CivicInfo Library
Planning Guides
The resources in this database provide legal mechanisms, innovative policies, and best practices that planners can use to help their communities adapt to climate change, protect green infrastructure, and carry out sustainable land and water use practices.
Service Partner
< Previous Resource 24 of 109 Next >
In Search of the Good Life: Taking a Snapshot of Built Environment Sustainability in BC
Publisher: Real Estate Foundation of BC
Subject(s):
Posting Date: December 4, 2018
Year Published: 2018
Abstract:
You can’t change what you can’t measure. In Search of the Good Life introduces seven ambitious goals, 13 desired impacts, and 10 impact measures to assess the sustainability of BC’s built environments. A community’s built environment includes housing, buildings, energy, transportation systems, and the land use planning that ties each of these things together. Sustainable built environments balance human needs with the carrying capacity of our environment.
Full Text Word Count: 9320