Sustainable development is not just about the allocation and management of the resources,
but also about deciding who holds power and the pursuit of fundamental social, economic and
cultural objectives aiming to secure basic human needs, equity, social justice and cultural diversity
(Barker, 2005). Achieving a sustainable community requires a long-term, integrated, and systems
approach to addressing economic, environmental, and social issues, both on micro (focusing on the
individual features of a community) and macro (regarding the community as a holistic system)
perspective (Chan and Huang, 2004).