Sustainability and resilience planning for local governments : [electronic resource] the quadruple bottom line strategy / Haris Alibašić.

Intro; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; About the Author; Editorial Boards for Peer-Reviewed Journals; Degrees and Institutions; Research; 1: Defining, Initiating, and Reviewing Sustainability and Resilience Planning; Introduction; A Review of Sustainability, Historical Paths, and Significance; Theoretical Background; Sustainable Development and Triple Bottom Line; From TBL to Quadruple Bottom Line (QBL); Sustainability and Resilience of Local Governments; Sustainability in Private Sector; Starting Point(s); Resilience Planning; Definition of Terms Resilient City Spotlight: Replacing a Strategic Plan with the Sustainability Plan; Significant Policy and Planning Stages; Community's Participation, Partnerships, and Pursuit of Sustainability; Summary; References; 2: Mapping Out the Sustainability and Resilience Process for Organizations and Communities; Introduction; Sustainability Plan Staging and Quadruple Bottom Line (QBL); Strategic vs. Sustainability Planning in Cities; Mapping Out Current Conditions and Resources; Sustainability "Plan-Do-Check-Act" Cycle; Resilient City Spotlight: Resilience of Local Communities, New Orleans Vision for Local Sustainability and Resilience Planning; Practical Approach: From Sustainability Planning to Climate Resilience; System Approach and Localization of Climate Science; Report Conclusions and Recommendations; Future Work; Summary; References; 3: Identifying the Internal and External Stakeholders, the Level of Organizational and Community Engagement, and the Target Champions; Introduction; Sustainability and Resilience Planning and Change Agents; Empowering Employees to Champion Sustainability and Resilience; Leadership in Modern Organizations; Assigning Target Champions Community Engagement; Resilient Local Government Spotlight: Community Engagement for Resilient DC; Partnership Opportunities; Resilient City Spotlight: City of Cincinnati; Practical Application: Partnership for Sustainability and Resilience; Regional, National, and International Partnership Opportunities; Summary; References; 4: Measuring, Tracking, Monitoring, and Reporting Sustainability and Resilience Progress; Introduction; Resilient County Spotlight: Resilient and Resource-Efficient Alachua County, FL; Measuring, Monitoring, Tracking, and Reporting (MMTR) Key Features and Elements of Measuring, Mentoring, Tracking, and Reporting (MMTR); Why Do Cities Measure Sustainability and Resilience?; Quadruple Bottom Line Measurements; Resilience Spotlight: Sustainability Plan, Report, and Quadruple Bottom Line; Resilience Australian Cities Spotlight: Model of QBL Sustainability; Objective Sustainability and Resilience Measurements; Practical Application: Starting Simple and Small; Resilient City Spotlight: Ann Arbor -- Sustainability Framework and Sustainability Action Plan; Reporting

This book details a process of creating long-term sustainability and resilience plan for local governments to use for designing and implementing sustainability and resilience policies, initiatives, and programs. It offers guidance, strategies, and methods in applying sustainability and resilience planning to attain the prosperity of organizations and communities. The recommendations in this book are based on the author's years of direct experience in directing applied resilience and sustainability planning for a local government, and years of research covering diverse aspects of sustainability and resilience from climate change, climate preparedness and readiness, triple bottom line impact, quadruple bottom line strategy, carbon footprint and greenhouse gas emission policies, climate adaptation and climate change mitigation to sustainable energy policies and practices.^Chapter one defines terms related to sustainability and resilience, how the topics reshape local governments and communities. Chapter two maps out the sustainability process for organizations and communities, determining the appropriate steps to be taken at each level of sustainability and resilience planning. Chapter three identifies community and organizational level engagement, internal and external stakeholders, including designs necessary throughout these processes. Chapter four involves measuring, tracking, monitoring and reporting using the quadruple bottom line strategy, and developing a sustainability and resilience progress report to ensure accountability, transparency, and good governance. Then, chapter five details the implementation of a sustainability/resilience plan once it is established, describing potential programs and initiatives to achieve sustainable and resilient communities.^Chapter six describes the intersection between sustainability and resilience, and chapter seven examines the tools and resources available to create effective sustainability and resilience plan. Chapter eight concludes the text by addressing the future of sustainability and resilience, and complexities of the modern dynamics of the interconnected systems in cities, counties, and organizations, and recommends how local government administrators in their planning methods and strategies must consider these challenges.