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We live in a time in
which increased
population growth, high
levels of consumption
and the desire to feed
growing economies have
created escalating
demands on our resources
- natural, human and
social - on a local,
regional, and global
scale. These demands
negatively impact the
natural environment, our
communities and the
quality of our lives. In
the face of these
challenges, people
worldwide have developed
a growing concern for
the environment and a
desire to live
sustainably. |
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Santa Monica’s
Sustainable City Plan is designed to help us as a
community begin to think, plan and act in a more
sustainable manner - to help address the root causes
of problems rather than the symptoms of those
problems, and to provide criteria for evaluating the
long-term rather than the short-term impacts of our
decisions – in short, to help us think about the
future when we are making decisions about the
present.
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In 1994 Santa Monica’s
City Council originally adopted the
Sustainable City Program
to begin addressing issues related to sustainability
in the community. A comprehensive
update process
was begun in
2001 to improve and expand the program and set new
goals for the future. |
The
Sustainable City Plan
adopted by City Council in February 2003
is the result of this update process and includes goals for the City government and all sectors of the community,
to conserve and enhance our local resources, safeguard human health and the environment, maintain a healthy and
diverse economy, and improve the livability and quality of life for all community members in Santa
Monica.
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Sustainable City Plan Structure |
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The Santa Monica Sustainable City Plan is founded on nine
Guiding Principles that provide
the basis from which effective and sustainable decisions can be made. |
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The Plan includes eight Goal Areas which, taken together, present a vision for sustainability in the community: |
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Within each goal area you will find information on Santa Monica’s sustainability
goals, indicators and targets.
Many of the goals and indicators measure more than one area of
sustainability. A
Goal/Indicator Matrix
was developed to demonstrate these
linkages. Terms throughout this site that may be unfamiliar to the general reader are defined in a
glossary.
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For more information on the Sustainable City Plan and its implementation please contact the City of
Santa Monica Environmental Programs Division by phone at
(310) 458-2213 or by
email. |
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