Sustainable Rural Communities: General Principles and North American Indicators
Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title
People Managing Forests: The Links Between Human Well-Being and Sustainability
Publisher
Resources for the Future Press, Washington DC, and Center for International Forestry Research, Bogor, Indonesia
Publication Date
1-1-2001
First Page
347
Last Page
361
Abstract
This study aims to: (i) provide an understanding of sustainability based on research that combines hierarchy, systems, and complexity theory; (ii) discuss the development of the criteria and indicators (C&I) of social sustainability; and (iii) present a set of C&I of the sustainability of small rural communities in the USA and Canada. The evaluation of social C&I is divided into: (i) whether social C&I for industrialized nations must differ from those developed elsewhere, or whether universal C&I are feasible; and (ii) whether certain social C&I genuinely measure sustainability. Finally, the standards required for sustainable rural American communities are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Tainter, J. A. Sustainable Rural Communities: General Principles and North American Indicators. In People Managing Forests: The Links Between Human Well-Being and Sustainability, edited by Carol J. Pierce Colfer and Yvonne Byron., pp. 347-361. Resources for the Future Press, Washington DC, and Center for International Forestry Research, Bogor, Indonesia.
