Amenity migration and sustainable development in remote resource-based communities: lessons from northern British Columbia
by Tony Jackson, Barbara Illsley, John Curry, Eric Rapaport
International Journal of Society Systems Science (IJSSS), Vol. 1, No. 1, 2008

Abstract: Development in northern British Columbia (BC) has focused on resource-based exports, frustrating efforts to promote self-sustaining development. The paper reports on a pilot study testing the applicability of the 2006 Vancouver Declaration on a 'new governance paradigm for managing human settlements' to northern BC. Fieldwork focused on two small northern BC settlements. Semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders offered insights into the composition of a 'new regionalism' pathway which exploits the appeal of place to amenity migration, allowing a shift from resource-based dependency towards high added-value professional skills-based employment. The paper explores the evidence for such a shift. Findings indicate that good social capital networks stimulated by pleasant surroundings have promoted more sustainable patterns of local development. Effective territorially-based community governance is seen as important in enabling these settlements to acquire greater ownership of their built and natural environments.

Online publication date: Thu, 21-Aug-2008

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