A Community Indicators Case Study: Addressing the Quality of Life in Two Communities
Author: KATE BESLEME, ELISA MASER, & JUDITH SILVERSTEIN
Date: 1999
Abstract: In the last several years, nearly 200 cities across the United States have adopted the community indicators process to track community conditions, inform policy choices, build consensus, and promote accountability. In some cities, state and local governments have mandated the creation of indicators. In others, businesses, citizens, and social service agencies have launched an indicators process with the general idea of bringing stakeholders together to understand, discuss, and measure key components that define quality of life in their community. This paper documents the experience of two well-established community indicators projects: Quality of Life in Jacksonville: Indicators for Progress in Jacksonville, Florida; and Quality of Life in the Truckee Meadows in Reno, Nevada.
Tags: Community engagement, Data to action, Indicator planning, Partnering & collaboration, Quality of life,
Full Citation Journal: REDEFINING PROGRESS
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Date: 1999
Abstract: In the last several years, nearly 200 cities across the United States have adopted the community indicators process to track community conditions, inform policy choices, build consensus, and promote accountability. In some cities, state and local governments have mandated the creation of indicators. In others, businesses, citizens, and social service agencies have launched an indicators process with the general idea of bringing stakeholders together to understand, discuss, and measure key components that define quality of life in their community. This paper documents the experience of two well-established community indicators projects: Quality of Life in Jacksonville: Indicators for Progress in Jacksonville, Florida; and Quality of Life in the Truckee Meadows in Reno, Nevada.
Tags: Community engagement, Data to action, Indicator planning, Partnering & collaboration, Quality of life,
Full Citation Journal: REDEFINING PROGRESS
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