Circles of Sustainability supports cities, communities and organizations seeking to understand and act upon basic issues relevant to sustaining positive and vibrant social life. Understanding of social life holistically is the key. This includes the domains of economics, ecology, politics, and culture.
Circles of Sustainability is part of a larger approach called ‘Circles of Social Life’.
Circles of Sustainability offers an integrated method for deciding on the critical issues associated with responding actively to complex problems. The Circles method takes a city, community or organization through the difficult process of deciding on the terms of its approach. It guides engagement. It allows for an understanding of competing issues and tensions. The method then provides continuing feedback and monitoring in relation to implementation difficulties and successful outcomes. Then, at the end of a project the Circles approach supports a reporting process.
A book associated with this website: Urban Sustainability in Theory and Practice: Circles of Sustainability (2015) explains the overall approach.
For a discussion of the organizational groups co-ordinating the Circles Project, or to read about our partners please click on the embedded links.
