Introduction

This book presents five critical dimensions on relationships, institutions, production, organisation, and governance from design and systems perspectives for the systematic transition of unstable and vulnerable communities across the world to sustainable community systems.

Section 1: Relationships and Processes

• The first section discusses features of relationships and processes to deepen cooperation and trust within a community.

Section 2: Institutions

• The second section examines institutions within and outside a district to foster synergy across institutions within a district and to minimise negative externalities on local communities within a district.

Section 3: Food Production Systems

• The third section deals with food production systems that are nature-friendly, resilient, efficient, and sustainable.

Section 4: Producer Organisations

• The fourth section discusses the design of producer organisations that can graduate to become sustainable community enterprise systems.

Section 5: Community Governance

• The fifth section focuses on community governance that can facilitate decentralised, participatory, transparent, and democratic local governance systems.

Additional Insights

This book

• offers a fresh perspective on design thinking for optimising internal design consistencies.

• provides a systems perspective on building sustainable community systems at the lowest governance unit in different countries, such as Ward/Gram Panchayat/Panchayat Council/Gewong/Union Council/GN.

• gives insights into design & systems perspectives towards building sustainable community systems within a district of any country across the world.