Community action: A neglected site of innovation for sustainable development?

Seyfang, Gill and Smith, Adrian (2006) Community action: A neglected site of innovation for sustainable development? pp. 1-25.

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Abstract

Innovation and community action are two important areas of research and policy for sustainable development. Yet these two spheres of activity have not hitherto been linked. This paper builds a case for considering community action as a neglected, but potentially important, site of innovative activity. In so doing, the paper bridges a divide in a way that offers a novel theoretical approach to the study of community-level action for sustainability. It discusses some of the opportunities presented by grassroots innovation, and some of the challenges confronting activity at this level. By conceiving of the grassroots as a niche site for innovation a new agenda for community-level sustainable development research and policy support emerges.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment (CSERGE) Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Environmental Social Sciences Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Resources, Sustainability and Governance (former - to 2018)
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Depositing User:	Rosie Cullington
Date Deposited:	25 Jan 2011 11:58
Last Modified:	16 Jul 2025 14:33
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/19515
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