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We have seen how disregarding the integrative effects of environmental, social, and economic issues has a significantly damaging consequence on communities. The arguments for sustainable development are clear and becoming universally accepted. Thus, for a community to improve and develop in the long term, it must answer the following questions about its environment in the socioeconomic context of the community:
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Flint, R.W. (2013). Case Study Examples of SCD. In: Practice of Sustainable Community Development. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5100-6_15
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