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100 _aCreamer, Emily
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245 _a‘Incomers’ leading ‘community-led’ sustainability initiatives: A contradiction in terms?
260 _bSage,
_c2019.
300 _aVol 37, Issue 5, 2019 (946-964 p.)
520 _a‘Community’ is frequently identified as an important element of sustainable development policy, with communities thought to be particularly effective spaces in which to encourage individuals to adopt sustainable lifestyles. The potential power of a community-based approach derives from the ability of community groups to tap into existing social networks and local bonds of trust to communicate messages and enact change. To date, there has been little consideration of the position and influence of newcomers to communities within this rationale. This paper explores this issue through two government-funded, community-led sustainability projects in rural Scotland. We observe that the majority of those most actively involved in these two projects had migrated to the communities and were considered ‘incomers’ by both themselves and other ‘local’ residents. Drawing these observations together with literature on rural migration and participation in community activity, we explore the potential implications for the outcomes of initiatives seeking to influence lifestyle change. We question whether projects that are established by, and primarily comprised of, individuals who are not necessarily considered ‘locals’ locally align with the rationale behind a ‘community-led’ approach.
650 _aCommunity,
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650 _aclimate change,
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650 _asustainable development,
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650 _aScotland,
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650 _a rural
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700 _aAllen, Simon
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700 _aHaggett, Claire
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_dLondon Pion Ltd. 2010
_tEnvironment and planning C:
_x1472-3425
856 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1177/0263774X18802476
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