Community engagement
Answer
Long term success and sustainability lies with the successful engagement of the local stakeholders and beneficiaries.
Information on SEED website
Useful links
- Community Engagement & Sustainable Development Website for research project on community engagement undertaken by World Wildlife Foundation-UK and CAG Consultants. Explores the question “When and Why is community engagement likely to result in more sustainable decisions and lifestyles?” in the attempt to develop an impact assessment tool for community engagement.
- Introduction to Engagement - Department of Sustainability & Environment, Government of Victoria, Australia. Basic introduction to effective community engagement. Outlines terms, potential benefits, roles of government/organisations and community/stakeholders, as well as principles of engagement and related concepts. Also includes section on developing an engagement plan with tools for download.
- How to Guide: Community Engagement Produced by the Scottish Government, this ‘how to guide’ includes background information, case studies, publications and techniques for community engagement.
- Models of Community Engagement Short paper prepared by the Scottish Community Development centre to identify and describe the different models of community engagement in community planning.
- “Our Growing Understanding of Community Engagement.” Report produced by Canadian organisation Tamarack, an Institute for Community Engagement, which focuses on understanding the community engagement process. Includes short literature review, case studies, an extensive list of key terms for community engagement, and a list of resources for further related information.
