Planning for an Environmentally Friendly Community
Submission on Chelsea Master Plan Review
Action Chelsea for Respect of the Environment (ACRE)
December 6, 2004
Approaches to achieve objectives:
The main approaches available to a municipality to achieve its goals can be summarized as:
- Regulation
- Education
- Incentives
- Collective investment
In exploring how to achieve the goals and objectives set out above, all four approaches should be considered. As an example, to reduce energy consumption we could:
regulate to ensure new buildings meet energy standards;
educate to encourage the purchase of more energy efficient vehicles, as well as increased use of federal programs for home energy audits;
incent behavioural change by providing energy efficient light bulbs, and appliances at a lower cost through bulk purchasing;
collectively invest in enhanced public transportation.
In most cases, a combination of approaches will be necessary to achieve environmental goals.
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