Gina S. Salazar, D.P.A.

Abstract

The qualitative study presents a framework for a culture-based sustainable development perspective in Public Administration research. The movement towards Culture as the fourth pillar of sustainable development is utilized as the context for the development of the framework. It examines how the link between cultural governance and sustainable economic development brings about social development, with culture at the core of the process. Particular attention is given to the economic valuation of culture through cultural governance in the broader context of sustainable human development. The framework illustrates that culture is the prerequisite for and is at the core of sustainable change from which economic and social sustainability emanate. Culture has the capacity to influence other components of sustainable development. An operative model for the framework is offered along with the theoretical significance of the framework in Public Administration.

Keywords: sustainable development, valuation of culture, cultural governance, public administration research