You can now follow the CSIN 2010 Conference on Twitter! Be one of the first to hear about exciting announcements, confirmed speakers, important deadlines and much more!

Give us your feedback, we would love to hear what you think!

More events...

Learning Events

• Monthly Learning Events
• Face-to-Face Gatherings

CSIN Learning Events

CSIN, with support from the Atkinson Foundation, Government of Manitoba, Government of British Columbia, Thompson Rivers University and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), is enabling indicator practitioners from across Canada to make connections.

Using Web-conferencing technology, practitioners gather around the virtual meeting table to learn about each other's initiatives and to get feedback on their own work. Learning Events are designed and presented by CSIN members themselves and are open to all members.

Participants to date have come from city and provincial planning and/or environment/resource departments; multi-stakeholder watershed-based coalitions; academic institutions; national and community NGOs; federal indicator programs; and sustainability think tanks.

In an effort to record and make accessible the information that is shared during learning events, presentations, summaries and reports developed for or from the learning events are provided where possible. Please contact the CSIN Coordinator if you require any further information.

• Data Visualization

  Presentations by:

  • Dr. Brian Eddy

  • Greg Tucker, Dr. Douglas, Alton Hollett & Conrad Power of Community Accounts

  April 2, 2009

  The 29^th CSIN Learning Event was a great opportunity to learn about the exciting realms of Data Visualization.

  The first presenter was Dr. Brian Eddy. Dr. Eddy presented on geovisualization and the mapping of community-based indicators using Google Earth and a number of socio-economic variables derived from StatsCan Census data. The second presentation was lead by Greg Tucker and included inputs from Dr. Douglas May, Alton Hollet and Conrad Power. Mr. Tucker walked participants through the structure, data and analytical tools available to visualize data on the Newfoundland and Labrador's innovative web-based public information system Community Accounts and talked about its application in other places and how it is starting to link to international data sets.

  Download:

  • Presentation 1: Mapping Socio-Economic Indicators in Google Earth, presentation by Dr. Brian Eddy (PPT - 18 mb)

  • Archived recording of CSIN Learning Event #29

• Measuring Success – Indicators for Strategic Approaches to Sustainable Community Planning

  Presentation by:

  • Alaya Boisvert, Sarah Cheevers, Karen Stroebel and Erin Romanchuk (PDF - 3.4 mb), Blekinge Institute of Technology

  September 30, 2008

  Our 28^th CSIN Learning Event was an opportunity for four recent Canadian graduates – Alaya Boisvert, Sarah Cheevers, Karen Stroebel and Erin Romanchuk – from the Blekinge Institute of Technology's Strategic Leadership Towards Sustainability program to share their research on community sustainability indicators.

  The Learning Event featured a detailed presentation on the framework and the key findings of this leading sustainability indicators research which was conducted in early 2008. A brief overview of the Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development (FSSD), the foundation upon which the research was built, was provided at the beginning of the presentation to offer a science-based and principled definition of sustainability as well as a method for structuring, evaluating and informing the design of indicators. A presentation of the key findings of the research as well as discussion with participants followed.

  Download:

  • Learning Event Summary # 28 (PDF - 444 kb)

  • Measuring Success - Indicators for Strategic Approaches to Sustainable Community Planning: Presentation (PPT1 - 2.1 mb) - (PPT2 - 5 mb), Poster (PDF - 284 kb))

  • Archived recording of CSIN Learning Event #28

• The GEO Data Portal & A Community Indicator System for First Nations in Winnipeg

  Presentations by:

  • Stefan Schwarzer, UNEP, on UNEP's GEO Data Portal

  • Christa Rust, IISD, on Developing an Indicator System for Winnipeg's Urban First Nations Community

  July 30, 2008

  The 27^th CSIN Learning Event gave CSIN Members the opportunity to learn about UNEP's GEO Data Portal and an exciting community indicators project underway with Winnipeg's First Nations community. The Learning Event was also an opportunity to test out the virtual meeting room donated to CSIN by Thompson River University.

  The two practitioners that shared their work during the virtual meeting were: Stefan Schwarzer and Christa Rust. Stefan, a GIS & Data Management specialist with UNEP, began with a presentation on the GEO Data Portal and then provided CSIN members with an interactive tour of the web-based portal and an exploration of some of the portals functions. Then, Christa Rust, a Project Officer with the International Institute for Sustainable Development, shared the preliminary results of her work as the project manager for a joint project with the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) to develop an indicator system for Winnipeg's urban First Nations community.

  Download:

  • Learning Event Summary # 27 – UNEP's GEO Data Portal & Developing an Indicator System for Winnipeg's Urban First Nations Community (PDF - 460 kb)

  • Presentation 1: UNEP's GEO Data Portal, presentation by Stefan Schwarzer (PPT - 1.1 mb)

  • Presentation 2: Developing an Indicator System for Winnipeg's Urban First Nations Community, presentation by Christa Rust (PPT - 7.4 mb)

  • Archived recording of CSIN Learning Event #27)

• Outcomes of the OECD Istanbul World Forum

  Presentation by: Jon Hall, OECD World Forum Project Leader

  October 17, 2007

  CSIN’s 26^th Learning Event focused on the outcomes of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) World Forum.

  The OECD World Forum "Measuring and Fostering the Progress of Societies" took place in Istanbul in June 2007. Over 1200 people, representing more than 130 countries and interests attended. The common element among this diverse group was the desire to develop better measures of how the world was progressing.

  Download:

  • The Global Project on Measuring the Progress of Societies, presentation by Jon Hall (PPT - 257 kb)
  • Learning Event Summary #26 -- Outcomes of the OECD Istanbul World Forum (PDF - 88 kb)
  
  

• Scenarios

  Presentations by:

  • Dale Rothman, IISD
  • Eric Kemp-Benedict, SEI-US
  • Shirley Thompson, University of Manitoba Natural Resources Institute

  June 20, 2007

  The 25^th CSIN Learning Event focused on the fascinating topic of Scenario's attracting CSIN members from Academic, Government, NGO's and Private circles. The mix of participants spurred great dialogue and discussion.

  Scenarios are described as a projection of a potential course of action, events or situations. Scenario development is now becoming more widely used in policy planning, organizational development and, generally, when organizations wish to test strategies against uncertain future developments such as the impacts of climate change. The mix of our participants is a testament to the wide use of scenarios by various sectors.

  Download:

  • Summary of Discussion on Scenario's (PDF - 27 kb)

  • Presentation 1: Scenarios as Structured Thinking about the Future, Dale Rothman (PPT 1.2 mb)

  • Presentation 2: Using Indicators to Develop Sustainability Scenarios, Eric Kemp-Benedict (PPT - 1.5 mb)

  • Presentation 3: Will Waste Diversion make a Difference in reaching Canada's Kyoto commitment? Applying Scenarios to Predict Feasible Targets for Change, Shirley Thompson (PDF - 2 mb)
    
    

• Frameworks and Tools for Reporting Sustainability in Private and Public Sectors

  Presentations by:

  • Dan Wilson, Whistler 2020, on The Natural Step
  • Naoko Kubo, on the Global Reporting Initiative
  • Rodney Wilts, Loop Initiatives Inc, on the Loop IRIS Tool

  March 23, 2007

  CSIN's 24th Learning Event discussed three reporting frameworks and tools used in private and public sectors: The Natural Step Framework, The Global Reporting Initiative and the Loop IRIS Tool.

  Frameworks provide the basis for sustainability reporting tools. The Natural Step Framework includes a set of system conditions required for sustainability, with an emphasis on addressing systemic pressures. Indicators are then developed to track progress according to the framework principles. Once it is known what is to be measured, tools such as the Global Reporting Initiative provide common frameworks to address how sustainability is measured. Along a similar vein, tools like the Loop IRIS Tool (Integrated Rating Indicator for Sustainability) provide visual mechanisms for communicating performance to various audiences, based on a set of sustainability principles.

  Download:

  • Presentation 1: The Natural Step, Dan Wilson, Whistler 2020
    Part 1 (PPT - 837 kb) - Part 2 (PPT - 3 mb)

  • Presentation 2: The Global Reporting Initiative, Naoko Kubo, GRI (PPT - 756 kb)

  • Presentation 3: The LOOP IRIS: Integrated Rating Indicator for Sustainability, Rodney Wilts, Loop Initiatives (PPT - 484 kb)

• Traditional Ecological Knowledge Indicators

  Presentations by:

  • Stanford Zent, TerraLingua
  • Deb McGregor, Aboriginal Relations, Environment Canada (Ontario Region) and SOLEC
  • Barb Buckland, Knowledge Integration, Environment Canada

  CSIN's 23^rd Learning Event on Traditional Ecological Knowledge Indicators drew unprecedented interest, with an emphasis on First Nations, federal government departments and provincial governments. This rare opportunity for interaction among different perspectives was eagerly taken up during the 2 hour discussion, as participants offered analysis, critique and resources.

  Three practitioners shared their work during the call. First, Stanford Zent of NGO Terralingua discussed his research on the development of a TEK Vitality Index. Then, Deb McGregor, a senior policy advisory for Aboriginal Relations out of the Ontario region of Environment Canada shared her experiences with TEK at the State of Great Lakes Conference (SOLEC). Barb Buckland, of Knowledge Integration at Environment Canada, then asked participants for feedback on the inclusion of TEK in Environment Canada's Northern Ecosystem Report.

  The call summary includes a summary of presentations and discussion, speaking notes, a participant list and resources shared during the call.

  Downloads:

  • Summary of Discussion on Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) Indicators (PDF - 156 kb)

  • Presentation 1: Global Indicators of the Status and Trends of Linguistic Diversity and Traditional Knowledge, Stanford Zent, TerraLingua (PPT - 109 kb)

  • Presentation 2: Implementing Traditional Ecological Knowledge: SOLEC 2000 to 2006 (State of the Great Lakes Ecosystem Conference), Deb McGregor, Environment Canada (PDF - 31 kb)

  • Presentation 3: Environment Canada DRAFT Northern Indicators Report, Barb Buckland, Environment Canada (PPT - 352 kb)

• Delivering Monitoring Information to Decision-Makers

  Presentation by: Carissa Wieler, International Institute for Sustainable Development

  November 9, 2006

  Deciding how to deliver environmental monitoring data effectively to an audience of decision-makers is an ongoing challenge for those collecting monitoring information at local and regional levels. From understanding your audience to building relationships and ensuring your data will meet the needs of your audience, there remains much to be learned. This event further explored both the "push" and "pull" for monitoring information.

  The material presented is part of a research collaborative between the Ecological Monitoring Assessment Network (EMAN) and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). Using a case study approach, the research intends to identify best practices for delivering ecological monitoring data to decision-makers at a local scale.

  Download:

  • Delivering Monitoring Information to Decision-Makers: Full Report (PDF - 695 kb)

  • Delivering Environmental Monitoring Data to Decision Makers (PowerPoint) (651 kb)

• What do we mean by sustainability reporting?

  Presentations By:

  • Tammy Gibson, Manitoba Conservation

  • Michael Keating, Sustainability Reporting Program

  • László Pintér, International Institute for Sustainable Development

  October 5, 2006

  What do we mean by Sustainability Reporting? Where does it fit along the continuum of reporting types, including State of Environment, Sustainability Performance, Quality of Life, Ecosystem and Human Well-being, to name a few? Are these reporting types really more similar than different, with the issue being one of semantics? Or are there deeper, historical and cultural differences in how we view and use these types of reports?

  At this CSIN learning event, Michael Keating of Sustainability Reporting Program took us on a historical walk through the development of sustainability reporting in Canada from before the days of the Brundtland Commission.

  László Pintér, Director of the Measurement and Assessment Program at IISD, then took the dialogue to a global level, through the lens of the Global Environmental Outlook (GEO). Laszlo has been personally involved with the publication of GEO for a number of years as a contributor and coordinator. He shared with us his experience on how the sustainability agenda is reflected in a United Nations reporting process.

  Tammy Gibson from Manitoba Conservation also spoke to us about Manitoba's experience with producing their Sustainability Report in 2005.

  Downloads

  • The Evolution of Sustainability Reporting, Michael Keating, Sustainability Reporting Program (PowerPoint) (233 kb)

  • Integrated Environmental Assessment and Reporting Based on the Global Environment Outlook (GEO) Approach of UNEP, László Pintér, International Institute for Sustainable Development (PowerPoint) (233 kb)

  • 2005 Provincial Sustainability Report for Manitoba, Tammy Gibson, Manitoba Conservation (PowerPoint) (4 mb)

• Best practices for setting indicator targets

  Presentations by:

  • Steve Litke, Fraser Basin Council
  • Linda Harvey, City of Calgary
  • Daniel Huff, City of Minneapolis
  • Kerri Henry, Environnent Canada
  • Marc Levy, Center for International Environmental Science Information Network, Columbia University

  July 27, 2006

  Measuring sustainability is messy, especially as we attempt to chart our performance on a dynamic, living map. Using targets to track our performance is both valuable and challenging, as science, politics, culture and values all have a hand in how targets are developed. Oriented with a best practices approach, we engaged leading practitioners to share their knowledge, experience and wisdom on performance measurement. Our exchange also helped inform work being done by the Fraser Basin Council on setting and using indicator targets.

  The Fraser Basin Council generously supported this learning event, with three goals in mind: To support CSIN as a network of practitioners; To learn lessons from practitioners about setting indicator targets and to apply the lessons learned within their Sustainability Indicators Program; and, To support a longer-term CSIN initiative to develop and document best practices (such as sustainability targets).

  Downloads:

  • Developing Best Practices for Setting Indicator Targets, Steve Litke, Fraser Basin Council (PowerPoint) (690 kb)

  • Target Setting: Issues and Experience by Linda Harvey, City of Calgary (PowerPoint) (158 kb)

  • Minneapolis: Sustainability Initiative by Daniel Huff, City of Minneapolis (PowerPoint) (2,069 kb)

  • Swedish Experience with Indicators and Reporting by Kerri Henry, Environment Canada (PowerPoint) (394 kb)

  • Experiments in Measuring Sustainability - The Environmental Sustainability Index and its Critics by Marc Levy, CIESEN, Columbia University (PowerPoint) (68 kb)

  
  
  

• Cultural Indicators

  Presented by Nancy Duxbury, Director of Research and Information at the Creative City Network of Canada and Luisa Maffi, President of Terralingua.

  June 8, 2006

  What are cultural indicators and why do they matter? Who is developing cultural indicators and for what purposes? What unique challenges emerge when developing these indicators? Nancy Duxbury and Luisa Maffi take listeners on a guided tour of cultural indicators, each providing a unique lens through which these more emergent sustainability indicators are being developed.

  Downloads:

  • Digital Audio Recording (begins 5 minutes into the learning event) (MP3) (5,151 kb)

  • Presentation 1: Cultural Indicators by Nancy Duxbury, Director of Research, Creative City Network of Canada (PowerPoint) (593 kb)

  • Presentation 2: Indicators of Bicultural Diversity by Luisa Maffi, President, Terralingua (PowerPoint) (1,066 kb)

  • Selected Biographies of Call Participants (PDF) (149 kb)

  Additional Resources:

  • Biocultural Diversity

    • Loh and Harmon 2005, A Global Index of Biocultural Diversity, Ecological Indicators, vol. 5, 231-241. (PDF) (972 kb)

    • Harmon, David 2002, In Light of Our Differences: How Diversity in Nature and Culture Makes Us Human, Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press.

    • Maffi, Luisa 2005, Linguistic, Cultural and Biological Diversity, Annual Review of Anthropology, vol. 29, 599-617. (PDF) (419 kb)

    • Maffi, L. (ed.) 2001, On Biocultural Diversity: Linking Language, Knowledge, and the Environment. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press.

    • Global maps of biocultural diversity and corresponding reports for WWF and UNESCO, as well as the report on one of TerraLingua's regional-scale projects.

    • Current draft of the IBCD.

    • Progress report on the Global Source Book on Biocultural Diversity.

  • Culture and Well-Being

    • Worts, Douglas, 2006, Measuring Museum Meaning: A Critical Assessment Framework, Journal of Museum Education, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 41-48. (PDF) (2,338 kb)

    • Michalos, Alex 2006 "Political Culture" and Well-Being: Beyond Government Services, Draft for Discussion at the JRC/OECD Workshop Series on Measuring Well-Being and Societal Progress, June 19-21, 2006, Milan. (PDF) (435 kb)

• Round Table on Sustainability Indicator Projects

  Presented by Dan Wilson, Whistler 2020, and Barb Buckland, Knowledge Integration Directorate, Environment Canada.

  February 18, 2006

  Discussion on current status of indicator projects, including gaps, challenges and needed tools. An overview of the Whistler 2020 Monitoring Program and Environment Canada's Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI).

  Downloads:

  • Whistler 2020 Monitoring Program (PowerPoint) (7,123 kb)

• Delivering Sustainability Indicators to Municipal Decision-makers: What Makes Indicators Applicable in the Municipal Context?

  Presentation and Panel Discussion at Federation of Canadian Municipalities Sustainable Communities National Conference

  February 3, 2006, Ottawa

  An interactive panel discussion highlighting what works well when delivering indicators to decision-makers in the municipal context. City councilors and planners familiar with delivering and using sustainability and Quality of Life indicators share experiences and knowledge. A presentation on trends in municipal uptake of indicators is also included.

  Moderator: Michael Keating, Sustainability Reporting Program

  Presenter: Dave Biggs, Envision Sustainability Tools, Metroquest

  Panelists:

  • Steve Friedenthal, Community Services Department, City of Edmonton
  • Linda Harvey, Planning and Economic Development Department, City of Hamilton
  • Councillor Brenda Hogg, Richmond Hill, ON
  • Steve Litke, Fraser Basin Council
  • Councillor Brian McHattie, City of Hamilton

  Downloads:

  • Session Recording (MP3) (91,403 kb)

• What Makes a Municipal Sustainability Initiative Successful?

  Presenter: Noel Keough, Executive Director for Sustainable Calgary

  January 18, 2006

  A presentation about the impacts of the Sustainable Calgary Indicator Project on the citizens who were involved in project implementation, followed by discussion on factors that support successful initiatives. A discussion about pros and cons of quantitative and qualitative measures in municipal level indicator systems ensued.

  Downloads:

  • Citizens and Sustainability: Something Real and Lasting Sustainable Calgary Community Sustainability Indicator Project Outcomes (PDF) (1,967 kb)

  • Sustainable Calgary Community Sustainability Indicator Project Outcomes (PowerPoint) (221 kb)

• Policy Uses of Sustainability Indicators

  Presenter: Dr. Meg Holden, Assistant Professor, Urban Studies and Geography

  December 8, 2005

  A presentation on the policy uses of community indicator projects with a focus on social and policy learning research conducted by Dr. Holden. Sustainable Seattle, a grassroots community indicator project that is widely recognized as a pioneering initiative, provided context for Dr. Holden's research. Having completed her research, Dr. Holden is now positioned at Simon Fraser University and is spearheading the Regional Vancouver Urban Observatory (R-Vu).

  Downloads:

  • Policy Uses of Community Indicator Projects: Social and Policy learning from Seattle to Vancouver (3,805 kb) (PowerPoint)

• National Indicator Initiatives

  Various presenters

  October 28, 2005

  Presentations from five federal departments: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Canada, Environment Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Health Canada (children's environmental health), Department of Fisheries and Oceans, and a demonstration of Live Meeting technology at the Canadian Conference on Dialogue and Deliberation.

  Presenters:

  • Simon Bridge, Canadian Forest Service
  • Warren Eilers, Canada Land Resource Unit, Agriculture and Agri-Food
  • Kathryn Lindsay, Knowledge Integration Directorate, Environment Canada
  • Vincent Mercier, Knowledge Integration Directorate, Environment Canada
  • Danny Walmsley, Bedford Oceanographic Institute, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
    
    

• Provincial Indicator Initiatives

  Various presenters.

  September 22, 2005

  A presentation of provincial level sustainability indicator work with a focus on work occurring in six Canadian provinces and territories: Yukon, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec. Indicator practitioners share their experiences and knowledge focusing on the process of development and communication of sustainability indicators.

  Presenters:

  • Tim Bellhouse, Senior Monitoring Ecologist, Natural Resources, Ontario
  • Brian Free, Environmental Reporting Coordinator, Alberta Environment
  • Linda Gilkeson, SOE Reporting, Minsitry of Water, Land and Air Protection, British Columbia
  • Glen Holmes, Sustainable Resource Management Branch, Manitoba Conservation
  • Susanne Jackobsen, Senior Advisor, Knowledge Management, Environmental Innovations & Emerging Sciences Branch, Ontario
  • Benoît Limoges, Centre de coordination de la biodiversité du Québec, Direction du développement durable, du patrimoine écologique et des parcs, Québec
  • Dan Mulrooney, Research Analyst, Natural Resources, Ontario
  • Michael White, Yukon Department of Environment

  Downloads:

  • Overview of Trends and Provincial Initiatives (PDF) (118 kb)
  • Discussion Summary (PDF) (86 kb)
    
    

• Setting Indicator Targets

  Presenters: Steve Litke, Fraser Basin Council and Andrée Chevrier, Environment Canada

  July 21, 2006

  Sustainability indicators are increasingly used to measure performance, particularly of policies. Measuring performance requires that there is a baseline, reference point or target against which performance is measured. Setting a target for an indicator can be both scientifically challenging and politically charged. Challenges and best practices associated with setting targets are explored, using as a basis a presentation on target setting and an overview of SMART Regulation.

  Downloads:

  • Discussing Targets and Indicators
    PDF (24 kb) | PowerPoint (581 kb)

• Visual presentation of indicators: a view of the horizon

  Presenter: Andrea Scheller, Scientific collaborator of the Swiss Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE) at the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS)

  June 23, 2005

  A presentation about various techniques for visually presenting indicator systems, based on a conference proceedings of the Visualising and Presenting Indicator Systems conference in Switzerland in March 2005. Conference proceedings are available from the Swiss Statistical Office.

  Downloads:

  • Visual presentation of indicators: a view of the horizon” Andrea Scheller, Swiss Statistical Office (PDF) (130 kb)

• Knowledge Integration, Data Access and Web Technology: Bringing it All Together

  Presenter: Sarah Rosolen, Watersheds InfoXchange (WIX) and the Pathways Project

  May 27, 2005

  An overview of the Watersheds InfoXchange and The Pathways Project. Watersheds InfoXchange (WIX) is an innovative GIS (Geographic Information System) web application being designed to empower community to become more involved in protection of their water resources. Assessing our water resources, the first step to any management process, involves the integration of knowledge and data from many disciplines and stakeholders. This process is often overwhelming and arduous due to the discrepancies or holes in the data available and problems of access to data. WIX is being developed to facilitate more effective watershed management by improving the data connection between stakeholders and facilitating data collection and management by community groups.
  
  The Pathways project addresses the question – How can earth science information and Web technology be used by planners and policy-makers to make decisions about policy research, planning and sustainable development? Pathways bridges policy and science by working with decision-makers to incorporate earth science information in their decision processes via modeling methods and web-based tools. Pathways is a project of The Sustainable Development through Knowledge Integration (SDKI) Program of Natural Resources Canada.

• Sustainability Indicators for the Fraser Basin

  Host: Steve Litke, Program Manager, Fraser Basin Council

  June 15, 2004

  An overview of the Fraser Basin Council's indicators program, report format, and the process to update and enhance the indicators. Participants shared views on key issues and challenges facing the Council and practitioners in general.

  Downloads:

  • Sustainability Indicators for the Fraser Basin
    PDF (370 kb) | PowerPoint (1,700 kb)

  • State of the Fraser Basin: Interim Report – A Snapshot on Sustainability (PDF) (235 kb)

• Roundtable Information Session: What are your Sustainability Indicator Activities and Plans?

  Various presenters

  May 27, 2004

  An informal roundtable about current sustainability indicator activities and/or plans for future indicator development. Participants learned who is doing what, where and what is in the works for the future.

  Downloads:

  • Sustainability Indicators for the Fraser Basin
    PDF (273 kb) | PowerPoint (1,000 kb)

  • Community-based Evaluation of Harbourshed Management, Halifax Harbour
    PDF (393 kb) | PowerPoint (1,800 kb)

  • IISD Measurement and Assessment Program
    PDF (415 kb) | PowerPoint (417 kb)

  • WWF Nature Audit Report

• VISION 2020 Hamilton Annual Sustainability Indicators Report – Measuring the Measurement System (3^rd Order Assessment)

  Host: Linda Harvey, VISION 2020 Coordinator

  April 29, 2004

  A review of a long-standing Indicators Report according to established criteria with the goal of providing information for use in Hamilton's upcoming Indicator Review. By taking a close look at the Hamilton Report, participants were able to discern possible improvements to their own work.

  Downloads:

  • Hamilton Indicator Program Overview
    PDF (103 kb) | MS Word (1,000 kb)

  • The Bellagio Principles (PDF) (1,300 kb)

  • Hamilton Indicators Review (PDF) (540 kb)

• Treasury Board's Logic Model for Identifying Performance Indicators and their Display on a Web-based Mapping Interface

  Host: John Morris, Compliance Assurance Branch, National Programs Directorate, Environment Canada

  March 19, 2004

  An overview of the federal Treasury Board logic model process, showing how performance indicators are identified in developing performance management systems, followed by a demonstration of a Web-based mapping tool that calculates identified performance indicators on the fly.

• Identifying Performance Indicators–The Value of Logic Models

  Host: Brian Frevel, Alberta Sustainable Resource Development (ASRD)

  February 19, 2004

  A presentation about the use of logic models at ASRD to create a performance management framework for the ministry, followed by an information sharing session about examples of logic models and feedback and suggestions for improvements to the approach used at ASRD.

  Downloads:

  • Identifying Performance Indicators: the Value of Logic Models
    PDF (384 kb) | PowerPoint (92 kb)

    • Example: Forest Land and Resource Management
      PDF (41 kb) | MS Excel (83 kb)

    • Example: Alberta's Rangelands
      PDF (38 kb) | MS Excel (20 kb)

  • Alberta Sustainable Resource Development – Business Plan (PDF) (57 kb)

CSIN Face-to-Face Gatherings

• 2^nd Annual CSIN Face-to-Face Gathering

  (in conjunction with the 10^th Annual EMAN National Science Meeting)

  Theme: Improving the Effectiveness of Sustainability Information

  December 2, 2004, Quebec City, Quebec

  Meeting Agenda Meeting summary to follow For additional information please contact the CSIN Coordinator.

• 1^st Annual CSIN Face-to-Face Meeting (in conjunction with the 9^th Annual EMAN National Science Meeting)

  November 25, 2003, Halifax, Nova Scotia

  Theme: Mixing Strategic Thinking and Knowledge Sharing

  CSIN Atlantic Proceedings
  PDF (370 kb) | MS Word 820 kb)

Disclaimer - © 2009 Canadian Sustainability Indicators Network