Definition
Ethics and sustainability are inseparable and integral to maintaining sustainable communities, and local governments have an obligation to track and report outcomes related to ethics and integrity in the sustainability plans.
Introduction
By design, sustainability is an attempt of organizations to recognize and address the social, economic, environmental, and governance issues in strategic planning. Ethics may be intentionally included in the sustainability plan or be a by-product of a deliberate sustainability strategy. Reid (2009) believed sustainability to be an ethical framework (p. 29). The climate change, social inequalities, increased poverty levels, income gap, lack of access to health care, inadequate housing, and energy crisis are among some the most relevant issues facing communities and local governments. Given the lack...
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Alibašić, H. (2018). Ethics and Sustainability in Local Government. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3427-1
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