Struggling with sustainability - A comparative framework for evaluating sustainable development programs

被引：65

作者：

Mog, JM ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706 USA

来源：

WORLD DEVELOPMENT | 2004年 / 32卷 / 12期

关键词：

sustainable rural development; program evaluation; participation; community organizing; Southeast Asia; Philippines;

D O I：

10.1016/j.worlddev.2004.07.002

中图分类号：

F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

Sustainability is an inherently dynamic, indefinite and contested concept. "Sustainable development" must, therefore, be seen as an unending process-defined not by fixed goals or the specific means of achieving them, but by an approach to creating change through continuous learning and adaptation. How, then, do we evaluate a development program's contribution to such a process? This paper constructs a framework for evaluating sustainable rural development programs using both process- and outcome-oriented criteria, and demonstrates its application. The SANREM CRSP/SEA research and development program in The Philippines-including ICRAFs efforts to organize communities around agroforestry and environmental conservation-is assessed. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：2139 / 2160

页数：22