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Around the world, hundreds of communities that are using indicators to address quality of life, sustainability, and environmental health have little access to practical, step-by-step descriptions of how to begin and how to take their projects to the next level. Truckee Meadows Tomorrow went through an extensive public participation process to involve over 3,000 people in the selection of the quality of life indicators for the region in 1993. Since that time, this community-based organization has developed a number of programs to go beyond annual reporting and to use coordination and collaboration to make a measurable difference in the community. Quality of Life Compacts bring community organizations together for collective action around a specific indicator. Measurable results reported by the compact partners show that compacts are an effective tool to help individuals, businesses, local governments and organizations measurably improve quality of life.
Around the world, hundreds of communities that are using indicators to address quality of life, sustainability, and environmental health have little access to practical, step-by-step descriptions of how to begin and how to take their projects to the next level. Truckee Meadows Tomorrow went through an extensive public participation process to involve over 3,000 people in the selection of the quality of life indicators for the region in 1993. Since that time, this community-based organization has developed a number of programs to go beyond annual reporting and to use coordination and collaboration to make a measurable difference in the community. Quality of Life Compacts bring community organizations together for collective action around a specific indicator. Measurable results reported by the compact partners show that compacts are an effective tool to help individuals, businesses, local governments and organizations measurably improve quality of life.
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Barsell, K., Maser, E. (2004). Taking Indicators to the Next Level: Truckee Meadows Tomorrow Launches Quality of Life Compacts. In: Community Quality-of-Life Indicators. Social Indicators Research Series, vol 22. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-2202-9_3
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