This new paper, produced by Dr. Martin Kemp, is based on post-graduate research that sought to explore the role of social innovation in achieving sustainable development goals in the Thames Gateway, and to identify the different narratives of sustainable development present in the policy discourse relating to this dynamic sub-region.
The paper argues that social innovation provides a powerful means of integrating the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of sustainable development.
Community and voluntary sector organisations can help to build a more environmentally sustainable Gateway by working with local people to develop innovative social solutions to environmental challenges.
published on: 4th July 2011