BUILDING SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES Framework

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BUILDING SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES Framework
Action-Research Initiatives
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A Framework of Developing Sustainable Communities
(SCD)

• Developed jointly by DIA, MSD, CYF and CEG
• Based on NZ and overseas experience and research
• Discussion paper approved for release by Steve
  Maharey Nov 2002
• 2003 DIA initiated an SCD framework
  implementation project
• LARPs and Sustainable Communities project
• Further work led by MSD on whole of government
  framework strategy re sustainable communities

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Well-being is achieved by people communities
choosing acting with their capabilities
resources

• Capabilities and Resources
• Economic (jobs, money, physical infrastructure)
• Social (family, networks, associations, rights)
• Cultural (shared values, norms, reciprocity)
• Human (skills, knowledge, creativity)
• Natural (natural resources, ecosystem)
• (Amartya Sen 1985)

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What is a Community?

• A network of people organisations bound
  together by factors such as
• Shared identity, culture and/or whakapapa
  eg. hapu/iwi or ethnic group
• Common geography, locality, place
• Administrative or political arrangements
• Similar interest or kaupapa eg. voluntary
  organisation, Maori community group, online
  virtual community, work (Based on OECD,
  1998 Royal Commission on Social Policy, 1988)

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What is a Sustainable Community?

• Maintains carrying capacities (natural resources,
  cultural values, human and social capital,
  economy and built capital)
• Considers future generations
• Retains diversity (creativity, skills)
• Balanced development - recognises
  interconnections of everything
• Considers wider interdependencies
• Community-owned, participatory

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Community Sustainable Development Planning

Whole Community Involvement
Where were going Community Vision, Identifying
SD Outcomes
Where were at Community Needs, Community
Profile
How we get there Community Plan/Actions
Informed choices, balanced development options
Social/Cultural Capital
Natural Capital
HumanCapital
Finance/Physical Capital
Community capabilities and assets
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Building Strong, Sustainable Communities

• Key Enablers of Sustainable Communities

Community Well-being Outcomes
Communitys Journey to Sustainability Well-being
Identifying Needs Concerns
Gathering Community Information
Visioning, Identifying Outcomes
Community SD Planning
Community SD Action
Access to Information
Identity, Shared Values
Access to Resources
Strong Social Capital
Sklled leaders, Capable organisations
Brokering Partnerships
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Enablers of Strong, Sustainable Communities

• A sense of community identity, shared values
  vision of a sustainable future
• Skilled leaders capable organisations
• Strong social capital bridging, bonding
  linking networks opportunities for civic
  participation
• Access to necessary resources services
• Access to relevant advice, information, research
  technology
• Essential public infrastructure
• Supportive legislative regulatory environment

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Sustainable Communities Project

• A 3-way partnership between CG, LG and
  Communities
• Aims
• a) engage with sectors and groups, expand the
  scope of current initiatives toward a truly
  sustainable community
• b) work as a catalyst and facilitator to engage
  parties help mobilise resources, targetting key
  enablers of sustainble communities
• c) seek out and test appropriate models, tools
  practices
• d) use the spotlight of the SDPOA to encourage
  CG and local government engagement
  collaboration to support sustainable community
  outcomes (links to LGA 2002 outcomes process)

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SC Project Structure

Sustainable Communities Working Group Co-leaders
T Loomis, L Marra Manager Viv Sherwood
Local Demonstration 1 Project Team Twin Streams
(Waitakere)
Other ?
Local Demonstration 2 Project Team Papakura
Learning/Monitoring Forum
Other Initiatives
Other Initiatives
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Project Twin Streams

• Key Objectives
• Celebrating and sustaining people
• Honouring the environment
• Building on culture and heritage
• Creating a strong, sustainable economic base

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Sustainable Papakura

• Key Objectives
• Creating partnerships with interested parties to
  help design implement a participatory community
  outcomes process
• Maximise engagement of all sectors of the local
  community and CG agencies in development of the
  sustainable community plan (LTCCP).
• Achieving commitment from CG and other parties to
  identified community outcomes and their role in
  these
• Undertake coordinated initiatives on priority SD
  outcomes (whole of community with possible
  locality projects)