Abstract
Mark Roseland, Ph.D., MCIP, is Director of the Centre for Sustainable Community Development, formerly the Community Economic Development Centre, at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada and is a professor in SFU's Department of Geography. A former Editor of RAIN magazine, he was the North American Editor of the international journal Local Environment, published in association with ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, from its inception in 1995 until 2002. He lectures internationally, advises communities and governments on sustainable development policy and planning, and participates actively in sustainable community development projects in Vancouver and elsewhere.