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Connecting Knowledge and Policy: The Promise of Community Indicators in the United States |
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| Authors: | Milan Dluhy Nicholas Swartz |
| Affiliation: | (1) Political Science/Public Administration, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 268 Leutze Hall, 601 S. College Rd., Wilmington, NC 28403, USA;(2) Public Policy Program, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA |
| Abstract: | There are over 200 identified community based indicator projects in the United States. This paper reviews the factors that contribute to the success and failure of community indicator projects and discusses the types of desired outcomes that communities are trying to achieve. Both organizational and political factors contributing to the success of community indicators projects are discussed. Appendices include information on many of the community indicator projects in the United States. Advice for communities seeking to launch an indicator project are outlined. |
| Keywords: | benchmarking community indicators indicator development and construction indicator theories quality of life |
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