The relationship between two of the most important currents in today's social thinking, community participation and sustainable development, is explored in this new volume.

Some of the most highly-respected and influential thinkers on community and society address the fundamental questions about the needs of the future--the need to participate and belong; the need to conserve resources and to get more from less--and the kind of society that will successfully create a community and achieve sustainable development.

This concise and readable text will be recommended reading for voluntary and public sector workers involved in community participation and environmental care, researchers and students in environmental and social studies, and general readers. The result is a stimulating and often provocative book which shows that if the answers aren't simple, at least they can be tackled.