Size matters : local government sustainability planning in British Columbia
department or school: Graduate Studies, College of (Okanagan)
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCO
creator: Littley, Kenneth James
issued: 2018-03-27T14:17:26Z
issued: 2018
related degree: Master of Arts - MA
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: The purpose of this research is to understand the application of sustainability principles at the level of local governments of different sizes in the Province of British Columbia. Sustainability principles in the study area are integrated into all other community planning processes through the development of an Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP). However, the process for developing an ICSP, including the definition of what sustainability means and how it is applied, is left up to the individual community, leading to conceptual confusion. Through a literature review, the study identifies pillars, principles, and ecological and anthropocentric ideologies of sustainability, which are then used to assess local government sustainability frameworks. When local governments develop their ICSPs, a fundamental challenge is the misunderstanding of concepts and principles of sustainability. A tension also exists because the application of sustainability theory is done in local government through the use of urban planning principles, known as “Smart Growth.” Principles of Smart Growth theory, identified in the literature as the way to apply sustainability in the local context, are also explored in communities in four size categories. These urban–centric Smart Growth principles are often grafted onto smaller local governments where they are not scalable for a number of reasons. To identify size–related variables and other variables which affect a community’s understanding of the concept of sustainability, a grounded theory approach, complimented by cross–case study analysis, and a defined coding procedure was used. 16 local government sustainability plans from across the province were reviewed to identify where the plans diverge from the theory as outlined in the literature. To support, validate and extend the findings, semi–structured interviews were conducted with local government planning managers and other senior staff. These expert interviews were then used to …
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note: SIZE MATTERS LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING IN BRITISH COLUMBIA by Kenneth James Littley B.A., The University of British Columbia, 2012 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFULLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS in THE COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES (Interdisciplinary Studies) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Okanagan) March 2018 © Kenneth James Littley, 2018 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the College of Graduate Studies for acceptance, a thesis entitled: SIZE MATTERS: LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING IN BRITISH COLUMBIA submitted by Kenneth James Littley in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Arts. Dr. Jon Corbett, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences Supervisor Dr. Adam Jones, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Mary Stockdale, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Thomas Heilke, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences University Examiner iii Abstract The purpose of this research is to understand the application of sustainability principles at the level of local governments of different sizes in the Province of British Columbia. Sustainability principles in the study area are integrated into all other community planning processes through the development of an Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP). However, the process for developing an ICSP, including the definition of what sustainability means and how it is applied, is left up to the individual community, leading to conceptual confusion. Through a literature review, the study identifies pillars, principles, and ecological and anthropocentric ideologies of sustainability, which are then used to assess local government sustainability frameworks. When local governments develop their ICSPs, a fundamental challenge is the misunderstanding of concepts and principles of sustainability. A tension also exists…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2018-05
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0364491
language: eng
degree discipline: Interdisciplinary Studies
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/64949