
Sustainable Community Development
An online class offered by the University of Maryland's Institute for Governmental Service and Research.
Lesson One - Three Systems of Sustainability
Although their influence is small on a global scale, local units of government have several advantages for conducting sustainable development activities. They offer unusual opportunities for:
What local communities cannot do is control the destiny of broad systems — the larger economies, ecosystems, and societies of which they are only a part. To influence systems that extend beyond their boundaries, local communities need to coordinate with others through means such as municipal-county partnerships, regional efforts, state-local agreements, and national and international initiatives.
