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Building Sustainable Communities Working Group Saskatchewan Regional Centre of Excellence On

Building Sustainable Communities Working Group Saskatchewan Regional Centre of Excellence On Education For Sustainable Development. January 20, 2009. Building Sustainable Communities. Objectives: Form Working Group on Building Sustainable Communities

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Building Sustainable Communities Working Group Saskatchewan Regional Centre of Excellence On

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  1. Building Sustainable Communities Working Group Saskatchewan Regional Centre of Excellence On Education For Sustainable Development January 20, 2009 Evergreen Sustainable Development

  2. Building Sustainable Communities • Objectives: • Form Working Group on Building Sustainable Communities • Create framework for building community sustainability • Support community sustainability education, research, and projects • Participating Organizations: • Craik Sustainable Living Project • Simon Fraser University (Centre for Sustainable Community Development) (www.sfu.ca/cscd) • The Natural Step Canada – www.naturalstep.ca • Carlton Trail Regional College • South Shore Vision 2020 (Regina Beach and Buena Vista) • Environment Canada – ecoAction • Saskatchewan Environment goGreen program • YouthBuild Saskatchewan – Green Building Initiative Evergreen Sustainable Development

  3. Building Sustainable Communities • How to build sustainable communities • Community sustainable living (the small stuff) • Community sustainable development (the big stuff) • Framework for building sustainable communities • Community Capital (Simon Fraser University) • The Natural Step Canada • Leadership In Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) – Green Building Councils • Green Building Standard – National Association of Home Builders (US) • Green Building Assessment Protocol for Commercial Buildings (Green Building Initiative) • Green Globes (Green Building Initiative) • Sustainable Living Maturity Model (Evergreen) • Behavioral change process (Stages of Change - Prochaska) • Good practices where ever we can find them Evergreen Sustainable Development

  4. Building Sustainable Communities Community Capital Framework Simon Fraser University Evergreen Sustainable Development

  5. Building Sustainable Communities The Natural Step Canada Source: The Natural Step Canada Evergreen Sustainable Development

  6. Building Sustainable Communities RCE Facilitation Group Bridging Cultures Local Business Initiatives Sustainable Infrastructure Natural Prairie Eco Systems Climate Change Local Food Health Building Sustainable Communities Working Group Other Cross Theme Working Groups Evergreen Sustainable Development

  7. Building Sustainable Communities Community Sustainability Building Blocks Adapted from: Toward a Sustainable Future Simon Fraser University Centre for Community Sustainable Development • Sustainability Education and Learning • Community Sustainability Planning and Action • Community Development • Community Economic Development • Health and Wellness • Housing Development • Food Security (local food and healthy eating) • Energy Efficiency and Renewables • Waste Reduction and Recycling • Water and Sewage • Transportation Planning and Traffic Management • Land Use and Urban Form • Greening the Community • Atmospheric Change and Quality • Municipal, Provincial, Federal regulations and legislation Evergreen Sustainable Development

  8. Building Sustainable Communities • Next steps • Form working group (February) • Define priorities and 2009 projects (March) • Define 2009 framework (April) • Support projects (On-going) • Report results (Quarterly) Evergreen Sustainable Development

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