Eco-Municipalities and Networks
August 27, 2010 at 12:16PM
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A Wikipedia overview.

The distinction between an eco-municipality and other sustainable development projects (such as green building and alternative energy) is the focus on community involvement and social transformation in a public agency as well as the use of a holistic systems approach. An eco-municipality is one that recognizes that issues of sustainability are key to all decisions made by government. Many eco-municipality projects also incorporate the Natural Step into their change processes.

the North American Eco-Municipality Network (NAEMN).

“Sveriges Ekokommuner” (SEkom), in English “The National Association of Swedish Eco-municipalities”.

See also the more general topic of sustainable cities.

Article originally appeared on Strategic Regenerative Sustainability (http://www.ssi2030.com/).
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