Municipal Sustainability Plans and the Inclusion of Social Equity Initiatives
This study investigates the factors that influence municipalities’ decisions to include social equity in their sustainability plans. The theoretical framework commonly used holds that community priority, administrative capacity, governing institutions, and social vulnerability matter. Although there...
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| author | Valencia Prentice Jie Tao Mohamad Bamanie Duchess Humphrey Linwyse Joseph-Stanislaus |
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| description | This study investigates the factors that influence municipalities’ decisions to include social equity in their sustainability plans. The theoretical framework commonly used holds that community priority, administrative capacity, governing institutions, and social vulnerability matter. Although there is extensive literature supporting the influence of these factors in sustainability planning concerning economic development and environmental protection, few studies have investigated whether these factors explain decision-making related to the social equity dimension. Using logistic regression, this article tests these four theoretical explanations, to determine their applicability to equity-oriented sustainability planning. Results indicate that community priorities influence decision-making. When officials perceive that their communities prioritize social equity, they are much more likely to pursue equity-focused sustainability plans. Alternatively, when economic development is prioritized, equity strategies are less likely to be included in sustainability plans. The findings suggest possible policy tradeoffs among economic, environmental and equity goals. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9ab8fc2e20c74fb4a94d81f2bcf87aa42024-11-15T17:54:17ZengUniversity of Minnesota Libraries PublishingJournal of Social Equity and Public Administration2832-92872024-07-012211910.24926/jsepa.v2i2.55096127Municipal Sustainability Plans and the Inclusion of Social Equity InitiativesValencia Prentice0Jie Tao1Mohamad Bamanie2Duchess Humphrey3Linwyse Joseph-Stanislaus4Cleveland State UniversityTarleton State UniversityKing Abdulaziz University Tarrant County Administrator's OfficeUniversity of North Texas This study investigates the factors that influence municipalities’ decisions to include social equity in their sustainability plans. The theoretical framework commonly used holds that community priority, administrative capacity, governing institutions, and social vulnerability matter. Although there is extensive literature supporting the influence of these factors in sustainability planning concerning economic development and environmental protection, few studies have investigated whether these factors explain decision-making related to the social equity dimension. Using logistic regression, this article tests these four theoretical explanations, to determine their applicability to equity-oriented sustainability planning. Results indicate that community priorities influence decision-making. When officials perceive that their communities prioritize social equity, they are much more likely to pursue equity-focused sustainability plans. Alternatively, when economic development is prioritized, equity strategies are less likely to be included in sustainability plans. The findings suggest possible policy tradeoffs among economic, environmental and equity goals.https://jsepajournal.org/index.php/jsepa/article/view/5509sustainabilitysocial equityequity-focused planninglocal decision-making |
| spellingShingle | Valencia Prentice Jie Tao Mohamad Bamanie Duchess Humphrey Linwyse Joseph-Stanislaus Municipal Sustainability Plans and the Inclusion of Social Equity Initiatives Journal of Social Equity and Public Administration sustainability social equity equity-focused planning local decision-making |
| title | Municipal Sustainability Plans and the Inclusion of Social Equity Initiatives |
| title_full | Municipal Sustainability Plans and the Inclusion of Social Equity Initiatives |
| title_fullStr | Municipal Sustainability Plans and the Inclusion of Social Equity Initiatives |
| title_full_unstemmed | Municipal Sustainability Plans and the Inclusion of Social Equity Initiatives |
| title_short | Municipal Sustainability Plans and the Inclusion of Social Equity Initiatives |
| title_sort | municipal sustainability plans and the inclusion of social equity initiatives |
| topic | sustainability social equity equity-focused planning local decision-making |
| url | https://jsepajournal.org/index.php/jsepa/article/view/5509 |
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