Does having more sustainable communities bring better sustainability?
Relating the number of National Sustainable Communities (NSCs) to the sustainability level of 31 provinces in China
Sustainable communities, while not explicitly defined universally, are now essential tools used by many countries to explore ways of enhancing regional sustainability, especially in China.1 To reduce the burden on the environment resulting from economic growth and to examine effective social governance models, China launched the construction of the Comprehensive Experimental Community for Social Development in 1986.
