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In its review of skills for sustainable communities, the Egan Review developed the following definition:
Sustainable communities meet the diverse needs of existing and future residents, their children and other users, contribute to a high quality of life and provide opportunity and choice. They achieve this in ways that make effective use of natural resources, enhance the environment, promote social cohesion and inclusion and strengthen economic prosperity.
The eight components of a sustainable community (according to the Academy for Sustainable Communities (click here to access their website)) are:
Government is working with local authorities, partner agencies and local people to help create genuinely sustainable communities. The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), and the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), provide the policy framework and funding for the development of sustainable communities.
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Sustainable communities meet the diverse needs of existing and future residents, their children and other users, contribute to a high quality of life and provide opportunity and choice. They achieve this in ways that make effective use of natural resources, enhance the environment, promote social cohesion and inclusion and strengthen economic prosperity.
The eight components of a sustainable community (according to the Academy for Sustainable Communities (click here to access their website)) are:
- Governance - Well run communities with effective and inclusive participation, representation and leadership.
- Transport and Connectivity - Well connected communities with good transport services and communications linking people to jobs, health and other services.
- Services - Public, private and community and voluntary services that are accessible to all.
- Environmental - Providing places for people to live in an environmentally friendly way.
- Equity - Fair for everyone in our diverse world and for both today’s and tomorrow’s communities.
- Economy - A thriving and vibrant local economy.
- Housing and the Built Environment - High quality buildings.
- Social and Culture - Active, inclusive and safe with a strong local culture and other shared community activities.
Government is working with local authorities, partner agencies and local people to help create genuinely sustainable communities. The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), and the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), provide the policy framework and funding for the development of sustainable communities.
Next Section: LSC Policy
