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- Title
Community Indicators and Sustainable Consumption: A Blended Approach Toward Implementation.
- Authors
Hendrickson, David J.
- Abstract
There is an increasing need to address issues related to consumption and community indicator frameworks. Governments may ignore demands for change involving consumption unless they can first measure it in some way. This article reviews how three communities have addressed sustainable consumption at the local level: The Natural Step process in Whistler, British Columbia; a performance indicator framework in Santa Monica, California; and an expert-led engagement process by the Regional Vancouver Urban Observatory. It discusses strengths and weaknesses of indicator frameworks and participatory processes, explores ways to raise awareness about resource consumption, and identifies leverage points linking targets to implementation. Findings suggest that while specific indicators address sustainable consumption in the cases, a blended or holistic approach is inconsistently applied. Increasing awareness about consumption, reconfiguring incentives, and restructuring organizational processes with regulatory mechanisms can encourage conservation, deter wasteful practices, and curb resource demand.
- Subjects
COMMUNITIES; CONSUMPTION (Economics); LOCAL government; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN research
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Urban Research, 2010, Vol 19, p111
- ISSN
1188-3774
- Publication type
Article