Sustainable Community Index (SCI) Project

(this material is posted in a reverse chronological order - most recent on top)

• Overview of the SCI Process (3-20-07)-- a four page pdf file summary of the Sustainable Community Index process as developed at the 2006 retreat and through follow-up work.

POSTINGS   in conjunction with the Fall, 2006 Retreat

• Suggested by Howard Sacks (10-14-06)  Here is a link with information on the work of the Rural Life Center at Kenyon College. Please note, in particular, the featured project "Food for Thought," which is building a sustainable local food system in Knox County    http://rurallife.kenyon.edu/
  

• Suggested by Mary Emery(10-13-06):    If you are interested in the community capitals framework, we have a workbook published on the Community Development Society web. To access that publication, go to: http://www.comm-dev.org/ and then click on publications, then CD Practice and we are issue 13. You can also look at our article on spiraling up at:  http://www.ag.iastate.edu/centers/rdev/pubs/flora/spiralingup.htm
  

• Suggested by Leah Miller (10-13-06):  These publications offer insights on agriculture and sustainability.

• Suggested by Myra Moss(10-2-06):  Use this link to view Maureen Hart's web site on developing sustainable indicators - "she was one of the first to become involved in indicator development:"
  http://www.sustainablemeasures.com/

POSTINGS PRIOR TO 10-01- 06

• Click here to download a file containing an overview of the way indexing is used by communities to address issues of sustainability
• Click here to download a file containing an overview of the way sustainable communities ae understood today
• Click here to download a file containing an article by Rao and Rogers on Agricultural Sustainability that contains some good material on general scientific concepts of sustainability.
• Click here to download a file with two pages of bacground information on the Agroecosystem Health Index -- the process we will use for SCI is a close cousin to the way this index was developed.

• Use this link to access the publication:"Measuring Community Success and Sustainability," 2005, North Central Regional Center for Rural Development http://www.ncrcrd.iastate.edu/Community_Success/about.html

• Use this link to download "Building Great Neighborhoods" by Carol L. Townsend from United Growth for Kent County http://www.msue.msu.edu/objects/content_revision/download.cfm/revision_id.204682/workspace_id.-30/BGN%20Manual.pdf/

This process is supported with grants from:

OSU CARES and OSU Outreach and Engagement and OSU Extension

updated 3-20-07