Title

Financing Sustainability and Stakeholder Engagement: Evidence from US Cities

Authors

Authors

X. H. Wang; C. Hawkins;E. Berman

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Urban Aff. Rev.

Keywords

urban sustainability; sustainability financing; financial capacity for; sustainability; stakeholder engagement; PUBLIC-PARTICIPATION; POLICY; IMPLEMENTATION; OPPORTUNITIES; PERSPECTIVES; MANAGEMENT; GOVERNANCE; CAPACITY; POLITICS; ADOPTION; Urban Studies

Abstract

Financial support is critical to sustain and improve the implementation of sustainability policies and initiatives. How capable are local governments to finance sustainability? Why are some governments more financially able than others to fund sustainability? How does stakeholder engagement improve financial capacity for sustainability? This study provides an explanation for sustainability funding that emphasizes political behaviors of institutional players in budgetary decision making. Using a database from U.S. cities, we find that an effective approach to enhance financial capacity for sustainability is to engage stakeholders to mobilize political support and technical expertise needed in resource allocation decisions for sustainability. Specific strategic actions to enhance financial capacity are recommended as part of a long-term and structured effort to sustain sustainability funding in local government.

Journal Title

Urban Affairs Review

Volume

50

Issue/Number

6

Publication Date

1-1-2014

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

806

Last Page

834

WOS Identifier

WOS:000343921200003

ISSN

1078-0874

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