Sustainable Community Resources

Sustainability Resources Ltd. has partnered with Ripley Development Services to develop learning modules, webinars, seminars and workshops on Sustainable Community Resources for role out in Fall 2010!

We will be engaging community stakeholders in an online survey and webinar this spring to introduce the context of the resource series and to collect important feedback from participants about what should be included in the modules to increase capacity of sustainable community planners, developers, decision makers, and the public to implement sustainability at the community level.

Draft outline of modules being developed:

1. Principles of Sustainability in the Community Planning Process

a)    Sustainability 101
b)    Genuine Wealth
c)    Sustainable Community Planning Case Studies

2. Assessing Community Values and Measuring Sustainability

a)    Community Visioning & Stakeholder Management
b)    Triple Bottom Line Assessment
c)    Translating Community Vision into a Community Plan

3. Sustainable Community Design

a)    Redeveloping Communities for Sustainability
b)    Landscapes for Sustainability
c)    Introduction to LEED Community Design
d)    Net Zero Home Building – Energy & Water Sustainability

4. Regional Planning Objectives & Municipal Development Plans

a) Provincial Policy Frameworks
b) Integrating Sustainability Objectives and Land Use Bylaws

To participate in developing content for these Sustainable Community Resource Modules please register to participate in an online survey (March 2010) and receive an invitation to a informational webinar to take place in April 2010 by clicking here.

To learn more about contributing to the development of content for these resources, partner in delivery options, or to host or participate in any of these capacity building learning resources please contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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