Social Capital and Sustainable Development: An International Study

一项关于当地社区社会资本和可持续性的国际合作研究将实现以下目标：1.描述产生社会资本的网络和网络形成的特性; 2.分析社会资本促进可持续发展的机制。该项目将对五个社区进行深入的比较个案研究，其中三个在加拿大，两个在澳大利亚。在每个案例社区内，将对发展社会资本的理论机制及其调动进行深入的定性和定量分析，以调和可持续发展所需的生态、经济和社会必要条件。

A collaborative international study of social capital and sustainability in local communities will address the following objectives: 1. to characterize the properties of networks that generate social capital and of network formation; and 2. to analyze the mechanisms by which social capital contributes to sustainable development. The project will involve intensive comparative case studies of five communities, three in Canada and two in Australia. Within each case community, an intensive qualitative and quantitative analysis will be conducted of the theorized mechanisms for the development of social capital and its mobilization for reconciliation of the ecological, economic and social imperatives required for sustainable development.