Résumé Les communautés canadiennes ont réussi à intégrer les concepts de développement durable dans leurs visions et leurs plans, mais éprouvent de la difficulté à passer de ces idées à des stratégies, actions et résultats pratiques. Dans les prochaines années, ces municipalités vont investir d'importantes sommes dans leurs infrastructures, mais comment peuvent-ils faire pour investir stratégiquement et faire avancer le développement durable? Comment faire pour évaluer leurs priorités, identifier leurs ressources et mettre en œuvre des projets d'infrastructures qui serviront de catalyseurs pour un plus grand mouvement vers le développement durable dans leurs communautés? Cet article explore ces questions par le biais d'une étude de cas de développement durable dans des zones urbaines, rurales et des Premières Nations; des initiatives primées, qui avaient pour but d'identifier les stratégies-clés, liant la planification et l'exécution. Nos résultats indiquent que le développement d'infrastructures durable n'est pas un problème technique mais un défi de sensibilisation aux solutions viables, et un défi de la capacité des décideurs d'agir de manière stratégique et de façon plus durable. AbstractCommunities across Canada have succeeded at integrating sustainability into their high-level visions and plans, but have struggled with translating those ideas into practical strategies, actions and outcomes. Municipalities will be making significant investments in community infrastructure in the near future, but how can they be strategic with those investments so they are used to advance sustainability? How can they assess their priorities, identify their resources and implement infrastructure projects that can serve as catalysts for broader movement towards sustainability in their communities? This paper explores these questions through case studies of award winning sustainability initiatives in urban, rural and First Nations contexts to identify key strategies to bridge the planning–implementation gap. Ultimately, our findings indicate that addressing our infrastructure deficit in a sustainable manner is not so much a technical issue as it is a challenge of awareness about viable solutions and our capacities as decision-makers in our communities to make strategic decisions and act.
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