SuNliving User Groups
SuNliving has been successfully applied to Emerald Hills Urban Village, a market-driven, private sector development located in Strathcona County, Alberta, Canada (www.emerald-hills.ca). Although SuNliving is oriented to developers and municipal staff as key user groups, there is a range of other users that can benefit from this approach. The users and how they applied SuNliving to the project are identified below.
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AUDIENCE
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USERS
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APPLICATIONS
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| Public Sector |
Elected officials
Policy makers
Department heads
Senior researchers
Municipal staff
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- As a resource for senior officials wanting to better understand the implications of committing to sustainable development.
- As a reference when integrating sustainable development philosophy and guidelines into policy documents.
- As a methodology for establishing processes and tools to serve as a platform for the development of sustainable community programs.
- As a process and framework that leads to a set of guidelines through which to evaluate development applications.
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| Private Sector |
Developers
Consultants
Associations
Educators
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- To assess the implications of adopting a sustainable development business model and to commit to moving forward.
- To increase understanding of the sustainable
development processes compared to traditional ones.
- To establish a project management path for
delivering sustainable neighbourhood developments.
- As the basis for a terms of reference when engaging consultants.
- To generate a work plan for the planning, design and implementation of a sustainable neighbourhood project.
- To develop the planning and design decisions required to successfully implement a sustainable neighbourhood development plan.
- To develop the basis for a program to foster sustainable living.
- As the basis for changing development so sustainable neighbourhoods become the norm.
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