Whole Town Strategy
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What we recommend |
In order to create more sustainable small towns across Europe, one of the strongest recommendations the SusSET partners can give is to establish a long-term vision that covers the whole town and all its economic, social, and environmental aspects.
- Involve all sectors of the community in developing that vision – including the private sector – and listen and respond to what the public have to contribute.
- Use the opportunity to build bridges between sectors and strive to build a team (either formal or informal) that will take the vision forward.
- Encourage champions and ambassadors to promote the town and its vision and focus all actions and effort towards achieving it.
- Be prepared, however, to adapt and remain flexible, and use every opportunity to keep learning and improving.
Recommended Reading:
Aalborg (2004) Aalborg+10 Commitments, available at www.aalborgplus10.dk/default.aspx?m=2&i=42
Austrian Institute for Regional Studies and Spatial Planning et.al. (2006) The Role of Small and Medium Sized Towns, Draft Final Report of ESPON Study 1.4.1 available at www.espon.eu
CEC (1999) European Spatial Development Perspective: towards balanced and sustainable development of the territory of the EU. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg.
CEC (2004) A New Partnership for Cohesion: Convergence, competitiveness, co-operation, Third Cohesion Report, Office for Official
Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg (can be downloaded from www.europa.eu.int/comm/regional_policy/
sources/docoffic/official/reports
The England and Wales Countryside Agency Market Towns Healthchecks,
www.countryside.gov.uk/market-towns
Trousdale (2005) Promoting Local Economic Development Through Strategic Planning: Volume 1 – Quick Guide, UN Habitat and Eco-Plan International, Nairobi www.ecoplanintl.com
Tym and Partners (2004), ‘Dynamic Smaller Towns’, report for National Assembly of Wales
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