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Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver (NSV) is a centrist municipal political party in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is consensus-based, is run by a steering committee,〔 rather than having an individual as leader, and does not ascribe to an ideology. == History== NSV was formed as an advocacy group in 2007, similar to a previous coalition called Neighbour 2 Neighbour. NSV brought together diverse neighbourhoods that span the political spectrum into a network to communicate with each other and to issue joint position statements or advocacy. The first NSV public representative and media contact was Mel Lehan from West Kitsilano. After the fall of 2008, Ned Jacobs of Riley Park/South Cambie (son of urbanist Jane Jacobs) assumed that role. NSV coordinated input from the large network of neighbourhoods that produced common position letters to Council, with some of the early letters having up to 39 versions before finalizing based on consensus. In the November 2008 Vancouver civic election the Non Partisan Association-dominated (NPA) council was defeated. Furor over and opposition to EcoDensity policies contributed to the political demise of NPA Mayor Sam Sullivan and his party. NSV created a candidate survey that lead to the network's endorsement of the Vision/COPE slate. Although Vision Vancouver were elected on a promise to reconsider EcoDensity, the new 2008 Vision Vancouver council continued to implement the NPA policies. Vision Vancouver’s Greenest City Action Plan includes many actions proposed under EcoDensity policies. NSV continues to support and inform a network of neighbourhoods. The network helps the public engage City Hall and make informed decisions. NSV’s main goals are neighbourhood-based real democracy (reform campaign finance, strengthen neighbourhood representation), sustainability (holistic balance between environmental, social and economic sustainability, plus issues of affordable housing, transportation systems, livability), and Vancouver-based solutions (accommodate growth in ways that suit the uniqueness of the city and the character of the neighbourhoods).〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://nsvancouver.ca/about-us/formation/ )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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