Ifda dossier 47, May/June 1985
Ifda dossier 47, May/June 1985
Ifda dossier 47, May/June 1985
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Full Energy - defined as meeting the energy needs of the zone with in-<br />
zone energy sources; measured by:<br />
. Percent of total energy used that is produced in-zone<br />
. Percent of total energy available within zone that could be used to<br />
meet local needs.<br />
Full Food - defined as meeting the food needs of the zone with in-zone<br />
food sources; measured by:<br />
. Percent of food consumed that is produced in the zone<br />
. Percent of food consumed that is processed locally<br />
. Percent of water supply that is non-polluted<br />
. Percent of food produced locally with regenerative techniques<br />
. Percent of food that could be produced locally<br />
Full Materials - defined as meeting the material needs of the zone with<br />
in-zone materials; measured by:<br />
. Percent of material needs that are met with internal zone materials<br />
. Percent of infrastructure in need of regeneration<br />
Full Capital - defined as keeping the capital resources of the zone<br />
within the zone; measured by:<br />
. Percent of money that stays in the zone - for such things as in-<br />
surance, energy, food, healthcare, materials, etc.<br />
. Percent of population not on welfare<br />
. Percent of people not on social security<br />
. Percent of people heavily in debt in zone<br />
These factors can be employed separately as indicators of<br />
the general well being of their respective areas, or they<br />
can be combined into one number that indicates the entire,<br />
overall vitality of the zone. This Vitality Index will fur-<br />
nish the planner, policy maker and general public with a<br />
powerful tool for judging the health of their region, com-<br />
paring that health with other regions, measuring the health<br />
of their region from one year to the next, determining the<br />
overall efficacy of different economic development strate-<br />
gies and programs and furnishing the population of the re-<br />
gion with an easy-to-understand yardstick for measuring the<br />
success or failure of their elected (and non-elected) lea-<br />
ders and institutions.<br />
The Regenerative Index is made up of factors that contribute<br />
to regeneration. As such, it goes beyond the Vitality Index,<br />
which just measures relative vitality. The Regenerative In-<br />
dex is more specific. It will lead to specific policy al-<br />
ternatives by disclosing factors in need of remediation and<br />
opportunities for enhancement.The areas covered by the Rege-<br />
nerative Index are the same as the Vitality Index - employ-<br />
ment, health, energy, food, and agriculture, materials, ca-<br />
pital.