End sections of the report examine Price County findings through the filter of a “Community of Capitals Framework” laid out by sociologists Cornelia Butler Flora and Jan L. Flora as a tool to improve people's understanding of the community and how it functions.
“Every community no matter what its size or where it is located has resources or assets. If a community is going to survive and thrive it will need to build on those assets,” the report explains. “When a community is able to invest these resources and assets to create new resources it becomes capital.”
The sociologists hold that if any of seven capital areas, including Natural, Cultural, Human, Social, Political, Financial, or Built, is elevated above others, the rest of the capitals are threatened, according to the report, which points to Flora’s conclusion that “Sustainable communities are those with economic security for all, a healthy ecosystem, and social inclusion for all residents.”
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