VISION 2020 is Hamilton's long term vision of a vibrant, healthy, sustainable future shared by local government, citizens, business, groups and organizations. We all have a role to play in making the VISION a reality. We form partnerships, work cooperatively and innovate to achieve our goals and measure our progress.
Hamilton's Definition of Sustainable Community
In our sustainable community change supports the ecosystems and human systems on which we depend. We have a coordinated and collaborative approach to planning, policy-making, and action, which includes public participation. We know that our success depends upon widespread understanding of the critical relationship between people and their environment. Our principles of sustainability encompass the following:
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Fulfillment of human needs for peace, clean air and water, food, shelter, education, and useful and satisfying employment;
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Maintenance of ecological integrity through careful stewardship, rehabilitation, reduction in wastes and protection of diverse and important natural species and systems;
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Provision for self-determination through public involvement in the definition and development of local solutions to environmental and development problems; and,
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Achievement of equity with the fairest possible sharing of limited resources among contemporaries and between our generation and that of our descendants.
Project Overview
The Project Overview provides more detailed information on The City of Hamilton's Sustainable Community Initiative. The Sustainable Community Initiative refers to the VISION 2020 set of projects and initiatives that were in place and published as of 1997. Although not currently up to date, this document provides a useful historical background to the VISION 2020 project. In this document, the process of developing the community vision, the overall outcomes and lessons learned are discussed and analyzed.The Project Overview is available here.