01222nam a2200157 4500 509530 509530 190513b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Ghosh, Soma 5479 The STAR community rating system: an analysis of the communities participating in the program 2018 p.1396-1403. This study is the first to explore the STAR Community Rating System® (STAR), a data-driven sustainability framework and certification program launched in October 2012, that allows local governments to measure their sustainability performance and progress relative to other communities. This research identifies and analyzes the major characteristics of the communities that are currently participating in the program. A discussion of the findings and policy recommendations should help increase the membership and effectiveness of the STAR system. More importantly, it reinforces the enormous potential that local governments have with respect to leveraging the synergies between economic, environmental, and societal priorities. - Reproduced. Climate change 1373 International Journal of Public Administration Local government ddc AR 0 0 ddc 0 0 383470 IIPA IIPA 2019-05-13 41(16), Dec, 2018: p.1396-1403. AR119690 2019-05-13 AR