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1. 2009-2010Building Communities Educational SeriesCommunity Development in a Difficult Economy … Readying for the ReboundEngaging the Community to Develop Sustainably with Professors Randy Stoecker and Jerry Hembd Brought to you by the Center for Community & Economic Development University of Wisconsin-Extension

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3. Today’s Presenters Randy Stoecker Professor and Community Development Specialist Center for Community and Economic Development University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension Jerry Hembd Professor and Community Development Specialist Northern Center for Community and Economic Development University of Wisconsin-Superior/Extension

4. Overview • Change – past, present, future • Moving toward a new economy • Building a new community • How do we get there?

5. Good News: The Business Cycle

6. Bad News: The Business Cycle

7. 6th Wave 5th Wave 4th Wave 3rd Wave 2nd Wave 1st Wave Waves of Innovation Source: Natural Edge SustainabilityRadical resource productivityWhole system designBiomimicryGreen chemistryIndustrial technologyRenewable energyGreen nanotechnology IronWater PowerMechanizationTextilesCommerce Innovation Digital networksBiotechnologySoftware information technology PetrochemicalsElectronicsAviationSpace Steam powerRailroadSteelCotton ElectricityChemicalsInternal combustion engine 1785 1845 1900 1950 1990 2020

8. Other Upward Trends Considering the Implications of Growth

9. World Population, 10,000 BC to Present

10. World Population Projections World population from 1800 to 2100, based on UN 2004 projections and US Census Bureau historical estimates.

13. Societal Pressure on Earth Systems Source: International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme, 2004

14. Societal Pressure on Earth Systems Source: International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme, 2004

15. Conceptual Reform in Economics: Seven Big Ideas • Adjust economic scale • Shift from growth to development • Make prices tell the ecological truth • Account for nature’s contributions • Apply the precautionary principle • Revitalize commons management • Value women Source: Gardner, Gary, and Prugh, Thomas, Project Directors. State of the World 2008: Innovations for a Sustainable Economy. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2008.

16. Moving Toward a New Economy Green economy Green collar economy Sustainable economy Clean economy Post-carbon (or carbon neutral) economy Circular (recycling) economy Steady-state economy Human-scale economy Local living economy

17. Evolving Views of the Community Economy Environment Economy Environment Society Society Environment Society Economy Unconnected or silos view Interconnected or linkages view Interdependent, nested, or systems view

18. Systems Thinking • Systems consist of individual but interrelated parts. • Systems depend on the relationshipsamong the parts as much as the parts themselves. • These relationships make the wholegreater than the sum of its parts. • When you dissect the system, you destroy the pattern of relationships.

19. Drivers Sustainable development and systems thinking Goal Sustainability Emerging Strategies Green collar jobs Alternative and renewable energy sources Local food systems Sustainable (eco) tourism Triple bottom line business Industrial ecology Valuing ecosystem services Precautionary principle Eco-municipality movement (The Natural Step) Transition Towns Sustainable Community Development

20. Wisconsin Eco-municipalities Town of La Pointe City of Washburn City of Ashland City of Madison City of Bayfield Town of Bayfield Douglas County Village of Johnson Creek City of Marshfield City of Manitowoc City of Neenah City of Menasha Town of Menasha City of Eau Claire Town of Cottage Grove City of La Crosse La Crosse County City of Stevens Point City of Wausau City of Beloit City of Baraboo City of Sheboygan Dunn County Village of Spring Green Village of Colfax Town of Greenville Village of Shorewood

21. Energy Independent Communities

22. Four Sustainability Principles In a sustainable society, nature is not subject to systematically increasing... ...concentrations of substances extracted from the Earth’s crust, ...concentrations of substances produced by society, ...degradation by physical means, and, in that society... ...people are not subject to conditions that systematically undermine their capacity to meet their needs.

23. Fundamental Human Needs Subsistence Protection Participation Idleness Affection Understanding Creativity Identity Freedom

24. Transition Model “ . . . a positive, solutions-focused way of gathering those around you together to start exploring community-scale responses to peak oil and climate change.” Rob Hopkins. The Transition Handbook, 2008.

25. Transition: Guiding Principles • Inner and Outer Transition • Positive Visioning • Inclusion and Openness • Enable Sharing and Networking • Build Resilience • Self-organization and decision making at the appropriate level

26. Three Basic Policy Goals • Sustainable scale • Just distribution • Efficient allocation Source: Daly, Herman. Ecological Economics. Island Press, 2004.

27. Building a New Community Durable Sturdy Stable Hardy Robust Resilient Human scale Self-reliant Localized

28. Community Engagement Participatory Inclusive Decentralized Self-organizing Horizontal Open Collective Fair and just Empowering

29. How do we get there? • The sustainability-participation connection • Ecosystems are about connectedness and interdependence • Relationships are more important than parts • Wisdom is about understanding interdependence • Understanding of others can only occur through interaction with them • Interacting requires participation of everyone

30. Ladder of Participation Arnstein, Sherry R. "A Ladder of Citizen Participation," JAIP, Vol. 35, No. 4, July 1969, pp. 216-224

31. Who doesn’t Participate--the Excluded • People with lower income • People with less education • People of color • People with disabilities • Single parents • Immigrants

32. How to Prevent the Excluded from Participating • Meetings during working hours • Meetings without child care • Mealtime meetings without food • Inaccessible meetings • No translation at meetings • No public transport to meetings

33. How to Discourage the Excluded from Participating • Elites control the agenda • Plan is worked out before the meeting • Final decisions will be made by others • Boring meetings • Non-interactive meetings • Results of meeting are ignored

34. The Consequences of Exclusion • NIMBYism • Disillusionment • Abstinence from elections • Distrust of government • Tax resistance • Development resistance

35. Changing our Thinking • Respecting adversarial democracy • Embracing diversity • Climbing up the ladder of participation • Appreciating creativity

36. Building the Base for Inclusion • Building relationships with the excluded (one on ones, small groups, listening projects) • Building participation skills of the excluded • Organizing the excluded (from small groups to sustainable organizations)

37. There are contradictory material interests. There is not an honest desire among power holders to share power. Why Consensus Processes May Not Work

38. Adversarial Processes • Riots • Protests • Community organizing

39. Professional Challenges for the Community Worker • Elites like having control • Elites control the community worker’s salary • Racism, sexism, classism, homophobia, etc.

40. Managing the Challenges • Dividing elites • Educating elites • The civic engagement backdoor

41. Resources • The Guide to Effective Participation http://www.partnerships.org.uk/guide/index.htm • The Citizen’s Handbook http://www.vcn.bc.ca/citizens-handbook/ • The Study Circles Resource Center http://www.studycircles.org/ • Fond du Lac Diversity Circles http://www.fdl.uwc.edu/diversitycircles/ • Consensus Organizing Center http://consensus.sdsu.edu/ • Organizing http://www.tenant.net/Organize/

42. Questions? Randy Stoecker Professor and Community Development Specialist Center for Community and Economic Development University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension (608) 890-0764 randy.stoecker@uwex.edu http://www.uwex.edu/ces/cced Jerry Hembd Professor and Community Development Specialist Northern Center for Community and Economic Development University of Wisconsin-Superior/Extension (715) 394-8208 jhembd@uwsuper.edu http://www.uwsuper.edu/ncced

43. Next year Thank you for joining us for this year’s webinar program. The UW-Extension Center for Community and Economic Development (CCED) and our County/Tribal Extension Offices and their partners have been sponsoring this webinar series for many years. We will conduct an evaluation of our programs this summer and determine our next series based on your input. If you have specific comments and ideas you’d like to share, please contact the CCED directly by emailing the Director, Greg Wise, at greg.wise@uwex.edu.

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