Table 1 CLA of two sustainable postmodern communities
From: Exploration of external indicators of social change in postmodern communities
Layers | Sippy downs | Masdar city |
|---|---|---|
Litany | Education is important for our future starting small - develop later sustainable image makes us look progressive | Sustainable ways is the future for our country, and we can afford it only the best will do no matter how long it takes to finish the project |
System | Local building industry real estate companies knowledge industry - schools USC & Innovation Centre Sunshine Coast Regional Council | Global sustainability firms Masdar Institute of Technology Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed |
Worldview | We are different, more sustainable options are fine as long as we don’t have to give up our creature comforts | Oil reserves are limited, we have to be prepared for life after petrol, we have to show to the world how to do sustainability, we are leaders, tourists come to admire our work |
Myth/Metaphor | Mother’s favourite child – there is acknowledgement and support by the local government we have the best of both worlds | Arranged marriage –planned merging of unknown components with potential for future friction |