A Quality of Life Growth Management Process

The Best Way to keep your community a great place to live and work in is to incorporate quality of life growth management into every aspect of the local land use and development review process. A sound quality of life growth management QLGM plan preserves quality of life through growth management.

QLGM Plans are developed through a process that maximizes participation through public opinion surveys, neighborhood meetings and focus groups that identify the factors your community deems important. These mechanisms develop objective criteria to evaluate how growth scenarios affect quality of life factors that identify and rate realistic growth scenarios.

Maximizing Community Participation to Select the Most Desirable Growth Scenario

The Draft QLGM plan sets forth the process used to select a desired growth scenario, benefits provided, changes to laws and government programs required to achieve a desired pattern of growth as well as

improvements to infrastructure. A draft plan is then circulated for review and a final document is formally adopted by your local elected body.

A New Plan for Your Area if your current plan is about to expire or rates poorly based on the Quality of Life Growth Management system, we can assist you in carrying out the outlined steps and/or conduct a community workshop and assist you in formulating a planning strategy for your community.

Ensuring future growth patterns that match the desired scenario set forth in the QLGM plan requires amending local laws that regulate development. These laws include zoning and subdivision ordinances and development regulations as well as changes in how your tax dollars are spent, hence amendments to local budgets and capital improvement program. The QLGM planning process should be repeated every six to ten years or when conditions warrant reconsideration of your community's growth scenario.

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Tema works with you and your community to develop and implement training programs to:

• Start new businesses;
• Help existing businesses adopt state of the art sustainability practices; 
• Prepare students for the jobs market; 
• Assist local governments and nonprofits  meet environmental standards; 
• Develop and implement sustainable tourism capabilities; 
• Create or upgrade your museum’s sustainability plans.

Training Management Solutions and Markets for your Products and Services

Hands-on education, training and work-study opportunities that enhance skills and knowledge to make well informed environmental choices in:

• community sustainability
• watershed management
• sustainable tourism
• museum management
• landscape architecture
• sustainable agriculture
• renewable energy
• municipality conservation & development

Training Programs

Green Buildings Systems and Materials cover the fundamentals of building science and examine a ‘whole-building’ approach to construction, operations, and maintenance. Identification of core principles, best practices, regulations, incentives, and fundamentals of the LEED rating systems.

Green Certifications Labels and Standards are an indication that green principles are practiced and that dynamic, ongoing sustainability practices are in place. Review of techniques for determining legitimacy, credibility and performance. Industry certifications in building, consumer products, environmental landscaping and lodging/tourism.

Water Resources and Conservation implement proper landscaping techniques and a water conservation plan: reuse of reclaimed water, rainwater catchment systems and reduce water leakage.

Environmental Accounting implementing environmental/carbon accounting as part of a sustainability plan that prioritizes actions based on the return on investment for owners, stakeholders and taxpayers as well as meet energy, water, and waste-reduction targets.

Renewable Energy in sustainability planning initiatives is a crucial element in lowering long-term operating costs. Energy planning creates a culture of environmental and social responsibility.

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Knowledge Tourism

Economic Development Entrepreneurs

Tourism Energy Water Transit

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