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The new paradigm of sustainable development (SD) is examined, focusing on its consequence for European cities & the prospects for knowledge-based development. It is argued that the old model of industrial growth gave undue emphasis to science & technology, & that the paradigm of SD offers a policy framework for democratizing & humanizing science. It is further contended that the potential of the SD model will not be realized unless cities reassert their role as civilizing forces, which can be best accomplished by integrating local & global knowledge at the city & regional level. A model of knowledge-based development is presented & applied to the city of Delft, Netherlands. It is concluded that cities must become more responsible for locally-based knowledge, whether organizational or institutional, & that cities need to establish a knowledge infrastructure roundtable to identify & formulate strategies for strengthening their knowledge cultures. 2 Tables, 11 References. W. Howard

A summary of a one-day deliberative workshop that brought together fifty-six sustainability experts from the retail sector, government, academia and civil society organisations. ; Publisher PDF

This report is based on 'Sustainable communities : building for the future' by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (2003). ; 'Sustainable communities : building for the future' was drawn up by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in order to tackle serious housing shortages, a crisis of affordability for many ordinary households, and the decline of low income urban neighbourhoods across the country. This review gives a brief overview of the plan, its connection with sustainable development and sustainable communities and debates the major problems of the plan for the advancement of our economic and social and environmental well-being. ; Publisher PDF