Sustainable Sibratsgfäll 2025 - mission statement and implementation process to achieve governanceBrief descriptionThe Sibratsgfäll authorities wish to maintain village life on a long-term sustainable basis as a social process with an adequate infrastructure and diverse economic activities taking careful account of the needs of the natural environment. This is to be accomplished through a detailed mission statement process accompanied by suitable projects whose results will be fed back into the mission statement process.
AimsSibratsgfäll is a village in a peripheral location. It is situated at an altitude of 1000 m on the border with Germany and is accessible by just one road. That offers a number of advantages like peace and quiet, splendid scenery, low real estate prices and intact social capital. But there are also disadvantages: few jobs in the village, the distance from the regional centres, incipient signs of an overaging population, the distance from high schools and colleges, non-participation in tourism, etc. As a result of affiliation in the Alliance in the Alps network and participation in Dynalp 1, the parish council has decided to go for the challenge of "Sustainable Sibratsgfäll 2025". In Dynalp 1 local interest in participation was evaluated (highly motivating) and the residents' perseverance tested in the implementation of initial projects (very high). The following goals have therefore been defined for the next step (2006-08): RealizationPlanned activities must be suitable for a village with only 420 inhabitants, i.e. they should be challenging but not frustrating. At present about thirty individuals are already actively involved in the sustainability process. What happens now? InvolvedThe regular core of the current total of six working groups comprises about twenty individuals, with many more joining them for specific activities. In addition the parish council serves as a steering committee. The mission statement process will be open to all local residents. At the same time the activities of the six working groups will continue and serve as an input for the mission statement process. External partnerships have been established with Vorderwald Social Services, Vorarlberger Umweltverband, Nagelfluhkette Nature Park and KäseStrasse Bregenzerwald. ProjecttermNov 2006 - summer 2008 FinancingSubsidy from DYNALP² (in euros): 10,000 Contact person
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