The survey asked residents of Southeast Florida about important regional issues and priorities. Transportation and the environment were top concerns. Most felt retaining rural and urban character was important. There was support for walkable neighborhoods but not gated communities. Respondents favored jobs and shopping accessible by walking/biking and locally grown food. They wanted more business-savvy and diverse leaders focusing on climate change through fuel efficiency and renewable energy. Future transportation investment and improving education quality through smaller classes and better resources were also priorities.
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Monitoring Sustainable WASH Service Delivery Symposium, 9 - 11 April 2013, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Interesting study "Smarter Neighborhoods, Smarter City" contains detailed recommendations on how to help America's largest urban area - the City of New York - plan for more sustainable growth.
Measuring More than Pipes and Pumps: The Evolution towards Levels of Service...IRC
Prepared by Kate Fogelberg, Regional Manager Water for People, South America.
Monitoring Sustainable WASH Service Delivery Symposium, 9 - 11 April 2013, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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This presentation provides insights and data on how Young Adults respond to media and how they approach the internet so that you can best maximize your online college recruitment efforts.
manual de gestión y proceso para contraparte local sobre requisitos y criterios para la la implementación del programa en instituciones que conformen el consorcio de la Red. La Contraparte es una organización preferentemente sin fines de lucro y con experiencia en actividades en el ámbito del desarrollo de los Trabajadores integrantes de una organización y/o comunidad. Residente en la región de realización del Programa, encargada de la promoción, inscripción y administración de la carrera.
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An independent report on the impact of CSR strategies and practices, by small to medium sized businesses in Birmingham, UK.
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LEED, LID, And Policy May 2010 (Handouts)Jon Barsanti
Low Impact Development is moving to the forefront of development procedures. It looks to maintain or improve water quality at the level that was existing prior to development. If water quality and water quantity were improved on all new construction and all new redevelopment projects, then we would see improving water quality across the board. If We only use LID on new constructions we will only be keeping the water quality at the same level as it was predevelopment. LID and LEED can save money in the short-run, long-run, or both.
LID LEED and Policy Presentation May 2010 (handouts)Jon Barsanti
Third presentation on barriers to implementing LEED, LID, and sustainable development practices to safeguard water quality.
Research includes water quality impacts of soil compaction and the possible ways to mitigate the compaction.
Looks at costs and benefits of LEED schools and which LEED-ND projects are using which techniques to score certification points.
Third presentation of LID and LEED research and Barriers to Implementation.
Includes reports on soil compaction, soil amendments, and Fall 2009 study of LEED-ND construction in the US
manual de gestión y proceso para contraparte local sobre requisitos y criterios para la la implementación del programa en instituciones que conformen el consorcio de la Red. La Contraparte es una organización preferentemente sin fines de lucro y con experiencia en actividades en el ámbito del desarrollo de los Trabajadores integrantes de una organización y/o comunidad. Residente en la región de realización del Programa, encargada de la promoción, inscripción y administración de la carrera.
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An independent report on the impact of CSR strategies and practices, by small to medium sized businesses in Birmingham, UK.
Official follow up to the inaugural Midlands CSR Summit that took place at Aston Business School in April 2012, creates by Cultiv8 Solutions and the Thrive Network
LEED, LID, And Policy May 2010 (Handouts)Jon Barsanti
Low Impact Development is moving to the forefront of development procedures. It looks to maintain or improve water quality at the level that was existing prior to development. If water quality and water quantity were improved on all new construction and all new redevelopment projects, then we would see improving water quality across the board. If We only use LID on new constructions we will only be keeping the water quality at the same level as it was predevelopment. LID and LEED can save money in the short-run, long-run, or both.
LID LEED and Policy Presentation May 2010 (handouts)Jon Barsanti
Third presentation on barriers to implementing LEED, LID, and sustainable development practices to safeguard water quality.
Research includes water quality impacts of soil compaction and the possible ways to mitigate the compaction.
Looks at costs and benefits of LEED schools and which LEED-ND projects are using which techniques to score certification points.
Third presentation of LID and LEED research and Barriers to Implementation.
Includes reports on soil compaction, soil amendments, and Fall 2009 study of LEED-ND construction in the US
LID LEED and Policy August 2010 (final) (handouts)Jon Barsanti
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In this issue of On Common Ground, we present the many approaches that REALTORS®, home builders, school of cials, environmentalists, public officials and concerned citizens are using to shape communities into sustainable human environments — communities that make better use of our resources and reduce the damage we leave behind.
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3. Question 1
What are in your opinion, the most important issues to address to ensure a positive future for
Southeast Florida? (Select three)
Air quality Traffic congestion
Cost of living Social opportunity
Farm land preservation More transportation
Access to health care options
Housing choices Water availability
Jobs Water quality
Land use Walkable and
Parks/Open space Attractive
Public education Placement Design
Public safety
4. Question 2
Which one of these regional priorities is most important to you? (Select three)
Developing en effective transportation system
Protecting the environment and natural resources
Promoting a diverse and thriving economy
Providing a variety of housing choices
Preserving the region’s unique character
Fostering social opportunity and diversity
Regional collaborations among jurisdictions
23.2%
5. Question 3
How important is retaining the character of rural communities in Southeast Florida?
Very important
Important
Neutral
7%
Somewhat important
Not at all important
16.9%
6. Question 4
How important is retaining the character of existing urban neighborhoods?
Very important
Important
Neutral
Somewhat important
Not at all important
7. Question 5
How important is it to continue the practice of building gated subdivisions?
Very important
Important
Neutral
Somewhat important
Not at all important
17.6%
8. Question 6
How important is it that jobs and shopping are safely accessible by walking/biking from
neighborhoods?
Very important
Important
Neutral
Somewhat important
Not at all important
22.2%
9. Question 7
How important is access to locally-grown food (from local farms and/or community gardens)?
Very important
Important
Neutral
Somewhat important
Not at all important
10. Question 8
How do you think your elected leaders could improve their performance?
More leaders who are also business savvy
Leaders should better reflect the ethnic and
racial diversity of the region
Leaders should place community interests
over partisan interests
I am satisfied with the current state of things;
no improvement needed
More transparency/less corruption
More communication with residents
Leaders should be more in touch with
the challenges faced by households
11. Question 9
Which sources of greenhouse gas emissions would you like your leaders and community to
focus upon to reduce pollution?
Number of miles/car trips needed to
satisfy daily needs
Fuel efficient cars and alternative fuels/energy
for our cars
More efficient buildings that consume less
energy
Clean renewable energy generation by our
utilities Establish carbon sinks through
reforestation/habitat restoration
I don’t believe that climate change is
occurring or that it is man-made
12. Question 10
Which county do you live in?
Monroe
Miami-Dade
Broward
Palm Beach
Martin
St. Lucie
Indian River
13. Question 11
What is your age?
Under 18
18-24
25-44
45-64
65 and over
14. Question 12
How many years have you lived in Southeast Florida?
5 or fewer
6-10
11-15
16-20
More than 20
15. Question 13
Where do you live?
Central City/Downtown
Small Town
Historic Suburb
New Suburb
Rural Community
Other
18. Question 1
We have plenty of room for growth in the seven counties and shouldn’t worry about cities
spreading out as they grow.
19. Question 2
We should widen freeways and build new roads rather than invest in public transit and other
alternatives to cars.
20. Question 3
More investment today in public transportation will relieve future congestion problems in the
area.
21. Question 4
I prefer to live within walking distance of offices, stores, and other businesses.
22. Question 5
Building more sidewalks and bicycle paths is part of the solution to the traffic congestion
problem.
23. Question 6
It is important to create walkable places where a variety of housing, retail, office and civic uses
exist along with parks and transit connections.
24. Question 7
In your opinion, Which threat linked to climate change poses the greatest threat to Floridians
in the 7 county region?
25. Question 8
Below are opinions of two hypothetical SE Fla residents. Which opinion comes closest to your
own? Mr. Smith believes that future growth should be strongly encouraged & fostered. Mr.
Jones believes future growth should be strictly managed or limited.
26. Question 9
What would help most to improve the quality of public education in SE FL?
27. Question 10
Would you be willing to pay a greater share of taxes in order to reduce classroom size, increase
teacher pay and quality of instructors, and improve access to learning materials such as
computers, supplies, and textbooks?
28. Question 11
If you had a shorter commute what would you do with your spare time?
29. Question 12
What do you think should be the focus of future transportation investment?