Sustainability planning in Canada

What is it about?

Many governments are promoting sustainability planning as they work to address issues such as climate change. The paper looks at Canada's experience with requiring sustainability plans for all communities wanting access to infrastructure funds. Although national mandates can force local governments to produce plans, the plans created may not go far enough to generate long-term sustainability.

Featured Image

Why is it important?

This is a timely evaluation of a large-scale national program to produce sustainability plans. It provides the first systematic analysis of how the sustainability plans were created, what they achieve, and their likelihood to transform planning practice.