Recent Comments
Tag Archives: “local governance”
A World of Cities
Cultural, economic and social relations between cities are hastened by immigration, decentralization and increasing discomfort with national policies. We are increasingly becoming a world of cities, and less a world of nations. Continue reading
Posted in Building resilient communities: Civic engagement and jobs, Governance and the culture economy
Tagged "local governance", civic engagement, community development, community policing, community transformation, crime reduction, Cuba, culture economy, neighborhoods, new orleans, stakeholder engagement, sustainable development
1 Comment
A First Hand Account of a Fruit Tree Distribution in the Grand Anse
What could I expect? Bert Laurent, a friend and Executive Chairman at The Caribbean Institute had asked me to accompany a delivery of fruit tree seedlings by truck from TCI’s nursery near Port au Prince, over sometimes challenging, rocky, mountain … Continue reading
How Haiti Should Respond to Hurricane Matthew
Hurricane Matthew, which killed more than 1,300 people, destroyed 80% of the city of Jeremie and left over 35,000 people homeless, is the 14th hurricane since 2004 to impact Haiti, and is the 10th since 2004 to cause loss of … Continue reading
Using An African Tradition to Build Civic Engagement
The theme of this blogsite is “Sustainable development by maximizing stakeholder engagement.” This theme maintains the idea that in order for solutions to be sustainable, as many stakeholders as possible must be involved. In other words, the greater the engagement of … Continue reading
The Caribbean Institute for Sustainable Development 