"Civic networks should be respected and promoted as sources of empowered citizenship." Professor Stephen Coleman, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford

As with all networks, sustainability networks can help build and share inspiration, enthusiasm, information, knowledge and resources. Networks can also lead to greater influence for people and groups than they could expect if working alone or in isolation.

Action Ideas Edit

Articles Sustainability indicators (developed via community involvement) Partnership Working Sustainability Walks Blue nose day Wear purple for Kyoto day Green Maps Green picnics Green Drinks	Wanted pages Local quality of life conferences Sustainability weeks - see for example London Sustainability Weeks Visioning	other ideas Green Guides Appreciative enquiry Sustainability Trails local sustainability libraries or resource centres, including making use of online networks to share books and other resources Places, projects and networks pages in this wiki Local sustainability picture libraries (online); share your pictures in this wiki (you need to be logged in to upload files - see Community Portal)

Resources Edit

• Know your environmental limits: A local leaders’ guide, Sustainable Development Commission, March 2011

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• Green Up, Community Development Foundation 2009, advice for community groups on how to work productively with local councils

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• Concise plain English guide, but far too grounded in the idea of community groups helping councils with councils' / bureaucrats' agenda rather than a vision of government as a platform, enabling the transparent participation and empowerment of local communties.

Consultations Edit

• 2008-02-22 A Defra Third Sector Strategy – a consultation on emerging issues and options, Defra ^[1] draft consultation response

• 2008-01-19 (Closing date for comments) Community Empowerment Action Plan, Communities and Local Government ^[2] Comment on the action plan, topic

Related topics

• Building networks
• Campaigns UK
• Networks and Networking
• Local needs met locally, UK
• Community involvement UK
• Open source conference design
• Campaigns for affordable conferences
• Elders and sustainability
• Faith groups and sustainability
• Funding for networks
• General sustainability information UK
• Low carbon communities UK
• Transition towns UK
• project:Collaborations
• project:WikiNode
• Community and voluntary action UK
• Email group newsfeeds

Sustainability networks Portal / UK - news / USA

References

1. ↑ Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, November 16
2. ↑ Communities and Local Government, October 19