This document defines sustainable communities and identifies their key components. It begins by stating that sustainable communities meet existing and future residents' needs while promoting environmental protection, social inclusion, and economic prosperity.
It then discusses the definition of sustainable communities that was developed, which includes 7 key components: social/cultural, governance, environmental, housing/built environment, transport/connectivity, economy, and services. Each component is then described in more detail.
The document also discusses measuring progress toward sustainable communities through a set of performance indicators representing the 7 components. It states that these indicators can help set targets and track progress over time toward creating more sustainable places to live.
This document outlines plans for a summit on connected communities. It discusses mobilizing research to enhance self-reliance, health, and well-being through better connecting stakeholders, communities, and research. The goals are to contribute to community resilience, citizenship, diversity, health, and sustainability. It also discusses the government's vision to empower citizens and give more power to local groups. Finally, it discusses understanding changing connections within and between communities through an integrated research approach.
The document compares the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) My Way program in Western Australia to principles of community development. NDIS My Way aims to give people with disabilities more choice, control and involvement in their communities. It takes a person-centered approach, viewing individuals as experts in determining their own goals. NDIS My Way also emphasizes empowerment, self-determination, diversity and inclusion of people with disabilities in community life. However, the long-term sustainability of NDIS My Way depends on continued government support of related services like housing, transport and education.
Planners play an important role in building socially sustainable communities through urban consolidation. Urban consolidation allows for more compact, higher-density development near transport and services, with claimed benefits like reduced environmental impact, improved access to opportunities, and more affordable housing. However, critics argue that it can reduce social capital and community cohesion. The social sustainability of urban consolidation depends on embracing change and integrating new and existing communities through quality design, infrastructure, and community participation in the planning process.
The document discusses the concept of urban resilience from the perspective of Irma Wilson.
Urban resilience is defined as the ability of a city to adapt to sudden or gradual changes in circumstances from structural, systemic, and cultural standpoints. It involves promoting resilience in areas like food, water, energy, transportation, communication, production, and education.
Irma Wilson argues that we must promote urban resilience not just in cities but also in rural and semi-urban areas. Beyond just promoting resilience, we should build experiential spaces to transition to a thriving world. The most adaptive cities and systems will survive, not just the strongest. Applying resilience involves retrofitting existing cities, redefining land use
Developing Community Assets: Innovative ways to empower communitiesInterfaceOnline
Interface –The knowledge connection for business and Heriot-Watt University present at webinar for third sector organisations and social enterprises. The event discussed developing community assets and looked at innovative ways to empower communities with reference to the Scottish Community Empowerment and Renewal Bill. It also highlighted the range of expertise, knowledge, research and funding available within Heriot Watt University that could help your organisation.
Prospect Community Housing Association presented their innovative ways to empower local communities by partnering with Heriot-Watt University and the University of Edinburgh.
This document provides information about a research development workshop on connected communities, cultures, health and well-being. It discusses the goals of understanding changing community cultures and connectivity, and exploring how cultural and creative activities can promote health and well-being. The workshop aims to stimulate innovative, cross-disciplinary research ideas and new partnerships to address challenges in these areas. Funding opportunities are available for developing project ideas and follow-up activities.
Pp resources for independence central valleyCCUENTO
RICV is an agency that advocates for the rights of people with disabilities and promotes their independence. It has several goals, including advocating for rights, enabling independence through services, and promoting education and awareness. The agency provides various programs to help consumers in areas like housing, employment, assistive technology, education transition, independent living, and accessing community resources. RICV strives to help people with disabilities belong in society and have equal opportunities.
Presentation by Sam Chimbuya and Rahel Otieno from Khanya-African Institute for Community Driven Development, at the Sustainable Livelihoods Approaches seminar on 26th January 2011 at the Institute of Development Studies, Brighton
This document outlines plans for a summit on connected communities. It discusses mobilizing research to enhance self-reliance, health, and well-being through better connecting stakeholders, communities, and research. The goals are to contribute to community resilience, citizenship, diversity, health, and sustainability. It also discusses the government's vision to empower citizens and give more power to local groups. Finally, it discusses understanding changing connections within and between communities through an integrated research approach.
The document compares the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) My Way program in Western Australia to principles of community development. NDIS My Way aims to give people with disabilities more choice, control and involvement in their communities. It takes a person-centered approach, viewing individuals as experts in determining their own goals. NDIS My Way also emphasizes empowerment, self-determination, diversity and inclusion of people with disabilities in community life. However, the long-term sustainability of NDIS My Way depends on continued government support of related services like housing, transport and education.
Planners play an important role in building socially sustainable communities through urban consolidation. Urban consolidation allows for more compact, higher-density development near transport and services, with claimed benefits like reduced environmental impact, improved access to opportunities, and more affordable housing. However, critics argue that it can reduce social capital and community cohesion. The social sustainability of urban consolidation depends on embracing change and integrating new and existing communities through quality design, infrastructure, and community participation in the planning process.
The document discusses the concept of urban resilience from the perspective of Irma Wilson.
Urban resilience is defined as the ability of a city to adapt to sudden or gradual changes in circumstances from structural, systemic, and cultural standpoints. It involves promoting resilience in areas like food, water, energy, transportation, communication, production, and education.
Irma Wilson argues that we must promote urban resilience not just in cities but also in rural and semi-urban areas. Beyond just promoting resilience, we should build experiential spaces to transition to a thriving world. The most adaptive cities and systems will survive, not just the strongest. Applying resilience involves retrofitting existing cities, redefining land use
Developing Community Assets: Innovative ways to empower communitiesInterfaceOnline
Interface –The knowledge connection for business and Heriot-Watt University present at webinar for third sector organisations and social enterprises. The event discussed developing community assets and looked at innovative ways to empower communities with reference to the Scottish Community Empowerment and Renewal Bill. It also highlighted the range of expertise, knowledge, research and funding available within Heriot Watt University that could help your organisation.
Prospect Community Housing Association presented their innovative ways to empower local communities by partnering with Heriot-Watt University and the University of Edinburgh.
This document provides information about a research development workshop on connected communities, cultures, health and well-being. It discusses the goals of understanding changing community cultures and connectivity, and exploring how cultural and creative activities can promote health and well-being. The workshop aims to stimulate innovative, cross-disciplinary research ideas and new partnerships to address challenges in these areas. Funding opportunities are available for developing project ideas and follow-up activities.
Pp resources for independence central valleyCCUENTO
RICV is an agency that advocates for the rights of people with disabilities and promotes their independence. It has several goals, including advocating for rights, enabling independence through services, and promoting education and awareness. The agency provides various programs to help consumers in areas like housing, employment, assistive technology, education transition, independent living, and accessing community resources. RICV strives to help people with disabilities belong in society and have equal opportunities.
Presentation by Sam Chimbuya and Rahel Otieno from Khanya-African Institute for Community Driven Development, at the Sustainable Livelihoods Approaches seminar on 26th January 2011 at the Institute of Development Studies, Brighton
Todd Litman of the Victoria Transportation Institute reports on the history of desirability of living locations, and how our automobile dependent society has fueled sprawl development. Mr. Litman also outlines the benefits of Smart Growth development and how growing trends, "changing attitudes about urban living," "increasing health and environmental concerns" and "shifting assumptions about suburban real estate values" are making headway in support of transportation and planning reforms that can transform our regions and communities into healthier, more functional, and beautiful places.
The document summarizes a two-day community summit held to discuss promoting healthy living, housing, and community design options. Over 140 stakeholders attended from various fields. The first day involved presentations on trends and issues. The second day involved working groups identifying principles for healthy communities, barriers, key stakeholders, and strategies for moving forward. The summit resulted in 11 guiding principles for creating healthy communities and identified stakeholders to champion future efforts.
This document discusses community video in India, including its history, approaches, and models. It examines several community video initiatives in India and identifies five existing models: activism for development; co-learning for empowerment; establishing identity; archiving development processes; and accessing information. A proposed model is described that emphasizes need identification, community-led production and post-production, and multi-tiered dissemination through screenings, NGO networks, and social media. Community video has the potential to democratize communities and promote participation, but faces challenges in sustainability.
The document discusses perspectives on behavior change from stakeholders interviewed in a research project. Key findings include:
1) Stakeholders saw citizen engagement varying from participatory approaches empowering citizens to more top-down consultation.
2) Choices and empowerment were framed both by opportunities for real citizen input but also pre-determined agendas.
3) A mix of views saw citizens helping themselves through self-help or requiring state support, with inequalities in abilities to self-help.
Effective service delivery with reference to reward for workBhim Thatal
The document discusses a concept to reward public servants for effective delivery of public services. It proposes that recognizing good work through appreciation and incentives can motivate workers to perform better qualitatively and quantitatively. Implementing such a system may improve accountability, develop a stronger work culture, and enhance citizen satisfaction with public services. However, it could also face challenges like resistance to change, resource constraints, and differing opinions that would need to be addressed.
Stroke rehabilitation in the community: commissioning for improvementNHS Improvement
Stroke rehabilitation in the community: commissioning for improvement
provides a comprehensive guide to the development of effective community rehabilitation services. Together with detailed examples of good practice and information about early supported discharge (ESD) service models implemented in England, it explores factors which influence local commissioning, and identifies tools to assist with commissioning and funding rehabilitation. This new publication is particularly relevant to the emerging commissioning landscape, the development of a new outcomes framework, and the positioning of stroke within long term conditions. (Published July 2012)
This document summarizes the key ideas of the Smart Growth movement, which aims to curb urban sprawl and encourage more sustainable community development. It discusses how sprawl has negatively impacted public health by promoting sedentary lifestyles and increased traffic accidents. The Smart Growth movement advocates for more compact, mixed-use development with diverse transportation options to make communities more walkable and bikeable. Examples of successful Smart Growth initiatives are provided at the local, state, and national level, including Portland, Oregon's light rail system and Milwaukee, Wisconsin's riverfront redevelopment.
This document summarizes a regional summit focused on growth issues in Middle Tennessee. It discusses key regional issues like transportation, land use, infrastructure, open space conservation, air and water quality, and economic competitiveness. Panelists from the region discuss their work related to these issues, including efforts around mass transit expansion, walkable communities, roadway preservation, agricultural economy protection, and open space planning. Tools and pilots for promoting quality growth are also mentioned. The summit aims to foster collaboration across the ten county region to guide growth in a sustainable manner.
Rights and Accountability in WASH (India) Arickal Dash and Gosling (revised)Binu Arickal
The document summarizes insights from human rights-based WASH projects in India. It finds that communities broadly understand water and sanitation as essential human rights. However, while duty bearers acknowledge their responsibilities, accountability mechanisms are fragmented and dysfunctional in reality. The projects worked to empower marginalized groups to claim their rights and raise awareness among duty bearers. This included using legal mechanisms, advocating at various government levels, and strengthening local committees. However, ensuring accountability remains challenging due to short timelines and the need for extensive capacity building among stakeholders.
The document is Southwark's Voluntary and Community Sector Strategy for 2017-2022. It was developed through collaboration between the voluntary and community sector (VCS), Southwark Council, and Southwark Clinical Commissioning Group. The strategy aims to improve outcomes for residents by reducing demand on high-cost services and building strong, cohesive communities. It identifies four priority areas for enhancing the work of the VCS based on feedback from over 200 participants in listening events.
This document provides an introduction and overview of Tiimiakatemia, a methodology for team-based learning used in universities worldwide. It notes that over 10,000 students from countries including Finland, Spain, Hungary, and the UK have used the Tiimiakatemia methodology. Key aspects of the methodology include students learning by running their own team companies, applying academic theory to real-world projects. The document highlights positive outcomes of the approach, such as 47% of Finnish graduates becoming entrepreneurs within two years, and team companies generating over 2 million euros for the Finnish economy during studies. It invites readers to learn more about implementing Tiimiakatemia and provides links for further information.
This document summarizes the Nokia Music C# API, which allows developers to integrate music data and functionality into their Windows Phone and Windows 8 apps. It provides an overview of the Nokia Music service, demonstrates how to launch the Nokia Music app from another app using App-to-App protocols, and describes the C# API for searching for music, artists, and more. Examples are given for common tasks like playing mixes, showing artist details, and accessing a user's play history and top artists.
Taking MixRadio Cross-Platform with XamarinSteve Robbins
MixRadio needed to expand their music streaming service to Android and iOS platforms while maintaining their existing Windows Phone app. They assessed options like HTML, native, and Xamarin cross-platform development. Using Xamarin allowed them to share 70% of their code across platforms up to the view model layer, keeping platform-specific UI and media separate. Starting small with two developers, they launched on Android within months and iOS within a year, gradually expanding the team. Xamarin provided support, and they now have apps in 30 countries with high ratings and reduced testing time.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
Este documento define varios términos clave relacionados con estrategias profesionales y el sistema educativo mexicano, incluyendo prospectiva, retrospectiva, circunspectiva y praxis. También explica la política educativa como las relaciones del estado con respecto a las prácticas educativas y cómo crea marcos legales y expande ideas. Define la política educativa como el conjunto de leyes y disposiciones que establecen los objetivos y procedimientos de la doctrina pedagógica de un país.
Este documento compara las ventajas e inconvenientes de dos servicios de comunicación en línea, Skype y Google Hangouts. Skype ha sido líder del mercado durante mucho tiempo y tiene una interfaz sencilla, pero solo permite videollamadas grupales en su versión de pago. Google Hangouts permite videollamadas grupales gratuitas para hasta 10 personas, compartir pantalla y archivar conversaciones en la nube, pero requiere una cuenta de Google+ y un complemento. Ambos servicios pueden ser útiles en el aula, con Hangouts aprovechando más aplicaciones como trans
This document provides a job performance evaluation form for a lettings manager. It includes sections for reviewing performance factors, employee strengths and accomplishments, areas for improvement, and a plan of action. Performance is rated on a scale from "Outstanding" to "Unsatisfactory" for factors such as administration, communication, teamwork, decision making, and customer service. The form also includes examples of positive and negative phrases to use in evaluating various aspects of performance, including attitude, creativity, and decision making. Signatures are required from the employee, evaluator, and reviewer.
Michael Wright is a graphic designer with a passion for branding, motion graphics, character design, and conceptual design. He has skills in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, and Premiere. His objective is to collaborate with a visionary team to reach high levels of creativity. He has professional experience producing political commercials, interpreting client needs, advising clients on design strategies, and creating graphic and multimedia content for blogs.
Las tecnologías de información y comunicación juegan un papel fundamental en la enseñanza y el aprendizaje al dinamizar todos los procesos educativos. Los docentes pueden proponer formas dinámicas, didácticas e interactivas de acceder al conocimiento utilizando la metodología adecuada. La comunicación con la comunidad educativa también se dinamiza, mejorando la calidad y direccionando los procesos. Los estudiantes dejan de ser pasivos y se convierten en sujetos activos que dinamizan el proceso educativo a
Todd Litman of the Victoria Transportation Institute reports on the history of desirability of living locations, and how our automobile dependent society has fueled sprawl development. Mr. Litman also outlines the benefits of Smart Growth development and how growing trends, "changing attitudes about urban living," "increasing health and environmental concerns" and "shifting assumptions about suburban real estate values" are making headway in support of transportation and planning reforms that can transform our regions and communities into healthier, more functional, and beautiful places.
The document summarizes a two-day community summit held to discuss promoting healthy living, housing, and community design options. Over 140 stakeholders attended from various fields. The first day involved presentations on trends and issues. The second day involved working groups identifying principles for healthy communities, barriers, key stakeholders, and strategies for moving forward. The summit resulted in 11 guiding principles for creating healthy communities and identified stakeholders to champion future efforts.
This document discusses community video in India, including its history, approaches, and models. It examines several community video initiatives in India and identifies five existing models: activism for development; co-learning for empowerment; establishing identity; archiving development processes; and accessing information. A proposed model is described that emphasizes need identification, community-led production and post-production, and multi-tiered dissemination through screenings, NGO networks, and social media. Community video has the potential to democratize communities and promote participation, but faces challenges in sustainability.
The document discusses perspectives on behavior change from stakeholders interviewed in a research project. Key findings include:
1) Stakeholders saw citizen engagement varying from participatory approaches empowering citizens to more top-down consultation.
2) Choices and empowerment were framed both by opportunities for real citizen input but also pre-determined agendas.
3) A mix of views saw citizens helping themselves through self-help or requiring state support, with inequalities in abilities to self-help.
Effective service delivery with reference to reward for workBhim Thatal
The document discusses a concept to reward public servants for effective delivery of public services. It proposes that recognizing good work through appreciation and incentives can motivate workers to perform better qualitatively and quantitatively. Implementing such a system may improve accountability, develop a stronger work culture, and enhance citizen satisfaction with public services. However, it could also face challenges like resistance to change, resource constraints, and differing opinions that would need to be addressed.
Stroke rehabilitation in the community: commissioning for improvementNHS Improvement
Stroke rehabilitation in the community: commissioning for improvement
provides a comprehensive guide to the development of effective community rehabilitation services. Together with detailed examples of good practice and information about early supported discharge (ESD) service models implemented in England, it explores factors which influence local commissioning, and identifies tools to assist with commissioning and funding rehabilitation. This new publication is particularly relevant to the emerging commissioning landscape, the development of a new outcomes framework, and the positioning of stroke within long term conditions. (Published July 2012)
This document summarizes the key ideas of the Smart Growth movement, which aims to curb urban sprawl and encourage more sustainable community development. It discusses how sprawl has negatively impacted public health by promoting sedentary lifestyles and increased traffic accidents. The Smart Growth movement advocates for more compact, mixed-use development with diverse transportation options to make communities more walkable and bikeable. Examples of successful Smart Growth initiatives are provided at the local, state, and national level, including Portland, Oregon's light rail system and Milwaukee, Wisconsin's riverfront redevelopment.
This document summarizes a regional summit focused on growth issues in Middle Tennessee. It discusses key regional issues like transportation, land use, infrastructure, open space conservation, air and water quality, and economic competitiveness. Panelists from the region discuss their work related to these issues, including efforts around mass transit expansion, walkable communities, roadway preservation, agricultural economy protection, and open space planning. Tools and pilots for promoting quality growth are also mentioned. The summit aims to foster collaboration across the ten county region to guide growth in a sustainable manner.
Rights and Accountability in WASH (India) Arickal Dash and Gosling (revised)Binu Arickal
The document summarizes insights from human rights-based WASH projects in India. It finds that communities broadly understand water and sanitation as essential human rights. However, while duty bearers acknowledge their responsibilities, accountability mechanisms are fragmented and dysfunctional in reality. The projects worked to empower marginalized groups to claim their rights and raise awareness among duty bearers. This included using legal mechanisms, advocating at various government levels, and strengthening local committees. However, ensuring accountability remains challenging due to short timelines and the need for extensive capacity building among stakeholders.
The document is Southwark's Voluntary and Community Sector Strategy for 2017-2022. It was developed through collaboration between the voluntary and community sector (VCS), Southwark Council, and Southwark Clinical Commissioning Group. The strategy aims to improve outcomes for residents by reducing demand on high-cost services and building strong, cohesive communities. It identifies four priority areas for enhancing the work of the VCS based on feedback from over 200 participants in listening events.
This document provides an introduction and overview of Tiimiakatemia, a methodology for team-based learning used in universities worldwide. It notes that over 10,000 students from countries including Finland, Spain, Hungary, and the UK have used the Tiimiakatemia methodology. Key aspects of the methodology include students learning by running their own team companies, applying academic theory to real-world projects. The document highlights positive outcomes of the approach, such as 47% of Finnish graduates becoming entrepreneurs within two years, and team companies generating over 2 million euros for the Finnish economy during studies. It invites readers to learn more about implementing Tiimiakatemia and provides links for further information.
This document summarizes the Nokia Music C# API, which allows developers to integrate music data and functionality into their Windows Phone and Windows 8 apps. It provides an overview of the Nokia Music service, demonstrates how to launch the Nokia Music app from another app using App-to-App protocols, and describes the C# API for searching for music, artists, and more. Examples are given for common tasks like playing mixes, showing artist details, and accessing a user's play history and top artists.
Taking MixRadio Cross-Platform with XamarinSteve Robbins
MixRadio needed to expand their music streaming service to Android and iOS platforms while maintaining their existing Windows Phone app. They assessed options like HTML, native, and Xamarin cross-platform development. Using Xamarin allowed them to share 70% of their code across platforms up to the view model layer, keeping platform-specific UI and media separate. Starting small with two developers, they launched on Android within months and iOS within a year, gradually expanding the team. Xamarin provided support, and they now have apps in 30 countries with high ratings and reduced testing time.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
Este documento define varios términos clave relacionados con estrategias profesionales y el sistema educativo mexicano, incluyendo prospectiva, retrospectiva, circunspectiva y praxis. También explica la política educativa como las relaciones del estado con respecto a las prácticas educativas y cómo crea marcos legales y expande ideas. Define la política educativa como el conjunto de leyes y disposiciones que establecen los objetivos y procedimientos de la doctrina pedagógica de un país.
Este documento compara las ventajas e inconvenientes de dos servicios de comunicación en línea, Skype y Google Hangouts. Skype ha sido líder del mercado durante mucho tiempo y tiene una interfaz sencilla, pero solo permite videollamadas grupales en su versión de pago. Google Hangouts permite videollamadas grupales gratuitas para hasta 10 personas, compartir pantalla y archivar conversaciones en la nube, pero requiere una cuenta de Google+ y un complemento. Ambos servicios pueden ser útiles en el aula, con Hangouts aprovechando más aplicaciones como trans
This document provides a job performance evaluation form for a lettings manager. It includes sections for reviewing performance factors, employee strengths and accomplishments, areas for improvement, and a plan of action. Performance is rated on a scale from "Outstanding" to "Unsatisfactory" for factors such as administration, communication, teamwork, decision making, and customer service. The form also includes examples of positive and negative phrases to use in evaluating various aspects of performance, including attitude, creativity, and decision making. Signatures are required from the employee, evaluator, and reviewer.
Michael Wright is a graphic designer with a passion for branding, motion graphics, character design, and conceptual design. He has skills in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, and Premiere. His objective is to collaborate with a visionary team to reach high levels of creativity. He has professional experience producing political commercials, interpreting client needs, advising clients on design strategies, and creating graphic and multimedia content for blogs.
Las tecnologías de información y comunicación juegan un papel fundamental en la enseñanza y el aprendizaje al dinamizar todos los procesos educativos. Los docentes pueden proponer formas dinámicas, didácticas e interactivas de acceder al conocimiento utilizando la metodología adecuada. La comunicación con la comunidad educativa también se dinamiza, mejorando la calidad y direccionando los procesos. Los estudiantes dejan de ser pasivos y se convierten en sujetos activos que dinamizan el proceso educativo a
1) The document provides tips for conducting effective online research, beginning with brainstorming topics, questions, and keywords.
2) It recommends using advanced search techniques like quotation marks, the minus sign, and limiting searches to specific domains to refine results and avoid irrelevant sources.
3) Key tips include being very specific in searches, using the advanced search features of search engines, and employing the Ctrl-F function to search within websites for needed information.
This document provides information and resources for conducting a job performance evaluation for a leasing assistant, including:
1. Links to free ebooks and resources on performance appraisal phrases, forms, methods and key performance indicators.
2. A sample job performance evaluation form organized into sections for reviewing performance factors, employee strengths/accomplishments, areas for improvement, and a performance review.
3. Examples of performance review phrases for evaluating a leasing assistant's attitude, creativity, decision-making, interpersonal skills, problem-solving, and teamwork.
4. An overview of the top 12 methods for conducting a leasing assistant's performance appraisal, such as management by objectives, critical incident,
Universidad regional autónoma de los andes1Andres Delgado
Este documento presenta un glosario de 30 términos relacionados con la anatomía y fisiología cardiovascular. Incluye definiciones breves de términos como aneurisma, arteriosclerosis, infarto de miocardio, hipertensión y otros trastornos y estructuras del corazón y los vasos sanguíneos. El glosario provee información básica sobre la terminología usada para describir las enfermedades y características del sistema cardiovascular.
This document provides information and resources for conducting a licensing officer's job performance evaluation, including:
- Links to free ebooks and forms for performance appraisals from performanceappraisal360.com.
- Sections for the licensing officer's performance review form, including rating performance factors and getting signatures.
- Examples of performance review phrases for evaluating different aspects of a licensing officer's job like attitude, decision-making, teamwork, etc.
- An overview of the top 12 methods for performance appraisal that could be used, such as management by objectives, critical incident, behaviorally anchored rating scales, and 360 degree feedback.
This document compares and contrasts two electronic human resources information systems: Kronos Workforce Central and Triton Human Resources. Kronos has been in business longer and has more installations, while Triton only supports a limited number of languages and currencies. Both systems aim to improve HR processes like recruitment, payroll and training. The document examines their features, differences, target markets and concludes HRIS can help organizations better manage people and resources when customized to their specific needs.
The document announces an event called a TEDTALK on rethinking environmental folklore that will take place from 1.8 2015 from 2.00P.M. to 6.00P.M. at the KLCC venue in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and provides a phone number for more information.
Sustainability strategist Leyla Acaroglu argues in her TED Talk that choosing paper bags over plastic bags to help the environment is an oversimplification, as things are more complex than that. She makes a bold call for people to let go of common "green myths" and think on a larger scale to create systems and products that can truly ease the strain on the planet in a more meaningful way than just choosing one material over another.
Coproduction & Timebanking
Thanks to the New Economics Foundation, Timebanking Wales and Queens University Belfast this slide examines the policy imperative and best practice in developing and implementing coproduction. This document is dedicated to statutory and voluntary organisations who wish to discover handson experiences, learn new tips and map next steps!
From Belfast conference 19th June 2014 hosted by Volunteer Now
Part of NI Conversation 14: Making Local Work, Development Trusts NI
Authors: Lucie Stephens, New Economics Foundation ; Jenny O'Hara ; Professor John Barry, Queens University.
The document discusses developing a "Healthy City Index" to measure the health and livability of cities. It proposes indicators across several domains: physical environment, social/community, economic, and governance. Data sources are identified for each indicator, and methods are discussed for assembling relevant data, selecting indicators, and identifying challenges. The overall goal is to improve health, promote equity, and foster sustainable urban development through a whole-of-system approach that considers policies, regulations, workforce, information systems, and service delivery across sectors.
The document discusses the concept of a sustainable community. It states that a sustainable community is not a fixed concept and must continually adjust to meet the social, economic, and environmental needs of its residents over time. A sustainable community seeks to improve quality of life while preserving the environment for future generations through minimizing waste, preventing pollution, and promoting efficiency. Decision-making in a sustainable community involves participation from community members and sees the community as an interdependent system.
The document discusses how arts and culture can be used to support people's well-being and deliver positive outcomes. It notes that the Care Act of 2014 places an emphasis on promoting well-being and using community assets. Co-producing commissioning is highlighted as an approach where professionals and citizens share power to plan and deliver support together. The document provides examples of outcomes that arts and culture can address, such as mental health, education, and community cohesion. It also outlines factors that influence how commissioners engage with arts organizations and the goals of the artscommissioningtoolkit.com website in supporting arts groups to engage with public sector commissioning.
This document summarizes a research project called COBACORE that aims to close collaboration gaps in urban disaster recovery through two innovation pathways: 1) improving community-wide collaboration building through methods and technologies to facilitate information sharing and joint work; and 2) stimulating a comprehensive needs assessment approach through systematic exploration and joint sensemaking to understand recovery environments from different perspectives. The COBACORE project will develop a collaborative workspace to support common needs assessment in humanitarian recovery operations, complementing existing approaches while enhancing accountability and participation. It will be tested in a large-scale experiment on the Dutch-German border in mid-2015.
How can the spaces attract people from different backgrounds to feel more connected? How can the spaces help people develop & test activities that are rooted in the strengths & needs of neighbourhood? How can the spaces encourage organisations to collaborate around common causes and create social value for the neighbourhood?
Professor Katie Williams - Director of the Centre for Environment and Planning, UWE - delivers a speech to SWO Conference delegates on how through housing planners might help to 'realise prosperity'.
Five cities are collaborating to foster interconnectedness, sustainability, and diversity, resulting in many shared assets including:
- A prosperous business climate
- High levels of employment and education
- Thriving downtown and commercial areas
- Engaged residents
- Mature, vibrant neighborhoods
How are they making this happen? Here is a report that details the planning process and quantitative indicators used as a baseline for measuring progress.
Intelligent sustainable liveable cities aim to provide security, happiness, and a high quality of life for inhabitants through accessibility, economic opportunities, natural beauty, and social justice. Key components include compact development, mixed uses, walkability, renewable energy, green spaces, and engagement. Nature contact, community, health, jobs, freedom and equity influence well-being. Truly sustainable cities consider environmental, economic and social needs of current and future residents.
This document outlines the procedures for developing urban resilience strategies for 5 cities in Kenya. It involves a 4-phase process: 1) preparatory activities like stakeholder sensitization and training; 2) data collection using checklists, questionnaires, and participatory planning; 3) data analysis and prioritization workshops to identify priority issues; 4) developing and finalizing the strategies by integrating stakeholder feedback. The goal is to assess cities' resilience status, prioritize issues, and provide evidence-based plans to improve resilience over short, medium and long terms.
Social Work practice conducting PDNA in post disaster situation: Special re...Bibhuti Bhusan Gadanayak
Social Work practice conducting PDNA in post disaster situation: Special reference to the volcanic eruption in bordering area of DR Congo-Rwanda, East Africa on Saturday 22nd May 2021. Presented before the students of Department of Social Work, Visva-Bharati (A Central University of National Importance ) on 11th July 2021 from RWANDA
The American Institute of Architects and Urban Sustainability Directors Network partnered with the community of Dubuque, Iowa to produce a strategy on climate and resilience in the context of equity and health.
The document summarizes a presentation on the role of cities in creating Australia's future and challenges they face. It discusses two main challenges - environmental issues from climate change and resource constraints, and maintaining population health. Other topics covered include urban renewal as an economic accelerator, megatrends shaping the future, importance of cities to the economy, themes for building resilient cities, and the need for innovative planning approaches to address these issues.
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1. Chapter 1
THE COMMON GOAL:
DEFINING AND MEASURING
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
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DEFINING SUSTAINABLE
COMMUNITIES
1.1
Sustainable communities meet the diverse
needs of existing and future residents, their
children and other users, contribute to a high
quality of life and provide opportunity and
choice. They achieve this in ways that make
effective use of natural resources, enhance the
environment, promote social cohesion and
inclusion and strengthen economic prosperity.
Sustainable communities do not come
about by chance – they are something we
must work to create. To identify the skills
we need to create them, we must first
understand what we mean by the term
‘sustainable communities’.
1.2
Definition of Sustainable Communities:
Considerable work has already been done
to draw up a definition of this term – most
recently in the Sustainable Communities:
Building for the Future Report3 which set
out twelve ‘key requirements’, and the
Sustainable Communities: Dimensions and
Challenges Report4 which identified key
components of sustainable communities.
We have reviewed this work, consulted
with a range of professional and specialist
organisations and other government
departments, and developed the following
common definition:
1.3
COMPONENTS OF SUSTAINABLE
COMMUNITIES
1.4
We used our definition to identify seven key
components of a sustainable community and
to derive a framework for delivery. Diagram
One summarises our components. This
constitutes our ‘common goal’.
1.5
Each component is described in more
detail in Box One. We believe it is essential
that all components are addressed if we are
to plan, deliver and maintain sustainable
communities – there is no hierarchy.
Depending on local circumstances, there
might be a trade-off in the short-term in
the priority given to different components,
but in the longer term, all are essential to
make a place sustainable.
We have not attempted to define
prescriptively the physical area or size of
population that constitutes a sustainable
community. This is a judgement that local
authorities and stakeholders need to
make. In one area, a city may constitute
a sustainable community and in another,
a town, or collection of towns, or individual
neighbourhoods. We also recognise that
functioning sustainable communities will
frequently cross-administrative boundaries.
3 Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, (2003), Sustainable Communities: building for the future.
4 Kearns, A. and Turok, I. (2003), Sustainable Communities: Dimensions and Challenges.
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DIAGRAM ONE: COMPONENTS OF SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
GOVERNANCE
SOCIAL AND
CULTURAL
Effective and inclusive
participation,
representation
and leadership
Good transport services
and communication linking
people to jobs, schools,
health and
other services
Vibrant, harmonious
and inclusive
communities
HOUSING AND
THE BUILT
ENVIRONMENT
TRANSPORT
AND
CONNECTIVITY
SUSTAINABLE
COMMUNITIES
SERVICES
A full range of
appropriate, accessible
public, private,
community and
voluntary services
A quality built
and natural
environment
ECONOMY
A flourishing
and diverse
local economy
ENVIRONMENTAL
Providing places
for people to live in an
environmentallyfriendly way
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BOX ONE: COMPONENTS AND SUB-COMPONENTS OF SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
A COMMON SUB-COMPONENT across all components is:
q
All provision and/or activity to be high quality, well-designed and maintained, safe, accessible,
adaptable, environmentally and cost-effectively provided
SOCIAL AND CULTURAL – Vibrant, harmonious and inclusive communities
q
q
q
q
q
q
A sense of community identity and belonging
Tolerance, respect and engagement with people from different cultures, background and beliefs
Friendly, co-operative and helpful behaviour in neighbourhoods
Opportunities for cultural, leisure, community, sport and other activities
Low levels of crime and anti-social behaviour with visible, effective and community-friendly policing
All people are socially included and have similar life opportunities
GOVERNANCE – Effective and inclusive participation, representation and leadership
q
q
q
q
q
Strategic, visionary, representative, accountable governance systems that enable inclusive, active
and effective participation by individuals and organisations
Strong, informed and effective leadership and partnerships that lead by example (eg government,
business, community)
Strong, inclusive, community and voluntary sector (eg resident’s associations, neighbourhood watch)
A sense of civic values, responsibility and pride
Continuous improvement through effective delivery, monitoring and feedback at all levels
ENVIRONMENTAL – Providing places for people to live in an environmentallyfriendly way
q
q
q
q
Efficient use of resources now and in the future in the built environment and service provision
(eg energy efficiency, land, water resources, flood defence, waste minimisation etc)
Living in a way that minimises the negative environmental impact and enhances the positive impact
(eg recycling, walking, cycling)
Protecting and improving natural resources and biodiversity (eg air quality, noise, water quality)
Having due regard for the needs of future generations in current decisions and actions
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HOUSING AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT – A quality built and natural environment
q
q
q
q
q
Creating a sense of place (eg a place with a positive ‘feeling’ for people, and local distinctiveness)
Well-maintained, local, user-friendly public and green spaces with facilities for everyone including
children and older people
Sufficient range, diversity and affordability of housing within a balanced housing market
A high quality, well-designed built environment of appropriate size, scale, density, design and
layout that complements the distinctive local character of the community
High quality, mixed-use, durable, flexible and adaptable buildings
TRANSPORT AND CONNECTIVITY – Good transport services and communication
linking people to jobs, schools, health and other services
q
q
q
q
Transport facilities, including public transport, that help people travel within
and between communities
Facilities to encourage safe local walking and cycling
Accessible and appropriate local parking facilities
Widely available and effective telecommunications and Internet access
ECONOMY – A flourishing and diverse local economy
q
q
q
q
A wide range of jobs and training opportunities
Sufficient land and buildings to support economic prosperity and change
Dynamic job and business creation
A strong business community with links into the wider economy
SERVICES – A full range of appropriate, accessible public, private, community
and voluntary services
q
q
q
q
Well-educated people from well-performing local schools, further and higher education
and training for lifelong learning
High quality, local health care and social services
Provision of range of accessible, affordable public, community, voluntary and private services
(eg retail, food, commercial, utilities)
Service providers who think and act long term and beyond their own immediate geographical
and interest boundaries
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1.7
We believe that our definition and
components should be used to help create
a ‘common language’ about the meaning of
sustainable communities; a language that
can be used and understood by everyone
involved – politicians and the officers that
serve them, professionals, regeneration
Focus Groups
1.6
We tested how our definition and components
matched up with people’s perceptions of what
makes a sustainable community. MORI ran a
series of six focus groups for us with the
public. A summary of the results is in
Box Two.
BOX TWO: FOCUS GROUPS
The groups were drawn from different areas and housing conditions namely Greenwich, Telford,
Poundbury, Dewsbury, Northampton, and East Manchester. Participants came from a range of ages
and social classes. They considered the Task Group's definition, the components and sub-components
of the term ‘Sustainable Communities’, and identified any gaps or unclear terminology.
When participants were asked what they associated most closely with the word ‘community’, their
emphasis was very much on the people element – families, children, friends.
They found the term ‘Sustainable Community’ generally acceptable, although many participants
felt adding ‘sustainable’ was jargonistic and made little difference to their initial idea of community.
The overriding view was that people make up a community and that children are important for the future.
The groups broadly agreed with our seven components. They thought social and cultural cohesion
(encompassing safety, stability and social order) to be fundamental, along with trustworthy local
government and good local services.
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practitioners, developers, voluntary and
community groups and the community
itself, so that everyone can contribute to
delivery of the common goal.
1.8
q
We recommend that Government,
local authorities and other stakeholders
(built-environment professionals, public
service providers, developers and
community organisations) adopt the
common goal and promote a common
understanding of what the term
‘sustainable community’ means. Our
definition and seven components
constitute a model that others may wish
to use. It may need to be supplemented
to reflect local priorities and the views
of local people.
OPERATIONALISING THE
COMMON GOAL
1.9
q
demonstrated to be earned (Chapter Two);
identify essential components in very
significant new developments (Chapter
Two); and
provide a basis from which skill sets can
be developed (Chapters Three and Four).
MEASURING PROGRESS TOWARDS
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
1.10 In addition to creating a ‘common language’,
we consider that our definition and indicators
will help provide a benchmark against which
progress towards greater sustainability can
be measured. The rate of progress reveals
how successful we are in assembling the
right teams with the right skills to deliver
the communities we deserve.
Indicators
Our description of the common goal will
need further research to refine it in the light
of experience about what works for existing
and future communities. But we believe it
can act as a useful framework to:
q
q
The Common Goal: Defining and Measuring Sustainable Communities
1.11 We have identified a small number of
performance indicators, representing our
seven components, that could be used to help
secure more effective joining up of policy
agendas at national, regional and local,
government, so that these deliver the
needs of the people for safe, clean,
prosperous and attractive communities;
delegate much more performance-related
responsibility from national to local
government, where this has been
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Performance indicators5 and from other
existing datasets. In addition, we recommend
for the first time three other piloted and
tested indicators, plus a further indicator
which is brand new. The full list is set out
in Annex B.
set clear, measurable and public targets
against which progress could be regularly
tracked. We examined the extensive range
of over four hundred existing indicators
developed to meet particular needs by, for
example the Audit Commission, the Office
of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM), the
Sustainable Development Commission,
and the Department for Environment,
Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).
Using the indicators
1.12 For each of the seven components, we
selected between four and nine indicators
that we felt most effectively represented key
aspects. The resulting fifty indicators include
a mixture of subjective and objective data
inputs. We consider the use of subjective
indictors to be essential – from the MORI
focus groups and other surveys, we know
that people want to live in places that are
clean, safe and friendly, places that have
quality open spaces and that offer jobs and
good education. We concluded that indicators
reflecting people’s perceptions of where they
live must be part of the process of assessing
progress towards delivery, and the results
must inform decisions on action needed to
improve sustainability. Many local authorities
already do this but we believe that it should
be common practice for all.
1.13 Forty-six of the indicators are those
that are already recommended for use
by local authorities (but are not necessarily
compulsory). These are drawn in the main
from the Audit Commission’s Library of Local
1.14 We recognise that the seven components
may be most relevant at different spatial
levels, and that measurement of the
components should recognise this. For
example, economic data may be most
relevant at regional or sub-regional level,
whereas indicators of cleanliness, safety,
and open spaces are likely to be most
relevant at neighbourhood level (say 3,000 –
5,000 homes). For other indicators, such as
provision of local services, data at district
level may be most relevant. Local authorities,
working with the Audit Commission, need to
make their own judgements about the level
at which particular data sets should be
collected and interpreted.
1.15 We believe that the indicators we have
identified offer a well balanced menu from
which local authorities and their partners
can choose to help them demonstrate
progress in delivering sustainable
communities. The choice of indicators
will depend on local circumstances and the
needs and priorities of local people. As such
we do not believe that the entire set should
be mandatory. In particular we do not want
5 Audit Commission, IDeA (2003) Library of Local Performance Indicators
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partners will select the indicators from
Annex B that are most relevant to the
needs of their communities;
identify mechanisms for establishing
baselines and regularly tracking
progress towards achieving
sustainability with the longer term aim
of tracking all of the indicators; and
make provision for taking action to
address poor performance where
it occurs.
Feedback to local people should be
an essential part of this process.
the indicators to be seen as yet another box
ticking exercise, or a set of hurdles to jump.
We envisage the indicators being used as a
means of demonstrating to the community
what the problems are, what action will be
taken to address them and how progress will
be monitored. They should be used to
motivate, to measure the impact of processes
and actions, and could in future form the
basis of useful comparisons – particularly
international comparisons – on the
effectiveness of action taken to address
specific problems.
1.16 We recommend that by the end of 2005,
local authorities should:
q
incorporate in their Sustainable
Community Strategies (Chapter Two)
a process through which they and their
1.17 Central government departments need to
recognise the importance of these indicators
and their use at local level alongside their
existing single service indicators and targets.
MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
1.18 Diagram Two, Moving in the right direction,
illustrates how progress towards delivering a
sustainable community may be pursued over
time. Ideally the overall direction of travel is
in a straight line towards a clear goal, but in
reality the route may vary because of specific
blockages and barriers. Progress in one
component (for example redesigning a town
centre to attract new retail and business
opportunities) may temporarily have a
negative impact on another – such as
creating a strong sense of place – and
this may be reflected in the results of
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DIAGRAM TWO: MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
Strong sense
of place
Sustainable
future
Outmoded,
traditional
economy
Policy & practice direction
Robust,
flexible
economy
Existing
community
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environment
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We consider it essential to improve quality
of place, and recommend that all new
proposals for major building developments
should meet recognised design quality
guidelines or standards where they exist
– for example, the Construction Industry
Council’s Design Quality Indicators,7
and BREEAM EcoHomes.8 Again, we
recommend that Government works with
the Sustainable Buildings Task Group to
identify preferred guidelines/standards
and any gaps or improvements required,
and how these could be addressed as a
matter of priority.
We reject the use of land for single
industrial, commercial, housing, retail
or leisure development without full
consideration of mixed-use alternatives;
and we reject very significant
developments not supported by
comprehensive masterplans and design
(or urban) codes. The latter should pay full
regard to the physical, environmental,
economic and social context of the
development, encapsulated in our seven
sustainable community components.
1.21 We recommend that Government works
with the Sustainable Buildings Task
Group to develop further our proposal
for a sustainable communities
code/benchmarking, that will give clear
information about the environmental
and quality standards that sustainable
communities should achieve, and how
these translate into practical building
standards. Government should also look
at ways of incentivising progress, with
the longer term aim of meeting
developments that achieve carbon
emissions and waste minimisation
standards consistent with a sustainable
one planet level within, say eight years.
Design standards and guidelines for very
significant developments should also be
addressed. We want to halt single
use of land for industrial, commercial,
housing, retail and leisure development
without full consideration of mixeduse alternatives.
7 Design Quality Indicators developed by the Construction Industry Council and Imperial College, London.
8 Building Research Establishment (2000) BREEAM EcoHomes
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1.22 The range of components and subcomponents set out in Box One serves to
illustrate the complexity of the sustainable
communities agenda. To make this work
we need a wide range of skills – from the
technical such as designing high quality
townscapes, to the more generic such as
strong, informed leadership. In addition to
these, we need people with the ability to
think and work outside their traditional
compartments, who can bring together
disparate organisations and interests to
help deliver the common goal. This will
require new skills and new ways of thinking
and acting from all those involved in delivery.
Credit: Building Design Partnership, Architect/Engineer.
Photograph, Martine Hamilton Knight
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