Neighbourhood rating: STAR Communities Index Wayne Wescott

What is our neighbourhood and how sustainable is it?

Key points The question: how sustainable is this neighbourhood?

How important is scale?

Key points The question: how sustainable is this neighbourhood? Neighbourhood scale will be a rich focus for the coming decade

Tools and their appropriate uses

Key points The question: how sustainable is this neighbourhood? Neighbourhood scale will be a rich focus for the coming decade Existing and developing tools and frameworks address different audiences and mandates

What do local governments need?

Key points The question: how sustainable is this neighbourhood? Neighbourhood scale will be a rich focus for the coming decade Existing and developing tools and frameworks address different audiences and mandates STAR Communities Index focuses on local governments and their interests

Key points The question: how sustainable is this neighbourhood? Neighbourhood scale will be a rich focus for the coming decade Existing and developing tools and frameworks address different audiences and mandates STAR Communities Index focuses on local governments and their interests STAR covers seven categories plus innovation

Alignment is the key

Key points The question: how sustainable is this neighbourhood? Neighbourhood scale will be a rich focus for the coming decade Existing and developing tools and frameworks address different audiences and mandates STAR Communities Index focuses on local governments and their interests STAR covers seven categories plus innovation In Australia, we have multiple existing approaches – we need to avoid confusion

Ways forward for neighbourhood sustainability rating: focus on water

Key points The question: how sustainable is this neighbourhood? Neighbourhood scale will be a rich focus for the coming decade Existing and developing tools and frameworks address different audiences and mandates STAR Communities Index focuses on local governments and their interests STAR covers seven categories plus innovation In Australia, we have multiple existing approaches – we need to avoid confusion City West Water has enabled ICLEI to have a collective discussion of STAR and other tools and approaches to neighbourhood sustainability