Description:

An exciting transformation is underway in communities around the world. Citizens and their governments are taking action in their cities and towns to protect the environment, address poverty and other social issues, and improve the quality of life now and for the future. Communities are discovering that when residents, local governments and business work together, destructive patterns of development can be transformed into beneficial outcomes that provide prosperity that is ecologically and socially sustainable.

Harmony Foundation's Green Cities: a Guide to Sustainable Community Development offers insights and practical actions that illuminate the path towards sustainable community development. An official document of UN World Environment 2005, it includes a thought- provoking foreword by Maurice Strong, an overview of sustainable community development, inspiring community success stories from around the world and an invaluable toolkit for establishing priorities and taking action.

Author's Bio:

MICHAEL BLOOMFIELD is Founder and Executive Director of Harmony Foundation of Canada and Chair of Programs for Earth Council Alliance. He has been widely recognized for his pioneering work in environmental education and building bridges between business, government and community interests. He received UNEP's Global 500 Award in 1992 at the Earth Summit, The prestigious Commonwealth Foundation in 1994 and The Ethics in Action Lifetime Achievement Award (1998). He is the author and/or contributing editor of 18 books, numerous periodicals and reports on environment and development. He has considerable experience and training in adult education, wildlife ecology, sustainable community development and ecological agriculture.

MICHAEL LITHGOW is a community media advocate and organizer currently completing a Masters at Concordia University. His research is focused on community television as a tool for community...

An exciting transformation is underway in communities around the world. Citizens and their governments are taking action in their cities and towns to protect the environment, address poverty and other social issues, and improve the quality of life now and for the future. Communities are discovering that when residents, local governments and business work together, destructive patterns of development can be transformed into beneficial outcomes that provide prosperity that is ecologically and socially sustainable.

Harmony Foundation's Green Cities: a Guide to Sustainable Community Development offers insights and practical actions that illuminate the path towards sustainable community development. An official document of UN World Environment 2005, it includes a thought- provoking foreword by Maurice Strong, an overview of sustainable community development, inspiring community success stories from around the world and an invaluable toolkit for establishing priorities and taking action.