Community is a group of people with an
arrangement of responsibilities, activities and relationships. In many cases, a
community has a defined geographical boundary. A group of people who are living
in one particular area or people who are considered as a unit, because of their
common interest, social group or nationality. A group of households that
identify themselves in some way as having common interests, connections,
values, resources or needs as well as physical space. A social group of any
size whose members reside in a specific locality, share government and often
have a common cultural and historic heritage.
THE ABC FOR SUSTAINABLE CITIES
UNEP / UN HABITAT / FIDIC / GI-REC
Based on
« Sustainable Development in Communities » ISO/TC 268
Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
UNEP and Skat – Swiss Resource Centre and
Consultancies for Development, 2012, Sustainable Reconstruction in
Disaster-Affected Countries
Photo: New Springs Community
