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Staff support and administrative capacity in strategic planning for local sustainability

Christopher V. Hawkins · Rachel M. Krause · Aaron Deslatte

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Local Governance and Planning Public Policy and Administration Research Sustainability and Climate Change Governance

Abstract

Strategic plans are widely used by municipalities as a means of directing their own activities, but relatively few studies have examined factors associated with cities’ decisions to embed sustainability principles within them. Drawing from literature on planning processes and organizational capacity, this paper tests whether perceived staff support for sustainability initiatives influences the integration of sustainability into strategic plans, and whether administrative capacity has a moderating effect on this relationship. This study presents new findings about how cities are advancing sustainability objectives and about the role that designated sustainability offices can play in the strategic planning process.

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