SCO is a collaborative organization dedicated to smart growth planning and the promotion of sustainability. Through community engagement and marketing initiatives, SCO strives to get communities to think more critically about their health and future.
Sustainable Communities Online aims to assist communities - through tools, research, and engagement programs - in creating and maintaining economic and environmental health, promoting social equity, and fostering broad-based citizen participation in planning and implementation. These initiatives are based on the belief that communities that connect citizens and institutions to develop sustainability principles and a collective vision for the future and that apply an integrative approach to environmental, economic, and social goals are generally likely to be more successful.
Job creation, energy use, housing, transportation, education and health are considered complementary parts of the whole. Since all issues are interconnected they must be addressed as a system. The process includes:
Sustainability is a process of continuous improvement so communities constantly evolve and make changes to accomplish their goals. The SCO website provides initiatives and resources to help users learn about ways to make their communities healthier, safer, greener, more liveable, and more prosperous.
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