Re: GPI for Vermont includes population indicators

[John]

George - I looked at the GPI link you sent us.  It is great that you got a population indicator in there.  However, after leafing through the document I find it to be lacking in general.  It seems the group has picked items and indicators that will be hard to measure and/or yield nebulous results at best.  This will make it a hard sell to the perpetual growth advocates who love the GDP.

 
http://blog.commongoodvt.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/DashBoard_GPIPLus_First_Pass_Measuring_What_Matters_20120530.pdf

Maryland was the first state to adopt the GPI and their set seems to be a good balance of economic and social indicators.  Add population/carrying capacity and I think you have a good model to work from.

http://www.green.maryland.gov/mdgpi/indicators.asp

John T

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On Jun 18, 2012, at 8:03 PM, vermonters-for-sus...@googlegroups.com wrote: