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Community First: An Ethnographic Approach to Understanding Local Perceptions of Sustainability in the Age of Neoliberalism

This work describes ethnographic research completed in order to understand how local community members in Denton, Texas define, conceptualize, and speak about sustainability. The goal of this research is to encourage a more representative approach to sustainability initiatives within the City of Denton by uniting community ideas with local governance. Data for this study was collected through semi-structured interviews with residents, participant observation at community meetings, and quantitative survey analysis. Through the use of a Foucauldian framework for analysis, in conjunction with David Harvey's "entrepreneurial city," and work done in the field of environmental justice, this study highlights a potential link between neoliberal approaches to city governance and community perceptions of sustainability. This research concludes by calling for more representation of all community members within local sustainability initiatives, and provides several suggestions for how this can be achieved.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1808389
Date05 1900
CreatorsLeMay, Brittany Michelle
ContributorsNuñez-Janes, Mariela, Nelson, Andrew, Fry, Matthew
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatvi, 68 pages, Text
RightsPublic, LeMay, Brittany Michelle, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved.

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