- Much of current decision-making, planning and development does not incorporate a region’s sense of place or
community aspirations.
With the telling of a community’s story and vision, developers, local authorities and others
are able to understand the important qualities of a locality, and set out to enhance, rather than exacerbate, these important regional
values and thereby contribute to the sustainability of the region.
-Community story telling and visioning processes do not replace existing
plans or policies, but aim to enhance and
extend the roles and values that they have. Ultimately, however, it is up to each
regional community to decide how it will integrate story-telling and community
visioning with current regional activities.
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-“Most decisions about our surroundings are ‘taken’ by other
people, sometimes on our behalf, sometimes despite our needs – they are removed from
us”.
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-Community
ownership is important to the durability and effectiveness of
-sustainability
planning.