Final report - Integrated Land Management Bureau

Class of objective: Social Processes (could be listed as a new Section 3.9
in Schedule C and G)
Recommended indicators for Social Processes
Objective: Increase social capital and sense of place
Indicator Rationale Unit/description Data
source/frequency
A1 Average index
score for
generalized trust
(level of trust in
people)
A2 Commitment to
place (average
scores on
commitment-toplace
survey
question)
Social capital
literature
relevant to
North and
Central Coast
says that
generalized
trust can
serve as
proxy for
social capital
Sense of
place
literature
says that
willingness to
stay in
community
even if a
good job
comes up
elsewhere is
a reliable
measure of
sense of
place
Index score calculated
through Likert- scale
questions (Level of
agreement with
statements about trust),
by community
Likert scale survey
question (Level of
agreement with
statement about
willingness to stay in
community even if good
job comes up
elsewhere, by
community
A household survey
need to be
conducted that
would include a
question about
perceptions of
increased social
support networks
A household survey
would include a
question about
willingness to stay
in community
Desired
direction
Increased
average index
score for
generalized trust
(level of trust in
people)
Increased
commitment to
place (average
scores on
commitment-toplace
survey
question)
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