An eco-municipality or eco-town is a local government area that has adopted ecological and social justice values in its charter . The development of eco-municipalities stems from changing systems in Sweden , where more than seventy municipal governments have accepted varying principles of sustainability in their operations as well as community-wide decision-making processes. The purpose of these policies is to increase the overall sustainability of the community.
11-472: Eco-town or ecotown may refer to: Eco-municipality , a specific form of eco-town where ecological principles are formally incorporated into the conduct of local government Eco-towns , proposed programme of new towns in England See also Ecovillage , an ecologically sustainable community Sustainable city , or ecocity Topics referred to by
22-463: A national association of eco-municipalities to assist one another and work to influence national policy. Whistler, BC , was awarded first place in a United Nations -endorsed international competition for sustainable communities. Its long-term sustainability plan, Whistler 2020, is based on the Natural Step framework. In Wisconsin , there is a growing eco-municipality movement which began in
33-434: A bottom-up approach. The distinction between an eco-municipality and other sustainable development projects (such as green building and alternative energy ) is the focus on community involvement and social transformation in a public agency, as well as the use of a holistic systems approach. An eco-municipality is one that recognizes that issues of sustainability are key to all decisions made by government. In 1983
44-429: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Eco-municipality Large scale social movements can influence both community choices and the built environment. Eco-municipalities may be one such movement. Eco-municipalities take a systems approach, based on sustainability principles. The eco-municipality movement is participatory, involving community members in
55-718: The Övertorneå community of Sweden first adopted an Eco-municipality framework, followed by a formal organization in 1995 (SEKOM). In becoming an eco-municipality, cities or towns typically adopt a resolution, based on the Natural Step framework (or Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development (FSSD)), which sets the following objectives: Communities in North America , Europe and Africa ranging in size from villages of 300 to cities of 700,000 have become eco-municipalities. In Sweden, over one hundred municipalities have officially become eco-municipalities. They have formed
66-558: The American Society of Planning Officials, were merged into a single organization. The American Institute of Certified Planners is now the organization's professional branch. Like many professional organizations, the American Planning Association's main function is to serve as a forum for the exchange of ideas between people who work in the field of urban planning . The organization keeps track of
77-617: The Chequamegon Bay region. As of November 2007, twelve local communities had formally adopted eco-municipality resolutions. The resolutions state the community's intention to become an eco-municipality, endorsing the Natural Step sustainability principles and framework as a guide. In Sweden, more than 70 cities and towns—25 percent of all municipalities in the country—have adopted a common set of "Sustainability Principles" and implemented these systematically throughout their municipal operations. There are now twelve eco-municipalities in
88-708: The United States and the American Planning Association has adopted sustainability objectives based on the same principles. American Planning Association The American Planning Association ( APA ) is a professional organization representing the field of urban planning in the United States . APA was formed in 1978, when two separate professional planning organizations, the American Institute of Planners and
99-412: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Eco-town . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eco-town&oldid=601005958 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
110-489: The various improvement efforts underway around the country, which may include the improvement or construction of new parks , highways and roads, or residential developments . The organization is also a starting point for people looking for employment. The association also publishes the Journal of the American Planning Association ( JAPA , ISSN 0194-4363 ). JAPA was founded in 1935 as Planners' Journal , and
121-480: Was from 1943 known as Journal of the American Institute of Planners ( ISSN 0002-8991 ). The American Planning Association holds an annual national conference that attracts planners, local government officials, planning commissioners, advocates and planning students from across the United States, Canada and the world. Each conference hosts several hundred individual sessions with thousands of attendees. The association has 47 state/regional chapters, such as
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