Transcript Governance for Sustainable Development: As if it Mattered?

Governance: A Checklist for Communities
Linking Plans to Concrete Implementation
Basic Information and Initial
Decisions
Have you prepared an inventory of your guidelines, regulations,
standards, bylaws, zoning requirements?
Is your municipality aware of any overlap and duplication between
local, provincial and federal responsibilities that may affect the
development of sustainable infrastructure?
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http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/domino/reports.nsf/html/c007aa_e.html
What are the barriers to concrete implementation of sustainable
infrastructure?
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pubs.pembina.org/reports/Smart_growth_Calgary.pdf
Have you assessed your community’s engagement to climate
change and sustainability. For techniques consider:
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www.ecoperth.on.ca and www.communitycasestudies.crcresearch.org/ecoperth
Basic Information and Initial
Decisions Continued
What are other communities doing, and who are the leading edge
communities in planning and implementing novel plans for
governance? Try:
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www.okotoks.ca and www.communitycasestudies.crcresearch.org/node/82
www.ville.mont-saint-hilaire.qc.ca and www.communitycasestudies.crcresearch.org/hilaire
www.state.gov/g/oes/rls/rm/6340.htm
What is the most appropriate planning timeframe for implementing
sustainable community development?
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www.communitycasestudies.crcresearch.org/node/99
Implementation
Have you considered how to address the whole issue of
sustainability and how to govern it? If not, try
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www.earthsummit2002.org/es/issues/Governance/Montreal-IEG.pdf
Do you have a template or plan to introduce sustainability within
your community, and appropriately govern it? If not, try:
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www.crcresearch.org/files/PlanningTool.pdf
Have you aligned policies, zoning, bylaws, regulations and
standards to achieve optimal sustainable infrastructure
implementation?
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www.communitycasestudies.crcresearch.org/node/103
Is there policy congruence between municipal and provincial
policies, as well as federal? See:
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http://www.fedcan.ca/english/pdf/advocacy/BOHDale0207.pdf
Implementation Continued
Do you have readily available material describing the long term
advantages of pursing sustainability within your community? If not,
try:
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www.fcm.ca or www.smartgrowth.ca
Have you developed a process to ensure community engagement,
and political commitment and support?
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www.communitycasestudies.crcresearch.org/node/169 and www.whistler2020.ca
•Has consideration been given to green building standards in the
planning and construction of new buildings? Standards and concepts
can be found at:
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www.cagbc.org
Additional Resources
For further information on governance and community planning try
the comprehensive resources section at:
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sustainableinfrastructure.crcresearch.org/resources.html
Are you looking for expert practitioners to assist in then
implementation of sustainability within your community Also try:
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www.communitycasestudies.crcresearch.org/contact_dir