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Perceptual / Behavioural
Barriers
Economic, Financial,
and Market Barriers
National and Sub-National
Barriers
Overcoming Barriers
- Lack of information sharing.
- Weak linkages between government and its
constituents.
- Inappropriate structural framework of
government (vertical). The fragmented
structure of municipal departments does not match the highly
interconnected nature of the community/city and its problems
(McAllister, 1979, 36; Roseland, 1992, 6).
- Inappropriate structural framework of
government (political term). The relatively
short term in office allowed between election periods "tends
to encourage decision-makers to approve quick gain initiatives
while shelving longer-term less results-oriented projects"
(Nairne, 1991, 17; Rees, 1994d, 18).
- Regulatory barriers/ lack of legal requirements
for Sustainable Real Estate Development.
- Limitation of jurisdiction.
- Unequal balance of power and resources among
community organizations.
- Weak understanding of action roles.
- Fear of losing control/power.
- Fear of losing constituent support.
- Weak diversity among those in the decision-making
arena. If council members come from
similar socioeconomic backgrounds, they may not be exposed to
the full range of problems that other communities (poorer ones,
culturally mixed, those located close to industry etc.) experience.
Homogeneity of decision-makers could cause barriers to the adoption
of actions that support sustainability (Ley, 1983, 306; Nairne,
1991, 18).
- Union regulations.
- Inflexibility (and, in some cases) escalation
of development standards and their orientation towards the automobile.
Jennie Moore: What's
Stopping Sustainability: http://www.newcity.ca/Pages/mooreindex.html
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