Sustainable Development

When discussing sustainable development, you’ll often hear institutions mention their triple-bottom line. This term reflects the fact that sustainability requires multiple moving parts working in tandem to be – well – sustainable. Specifically, a city’s triple-bottom line consists of economic, social, and environmental sustainability.

• Economic Sustainability: keeping a city profitable, competitive, and attractive to investors.
• Social Sustainability: maximizing the quality of life and well-being of those living in the community.
• Environmental Sustainability: managing growth in a way that minimizes environmental impact.

Although you will see some variance from city to city, you are bound to notice the three pillars of the triple-bottom line approach appear throughout any city’s official development planning documents.

Listed below are official city plans and web-pages that are relevant to this concept of sustainable development. Click the links below to travel to each city’s website to find out more.

City Resources

Coquitlam

• How Development Happens
• City Plans
  • Annual Report highlights (2017)
  • Citywide Official Community Plan (2017)
  • Multiculturalism Strategic Plan (2011)
  • Parks, Recreation & Culture Master Plan (2017)
  • 2016 – 2019 Strategic Plan
• Green Development Guide (2008)

Port Coquitlam

• City Publications
  • Official Community Plan (2013)
  • Vision 2020 Strategic Plan (2011)
  • Environmental Strategic Plan (2011)
  • Annual Report (2017)

Port Moody

• Economic Development Summary
• Growth and Development Dashboard
• Community Sustainability Plan (2011)
  • Port Moody’s Four Pillar Approach
• Long-Term Strategic Financial Framework (2014)
• Official Community Plan (2014)