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Indicators of Sustainable Communities
Session: Indicators for Sustainable Communities April 2, 8:45 AM John Wells Matt Emlen Sustainability indicators enable a community to track progress toward its environmental, economic and quality of life goals, while revealing the connections between transportation, land use, air quality and other factors. Members of the International Sustainability Indicators Network explain the components of a successful program, and discuss the experiences of the state of Minnesota, Marin County, California, Portland and various other cities. Indicators of Sustainable Communities Author and Copyright Information Copyright 2003 by author
John R. Wells, Sustainable Development Director John Wells is sustainable development director for the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board. In this capacity, he is responsible for coordinating the Minnesota Sustainable Development Initiative and overseeing the state’s water planning program. Wells has held this post since late 1992. Prior to this, he served as state water planning director. He received his Master of Science in Public Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1977 and his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 1972.
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