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The Potential of E-Participation in Sustainable Development Evaluation

The Potential of E-Participation in Sustainable Development Evaluation

Patrizia Lombardi, Pekka Huovila, Minna Sunikka-Blank
Copyright: © 2011 |Pages: 17
ISBN13: 9781609604721|ISBN10: 1609604725|EISBN13: 9781609604738
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-472-1.ch514
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Lombardi, Patrizia, et al. "The Potential of E-Participation in Sustainable Development Evaluation." Green Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2011, pp. 1344-1360. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-472-1.ch514

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Lombardi, P., Huovila, P., & Sunikka-Blank, M. (2011). The Potential of E-Participation in Sustainable Development Evaluation. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Green Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications (pp. 1344-1360). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-472-1.ch514

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Lombardi, Patrizia, Pekka Huovila, and Minna Sunikka-Blank. "The Potential of E-Participation in Sustainable Development Evaluation." In Green Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 1344-1360. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2011. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-472-1.ch514

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Abstract

If sustainable development is really to be based on substantive community participation, a change in attitudes, beliefs and values is required. Even these changes will not be sufficient to reach the ambitious goals set across Europe through the Local Agenda 21 and other policy documents. The rigorous adaptation of decision-making processes to include community participation is necessary. Development and specification of indicators play an important role in bridging this gap. The indicators should not only form a technical input in the latter type of assessment tools but act as media to communicate the progress towards sustainable development to the local communities and other stakeholders. This chapter deals with the issue of e-participation in decision making and sustainable development evaluation. It presents first a critical overview of sustainable development and knowledge society indicators, metrics and assessment tools currently in use. Then, it introduces the role of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in urban regeneration processes by using a number of European case studies. Finally, it states the need for a more systematic approach to integrate CSOs earlier in the decision-making process and to ensure a more effective use of sustainable development indicators – with the help of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs).

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