Community Indicators
Author: Rhonda Phillips
Date: 2002
Abstract: This report reviews the evolution of community indicators since the early twentieth century and examines their implications for planning practice. It first defines what a community indicator is and how it should be used. It then explores the relationship between indicators and citizen participation, quality-of-life considerations, and sustainable development. A summary of the types and scale of indicators follows. The report also describes the process of identifying, selecting, and developing community indicators. That section draws on several applications from rural and urban environments to illustrate the process, with examples of how proponents designed the indicators and, more importantly, how planners have used them in their practice. Various considerations are then discussed, including the issues of data sharing and presentation. The report concludes with a list of annotated resources and links to encourage further exploration of community indicators as land-use planning tools.
Tags: CI-PM Integration, Community engagement, Criteria for Indicator Selection, Indicator history, Indicator planning, Sustainability, Urban planning,
Link to Resource: http://www.planning.ri.gov/documents/comp/CommunityIndicators.pdf
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Date: 2002
Abstract: This report reviews the evolution of community indicators since the early twentieth century and examines their implications for planning practice. It first defines what a community indicator is and how it should be used. It then explores the relationship between indicators and citizen participation, quality-of-life considerations, and sustainable development. A summary of the types and scale of indicators follows. The report also describes the process of identifying, selecting, and developing community indicators. That section draws on several applications from rural and urban environments to illustrate the process, with examples of how proponents designed the indicators and, more importantly, how planners have used them in their practice. Various considerations are then discussed, including the issues of data sharing and presentation. The report concludes with a list of annotated resources and links to encourage further exploration of community indicators as land-use planning tools.
Tags: CI-PM Integration, Community engagement, Criteria for Indicator Selection, Indicator history, Indicator planning, Sustainability, Urban planning,
Link to Resource: http://www.planning.ri.gov/documents/comp/CommunityIndicators.pdf
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