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This chapter examines and tests the proposition that stronger communities, with social entrepreneurs, enterprises and improved livelihoods and prosperity, will result from ‘connected up’, holistic, synergistic and inclusive planning of services and supporting infrastructure. Previously published methods for synergistic community transformation are adapted to the various contexts, beginning by understanding the challenges, unique characteristics of local culture, demographics and natural environment and resources. Various community actors may then seek to accommodate their world-views so they may work in unison towards a shared goal of transformation. Capabilities of the partners, together with local resources, assets, infrastructure and networks, may be marshalled to form ‘solution oriented partnerships’. Connections and synergies may then be found between services and infrastructures so they are coordinated across sectors and are mutually reinforcing. The application of the method illustrates that more outputs in terms of community services, enterprises and jobs may be delivered with less inputs such as resources, infrastructure and cost, while conserving and respecting local culture, heritage and natural settings. Inclusive community and infrastructure planning, construction and management, employing local skills, resources and materials, may also boost local economic participation and result in more equitable, affordable and innovative solutions.
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Zhu, Y. et al. (2015). Transforming Rural Communities by Synergistic, Integrated and Inclusive Planning of Services and Infrastructure. In: Transforming Rural Communities in China and Beyond. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11319-7_6
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