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Community Scale Document
Page 11: Definitions of Dimensions
The following pages contain narrative descriptions
of each of the five dimensions of the Community Scaling Tool. Brief examples
are discussed.
Public Policy refers to both the formal
written policies of the community as well as the unstated norms adhered
to by the general population. Zoning ordinances are an example of a formal,
written public policy. Zoning ordinances may or may not be ignored by
the public and simultaneously enforced or unenforced by local officials.
Table 5: Public Policy Dimension
*Note to Table 5: the Numbers in the far left-hand column
are designed to be interchangeable with the words in that column. The
numbers are offered as an alternative to the words because the authors
are aware that certain community situations are so volatile that the words
may create unintended barriers to communication.
Equity covers both economic and social
distributions of power, opportunity, access, and freedoms. Sexism, racism,
and classism are all equity issues.
Table 6: Equity Dimension
*Note to Table 6: the Numbers in the far left-hand column
are designed to be interchangeable with the words in that column. The
numbers are offered as an alternative to the words because the authors
are aware that certain community situations are so volatile that the words
may create unintended barriers to communication.
Civic Capital captures any activity which
a person participates in outside of their immediate family unit including
volunteer, social and recreational, religious, and citizenship activities.
Civic Capital can also refer to a group of people extending their participation
in the community beyond their usual sphere, such as coporate service projects.
Table 7: Civic Capital Dimension
*Note to Table 7: the Numbers in the far left-hand column
are designed to be interchangeable with the words in that column. The
numbers are offered as an alternative to the words because the authors
are aware that certain community situations are so volatile that the words
may create unintended barriers to communication.
Service and Support Systems include all
social and human services, public safety, health, education, child care,
housing, justice, infrastructure, and government services. Gaps in the
"safety net," the extent of collaboration between agencies, and the comprehensiveness
of services are examples of community conditions and systems interactions
within this dimension.
Table 8: Service and Support Systems
Dimension
*Note to Table 8: the Numbers in the far left-hand column
are designed to be interchangeable with the words in that column. The
numbers are offered as an alternative to the words because the authors
are aware that certain community situations are so volatile that the words
may create unintended barriers to communication.
Economic Opportunity captures the business
climate, the labor market, the diversity of the economic base, entrepreneurship,
capital stakeholding, and capital resources. Examples of activities within
this dimension include strategies to attract or retain jobs, increase
job retention and promotion, match labor skill levels with available jobs,
and improve new business success rates.
Table 9: Economic Opportunity Dimenson
*Note to Table 9: the Numbers in the far left-hand column
are designed to be interchangeable with the words in that column. The
numbers are offered as an alternative to the words because the authors
are aware that certain community situations are so volatile that the words
may create unintended barriers to communication.
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