| Oregon Benchmarks and Sustainability |
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Using Oregon Benchmarks to measure sustainability.
Oregon Benchmarks have long been studied as measures of sustainability in Oregon. Governor Kulongoski’s Executive Order requires Oregon state agencies to requiring have a sustainability plan and performance measures to gauge its progress.
Governor Kulongoski's Executive Order 06-02 (pdf)
Sustainability for the 21st Century (January 2006)
Sustainable Oregon
The State of Oregon's Sustainability Intitiative communicates developments in Oregon state government and connects you with local agencies, organizations and businesses taking leadership roles in sustainable development.
Oregon Solutions
The mission of Oregon Solutions is to develop sustainable solutions to community-based problems that support economic, environmental, and community objectives and are built through the collaborative efforts of businesses, government, and non-profit organizations.
Status, Trends, and Needs of Selected Businesses Applying Sustainability Practices in Oregon (pdf)
Oregon Business and Sustainability Survey from the Oregon Sustainability Board (March 2005)
Sustainability Plan - Department of Administrative Services (pdf)
Sustainability Plan describes actions that will be taken, by the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) during the next eighteen months in support of the Sustainability Act. Also included is background information including sustainability-related actions taken up to 2004. (January 2004)
A Sustainable Oregon for the 21st Century - November 2003 (pdf)
Final guidance for Oregon state agencies on implementing Governor Kulongoski´s Executive Order 03-03. This Guidance is designed to help agencies put the concepts of sustainability into practice, ensuring sound stewardship of Oregon´s human, economic and natural resources for today and tomorrow. Prepared by the Oregon Sustainability Board.
Looking for Oregon's Future: What is Sustainability?
A Web site created by the Oregon State University to promote discussions among Oregonians on the topics of sustainability. This Web site features 33 articles about sustainability, an interactive quiz to test one’s sustainability knowledge and links to other sustainability sites.
Oregon Department of Energy
Provides a vast amount of information about Oregon energy resources and sustainability. The site also includes information about renewable sources of energy and incentives offered to promote their development.
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| Other Organizations |
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Neither the State of Oregon nor the Oregon Progress Board endorse or sponsor the products, services, and information provided by the following links.
A Guide to Sustainability Indicator Web sites (doc)
City of Portland Office of Sustainable Development
The Web site of Portland’s Office of Sustainable Development.
It provides information on waste, construction, energy and technology sustainability in Oregon.
EcoIq Sustainability
EcoIQ.com focuses on making smart choices about our communities -- choices that are both economically and ecologically intelligent.
Facing the Future - People and Planet
Facing the Future develops young people’s capacity and commitment to create thriving, sustainable, and peaceful local and global communities.
Sightline Institute
Formally known as the Northwest Environment Watch, the Sightline Institute provides comprehensive resources on sustainability trends and solutions for the Northwest.
Sustainable Northwest
The not-for-profit organization, established to promote stewardship of natural resources and compatible economic development in communities of the Pacific Northwest, publishes a book annually that profiles people and communities contributing to sustainability in the region.
The Sustainability Institute
The Sustainability Institute was founded in 1996 to apply systems thinking and organizational learning to economic, environmental and social challenges. The institute believes that unsustainability does not arise out of ignorance, irrationality or greed. It is largely the collective consequence of rational, well-intended decisions made by people caught up in systems – ranging from families and communities to corporations, governments and economies – that make it difficult or impossible to act in ways that are fully responsible to all those affected in the present and to future generations.
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| Papers and Presentations |
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2006
Oregon Shines, Oregon Benchmarks, and Sustainability in Oregon (ppt)
Presentation to the Mt. Hood Community College Sustainability Class, May 2, 2006
2005
Sustainability Indicators: Are we there yet? (pps)
Presentation by Jeffrey Tryens to the Mt. Hood C.C. Sustainability Class Gresham, Oregon April 12, 2005.
2002
Developing a Set of Sustainability Indices for the State of Oregon - August 2002 (pdf)
* Summary (pdf)
Master's thesis presented to the Department of Planning, Public Policy and Management and the Graduate School of the University of Oregon by Adam Zimmerman. The thesis examines Oregon Benchmarks in the context of sustainability. It synthesizes existing Benchmark indicators into composite indices of environmental, economic, and community sustainability.
2000
Sustainability White Paper - September 2000 (pdf) by Jeff Tryens and Bob Silverman
This paper examines how we can measure sustainability in Oregon.
The Oregon Benchmarks as a Measurement System for Sustainability - Full Report (pdf) by Jeff Tryens and Bob Silverman.
1997
Assessing Sustainable Development, Principles in Practices (pdf)
International Institute for Sustainable Development, 1997
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