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The Local Agenda 21 Planning Guide for each indicator, but also quantitatively reports future targets. The Benchmark Program has devised 159 measurable indicators and targets for which there are currently four data points: 1970, 1980, 1990, and 1992. Benchmark projections are identified for 1995, 2000, and 2010. Among the 159 indicators, the most critical ones are identified as “urgent benchmarks,” and ones that are considered important for longer-term sustainability are designated as, “core benchmarks.” The actual application of indicators is ensured through legal provisions approved by the state legislature. Specific measures include appointing an accountable senior government official to be responsible for each core benchmark. Benchmarks are incorporated into the state budgeting process as important criteria in allocating resources. A key feature of the benchmarking process in Oregon is that besides the continuous process of data collection on individual indicators, benchmarks are revisited every second year. Thus, the project ensures that the changing perceptions and values of the public, as affected by recent developments, are reflected in benchmarks for the future. In fact, it may be more accurate to consider Oregon Benchmarks as an institution instead of a project that will be completed in the foreseeable future. As a sign of official commitment, primary responsibility for the benchmarks rests with the Oregon Progress Board, headed by the State Governor. This multi-stakeholder structure coordinates the benchmarking process, including the institutionalization of benchmarks in state government decision making. SOURCE: International Institute for Sustainable Development, “Models and Methods of Measuring Sustainable Development Performance,”Winnipeg, 1995. Also, Oregon Progress Board, “Oregon Benchmarks: Standards for Measuring Statewide Progress on Government Performance, Report to the 1993 Legislature,” Salem, Oregon, 1992. http://www.idrc.ca/openebooks/448-2/ (144 of 180)18/10/2010 12:47:23 AM
The Local Agenda 21 Planning Guide This page intentionally left blank 6.5 CASES 6.5.1 CASE #17 THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF HAMILTON-WENTWORTH, CANADA SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORTING Program Name The Annual Report Card Day and the Indicators Project—Signposts on the Trail to VISION 2020 Background Located at the western end of Lake Ontario, Hamilton-Wentworth encompasses an urban center and almost 100,000 acres of farmland. Approximately 75 kilometers west of Toronto, the region is part of a larger urban agglomeration encompassing almost six million people. Although the perception of the community is one of smokestacks and industry, it is also an area of many natural features. The Niagara Escarpment, which has been designated as a world biosphere, runs directly through the center of the city of Hamilton. Large tracts of forest have been protected, while almost twelve thousand acres of wetlands remain in the rural areas. Hamilton-Wentworth includes six area municipalities: the cities of Hamilton and Stoney Creek, the towns of Ancaster, Dundas, and Flamborough, and the township of Glenbrook. The Region is governed by a chairperson and a 27-member Council, elected every three years. The chairperson of the Region is elected from the Region at large, while Council consists of the mayors of each of the six area municipalities, 16 aldermen from the City of Hamilton, and one council member from each of the other five local municipalities. As the upper tier of the province’s two-tier municipal government structure, the Regional Council is responsible for providing water and sewerage, major roads, public transit, police, social service, public health services, economic development, and regional land use planning. Program Description Hamilton-Wentworth’s sustainable community initiative began in 1989, when the Region’s management decided that new http://www.idrc.ca/openebooks/448-2/ (145 of 180)18/10/2010 12:47:23 AM
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