Final report - Integrated Land Management Bureau

Components of
Human Well-being
Primary measurable
indicators
Secondary
measurable
indicators
E6 Numbers of
hours of First
Nation community
member
participation in the
plan areas involved
in traditional
cultural activities
E7 Percent of First
Nations traditional
territory covered by
Traditional Use
Studies within the
plan area
Found in
Schedule
C or G?
No n/a
Schedule C or G
objective (if
applicable)
The following sections (5.1.1 through 5.1.5) discuss rationale, data sources, and desired
direction for primary and secondary indicators. If there are costs for compiling existing
data, an additional category for costs is also included. If costs only include staff time to
look up data on line, costs are not included.
5.1.1 Social processes
PRIMARY INDICATORS
Support networks (social capital)
Indicator A1: Average index score for generalized trust (level of trust in people)
Rationale: An increasing number of publications are recognizing social capital as
a key factor in human well-being. Matthews et al. (2004) found that generalized
trust can be used as a proxy for social capital.
Data source: While there is growing literature identifying the link between social
capital/sense of place and health and economic outcomes, there are no existing
sources of social capital and sense of place data available for the North and
Central Coasts. Primary data collection needs to be conducted (methods are
outlined in Section 8.1).
Desired direction: Increased average index score for generalized trust (level of
trust in people).
Identity with community as critical part of personal identity (sense of place)
Indicator A2: Commitment to place (average scores on commitment-to-place survey
question)
Rationale: Results of research by Matthews et al. (2005) indicate that expressed
‘willingness to stay in a community even if a good job came up elsewhere’ is a
reliable indicator of sense of place (commitment to place) on the North and
Central Coast.
Data source: Primary data collection through a household survey
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