KPIs for Sustainable Communities
Air Pollution Community KPIs (Adapted from Hemment et al., 2016)
This community project has an overall goal of improving citizen well-being by having fewer people exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution.
One of the activities to help achieve this goal involves installing sensors in street amenities (e.g., lamp posts) in the community to monitor air quality at different heights and locations. Readings from these installations will be communicated via a web application to those with health conditions related to poor air quality, as well as made generally available for the public to support walking route options.
Some possible KPIs to track for a project such as this one might include the following:
- Number of citizen affected by respiratory illness in the defined community.
- Number of times the air quality application was downloaded.
- Frequency of visits to the emergency room related to respiratory illness before and after the intervention.
Trail KPIs (Adapted from Witkowski et al., accepted)
This project takes place in a protected park, which has an overall goal of providing rich visitor experiences while also maintaining the ecological integrity of the nature trails.
One activity to help achieve this goal includes increasing visitor education about trail safety and proper behaviour. Updated signage was installed at key points along the main trail, which provided information on the “Leave No Trace” principles. A QR code was also printed on the sign so that trail users could scan the code and always have the information with them. After their hike, they are able to use the code to take a knowledge quiz about the principles.
Some possible KPIs to track for a project such as this one might include the following:
- Number of times the QR code was scanned.
- Number of litter items on trail with updated signage vs trails without signage.
- Visitor knowledge of trail safety.