2022•Asian People Journal (APJ)Open access
THE ROLE OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND COMMUNITY-BASED PLANNING IN SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Md. Tuhin Mia, Monirul Islam, Jubaida Sakin, Jehan Al-Hamadi
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Abstract
The primary purpose of this article is to discuss about the community role in sustainable development and to expand understanding of the prospects for sustainable community development activity. This article explores the idea of sustainable community development and the type of development to improve the quality of life within communities. Authors identified that sustainable community development depends on community engagement and planning. The activities include meeting the social and financial needs of its residents while preserving and sustaining the environment’s ability to support it. Based on that perspective, the article focuses on the role of community participation and community based planning for sustainable community development in an unprecedented variety of environments. Various studies have found on sustainable development policies and guidelines, however; there is a lack of mechanism tools to guide sustainable community development. Based on the secondary data sources such as books, journal articles, reports, newspapers, laws, policies and online documents, the study distinguishes between the difficulties of the environmental issues of sustainable community development and the local community contribution, and found that there is a clear gap between the protection of environment and the community engagement for sustainable community development. Keywords: Community-Development; Community-Engagement; Community-Planning; Sustainable-Development
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