1. FORUM: A Context for Participation in Sustainable Development.
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Iyer-Raniga, Usha and Treloar, Graham
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SUSTAINABLE development ,ECONOMIC development & the environment ,BIOLOGICAL adaptation ,CONSERVATION of natural resources ,ENVIRONMENTAL policy ,ENVIRONMENTAL engineering - Abstract
ABSTRACT / The relevant literature is abound with different definitions for sustainability, but the most meaningful definition is set within an evolutionary framework. Mechanistic and evolutionary frameworks for sustainable development are discussed. Evolution and adaptation are characteristics of complex adaptive systems, and a new understanding of sustainable development can be gleaned by using the complex adaptive systems framework. This approach to sustainable development issues implicitly requires proactive involvement by the public. This paper supports that bottom-up participation needs to be nurtured. Appropriate processes to enable participation need to be designed and implemented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2000
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