Sustainable Measures Indicator Training Material
A downloadable one-day training course developed by Sustainable Measures on sustainable community indicators, for use by communities, organizations and individuals. The course can be used freely for non-commercial purposes.

Sustainability Starts in Your Community (PDF)
A Community Indicators Guide by Redefining Progress and Earth Day Network, released in April 2002. This 26-page document introduces the concept of indicators and guides a working group through developing indicators and involving the larger community in collecting information and moving from indicators to action.

Measuring Community Success and Sustainability
An Interactive Workbook that aids in measuring the local and regional impacts of economic and community development processes used to enhance rural community sustainability.

A One-Stop Shop to Successful Indicator Development (PDF)
A poster developed by UNEP, the World Bank, and CIAP based on lessons learned from a rural sustainability indicator project in Central America. The poster takes the indicator developer step-by-step through development of a successful indicator initiative.

Building and Operating Neighborhood Indicators Systems: A Guidebook (PDF)
The National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership offers this online reference, a comprehensive guidebook providing an introduction to basic indicators concepts and suggesting approaches and techniques for building and operating successful local neighborhood indicators systems based on NNIP partners' experiences.

Southwestern Pennsylvania Community Indicators Handbook
Sustainable Pittsburgh produced this handbook as a companion to its Regional Sustainability Indicators Report. The Handbook is a "how-to" manual for communities interested in learning the merits of and how to initiate their own local indicators project for planning and tracking community well-being. Online as a PDF file.

Last updated: April 16, 2003

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