Note: Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Biography -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Respecting Future Opportunities -- Sustainable -- Community -- Development -- Historic Civilizations and Sustainability -- In the Beginning -- The Hunter-Gatherers -- The Dawn of Agriculture -- Lessons for the Present -- It Is about the Economy -- The Fundamental Problem -- Consumerism and Sustainability -- Systemic Approach Involving All People -- A Call for Sustainable Development -- The Purpose of This Book -- References -- Chapter 2: Basics of Sustainable Development -- Planting the Seed -- Fundamental Truths Behind Sustainable Development -- Sustainability Triple Threat -- Integrated Problem-Solving for Sustainability -- Challenges to the Idea of Sustainability -- A Mind-Set Inclined Toward Sustainable Development -- A Shift in Ethics -- Sustainable Development Principles -- What Sustainability Is and Is Not! -- KIS-Keep It Simple! -- References -- Chapter 3: Operationalizing Sustainability in Community Development -- Community Transitions -- Principles of Livable Communities -- What Is a Sustainable Community? -- The Key: Everything Is Connected! -- Kelp Forests, Sea Lions, and Killer Whales -- Acorns, Mice, and Gypsy Moths -- Shearwaters, Climate Change, and Overfishing -- Operationalizing the Concept of Sustainability -- Analysis in Sustainable Development -- The Help of a Framework -- The Framework of Project Mapping -- Sustainability Framework Questionnaire -- The Natural Step -- Triple Bottom Line -- Fractal Triangle Systemic Approach -- Climate Action Frameworks -- The Community Capitals Framework -- Sustainability as a format for Communication -- References -- Chapter 4: System´s Thinking in Community Development -- System´s Thinking -- Bioregionalism -- What Is a Bioregion? -- Distinguishing a Bioregion. , Application of Science in the Bioregional Context -- Case History of a Bioregion -- Community Resiliency -- Key to Resiliency -- Producing Resiliency in Community Capital -- Community Resiliency Assessment Example: Dauphin Island (AL) -- Industrial Ecology -- What Is Biomimicry? -- Ecological Economics -- Industrial Symbiosis -- References -- Chapter 5: Evaluating Community Knowledge Assets and Resources -- Assets Improve Community Life -- Community Self-Sufficiency -- The Ecological Footprint -- First Community Contact: The Consultant Solicitation -- Proposal Preparation -- Project Initiation -- Identifying Community Assets to Encourage Self-Sufficiency -- A Plan for Assessing Local Assets and Resources -- Community Knowledge Asset Mapping -- Community Mapping Tool: Geographic Information Systems -- Qualitative Methods to Assess the Community -- Asset Evaluation Empowers the Community -- References -- Chapter 6: Understanding the Community Context -- What Is Community Development? -- Traditional Planning -- Sustainable Community Development (SCD) -- Understanding and Describing the Community -- Writing Community Descriptions -- Community Assessment Surveys -- Focusing on Community Needs -- Survey Design and Circulation -- Survey Results Dissemination -- Community Sustainability Assessment -- Identify the Target Community -- Action Planning Using a Logic Model Framework -- References -- Chapter 7: Promoting Stakeholder Interest and Involvement -- Engaging the Public for Addressing Development Issues -- Project Stakeholder Recruitment -- Methods of Contacting Potential Participants -- Involving Key Influential People in the Initiative -- Involving People Most Affected By the Problem -- Promoting Participation among Diverse Groups -- Developing a Plan for Communication -- The Importance and Process of Communicating Project Facts. , The Best Use of Principles of Persuasion -- Communicating through a Web Site -- How to Best Facilitate Stakeholder Discussion -- Conducting Effective Meetings -- Leading Group Discussions -- Developing Facilitation Skills -- Transformative Facilitation -- Appreciative Inquiry -- Open Space Technology -- World Café -- References -- Chapter 8: Building Capacity for Community Change -- Affecting Community Change -- Learning from the Process of Community Change -- What Is Community Capacity? -- The Development Triangle Point of View -- Promoting Leadership -- The Power of Collaborative Partnerships -- Evaluating Community Capacity Outcomes -- References -- Chapter 9: Creating a Community Vision -- Foresight First: The Vision -- Defining and Crafting a Vision? -- Goals versus Vision -- Why Develop a Vision? -- The Importance of Core Values -- Creating a Vision Statement -- Setting Goals from Asset Analysis -- References -- Chapter 10: Analyzing Community Problems and Defining Objectives -- Common Community-Identified Problems -- Analyzing Community Problems -- What Is a Community Problem? -- Community-Based Participatory Research -- Pattern Mapping -- Setting Project Objectives -- Characterizing an Objective -- Community Objective Selection -- Are the Objectives Sustainable? -- SWOT Analysis-(S)trength, (W)eakness, (O)pportunities and (T)hreats -- The Process -- Errors To Be Avoided in a SWOT Analysis -- References -- Chapter 11: Developing a Strategic Sustainability Plan -- What Is Strategic Planning? -- The Idea of Planning -- Strategy Development -- Full Participatory Approach -- What Makes Strategic Planning Sustainable? -- The Design Charrette to Develop A plan -- Benefits of the Charrette Process -- Choosing Promising Strategic Actions -- Defining Community Strategies -- Criteria for Choosing Promising Practices. , Promoting the Strategic Plan and Obtaining Community Feedback -- Advocacy Plan -- Constituency Feedback -- References -- Chapter 12: Evaluating Community Improvement -- What Is Community Project Assessment? -- Project Assessment Is about Feedback -- Purposes for Conducting an Assessment -- Choosing Assessment Questions -- Best Times and Ways to Assess -- Benefits of Assessment -- Development of Indicators -- Importance of Baseline Measures -- What Is an Indicator? -- The Sustainability Test for Indicators -- Systemic Indicator Application -- Indicator Examples -- Sustainability Indicators: Case Histories -- Communities Count -- B-Sustainable -- Framework for Overall SCD Program Evaluation -- Steps and Standards of Program Evaluation -- Revisit the CSA Scorecard Process -- References -- Chapter 13: Sustainability and Governance -- Promoting Sustainability Governance -- Cultural Change and Governance -- Leveraging Transformation in Governance -- Governance Involves More Than Formal Authority -- Sustainability Requires New Forms of Governance -- Advocating for Social Planning and Policy Change -- Why Engage in Legislative Advocacy? -- What Is Social Planning? -- Why Engage in a Participatory Social Planning Process? -- Why Should Community Members Engage in Social Planning? -- Community-Based Research to Support Policy Changes -- Linking Sustainability to Governance -- Carrying-Out a Sustainability Policy Proposal -- Sustainable Community Development Code Framework -- Creating Model Ordinance Examples -- Process Used to Create Model Ordinances (MN) -- Sustainable Communities Initiative: Sustainability in Local Policy -- Salt Lake City Ordinances -- Code and Ordinance Sustainability Recommendations (VA) -- Maryland Sustainable Communities -- International Law and Policy -- References -- Chapter 14: Key Community Issues for Change -- Water Supply. , Climate Change -- Global Warming -- Greenhouse Gas Effects -- Climate Action Planning -- Hope for the Future -- Energy -- Fossil Fuel Economy -- Alternative Energy Strategies -- Environmental Protection -- Human-Nature Interactions -- Ecosystem Services -- Action Planning -- Food Systems -- Community Food Security -- Agriculture and the Environment -- Waste and Garbage -- Solid Waste -- Sewage -- Hazardous Waste -- Handling Wastes -- Land Use -- Mixed-Use Development -- Conservation-Based Development -- Low Impact Development -- Transportation -- Complete Streets -- Public Transit -- Urban Bicycling -- Pedestrian Mobility -- Automobile Parking -- Community Transportation Choices -- Transportation´s Impact on Other Issues -- Green Building -- Integrated Design Approach -- Integrated Team Process -- A Holistic Design Philosophy -- Economic Security -- Conventional Economy -- Sustainable Economy -- Today´s Reality of Conventional versus Sustainable Economies -- Dauphin Island Case Study -- Reversing Economic Leakage -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 15: Case Study Examples of SCD -- What to Look For -- Village Homes, Davis (CA, USA) -- Vancouver (BC, Canada) -- Resort Municipality of Whistler (BC, Canada) -- Chequamegon (WI, USA) -- Swedish Communities (Scandinavia) -- Dauphin Island (AL, USA) -- LA Crosse (WI, USA) -- References -- Chapter 16: Financial Sources for Sustainability Actions -- Where to Start in Thinking About Financial Support? -- Long-Term Project Financial Planning -- Marketing the SCD Initiative to Secure Financial Support -- Obtaining Public Funding -- Soliciting Contributions -- Seeking Corporate Resources -- Preparation -- Execution -- Innovative and Imaginative Funding Alternatives -- Dauphin Island SCD Project Example -- Whistler (BC) Sustainability Program -- Community Business Incubator -- Micro-Grant Programs -- References. , Chapter 17: Final Thoughts.

Note: Intro -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Overview -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Marine Pelagic Environment -- 3. Pelagic Biota -- 4. Marine Benthic Environment -- 5. Benthic Biota -- 6. Ecosystem Characteristics -- Appendix A. Overall Base Line Results -- Appendix B. Maps of Variables' Geographic Distributions -- References -- Index.