In Search of Localism: Local Identity and the Transition to Sustainability

One of the aims of this study is to explore these meanings of the sense of place, which I will argue, are essential to establishing effective strategies for sustainability at the local level. The transition to sustainability should be based on citizen participation and democracy. In order for these changes to take place, people must be empowered to make differences. Eugene, Oregon is one of the communities in which the process of localization has been successfully taking place in response to globalization. Therefore, the paper seeks to answer in part the question of how and under what circumstances can the collective identity of local people process localization and frame strategies for the transition to sustainability, focusing on Eugene as the main unit of analysis.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Oregon

Year dc:date.issued

2005

Author dc:creator

• Nishida, Asuka

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Galen, Martin

• Localism
• Globalization
• Sustainability
• Eugene
• Community

Statement dc:rights

• Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/1794/31585

OAI record oai:identifier

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