Altering regional development for sustainability: Lessons learned from strategic communications of RCE Saskatchewan (Canada) with government
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An important part of successful strategies for sustainable development involves altering (or, in some cases, preventing) proposals that are unsustainable or have significant opportunity costs relative to more alternatives. In modern democracies, normally require formal public approvals (whether at the municipal, provincial/state, national level) with opportunities and specialist input oversight as well legal remedies where due processes not followed. This creates an locus ESD, specifically educational interventions by Regional Centers Expertise on education (RCEs). RCEs able rapidly mobilize local, regional, global expertise engage such processes, frequently there narrow time frames complex mechanisms input. The paper will use a case studies approach examining strategic communications RCE Saskatchewan various levels government proposed developments within its region Western Canada. Despite primary commitment governments economic growth limited role development, has successfully contributed substantially range areas since acknowledgment 2007. These included forest clear-cutting, large-scale water diversions, agricultural drainage, nuclear power, road construction, potash mining. RCE's been modest, involving letters submissions through existing channels aimed officials elected representatives involved key stages decision making. document main elements correspondence lead effectiveness including ability draw upon independent scholarly knowledge (including about governmental processes) legitimization local sustainability expertise. enabled learning, modifications specific proposals, and, system-wide transformations. Importantly, however, it highlights how older form university scholarship associated rise humanities, namely art letter writing, can be customized goal regional development.
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in sustainability
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2673-4524']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/frsus.2022.992939