LOCAL AGENDA 21 - CREATE A CULTURE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS

GOAL 1: PLACE SUSTAINABILITY AT THE CENTRE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Strategic Objectives

213. Develop local indicators of sustainability
214. Promote Local Agenda 21 through local investment, purchasing, trading, secure quality employment and local goods.
215. Develop employment conditions to facilitate home working
216. Develop strategies to tackle poverty and social exclusion
217. Promote good infrastructure in terms of facilities and services to facilitate access to economic opportunities

Co-ordinating Partner

213. Wexford County Council
214-215. Wexford County Enterprise Board
216. Wexford County Development Board
217. Wexford County Council

Key Outputs

• Local indicators of sustainability
• Increased levels of local economic activity
• Marketing plan to promote local trade
• Marketing and awareness campaign
• New responses to social inclusion
• Improved infrastructure
• Local economic strategies

Indicators

• Level of economic development
• Level of local economic activity
• Level of new business start-up
• Level of home working
• Level of local products and services produced
• Level of awareness of local agenda 21
• Level of poverty and social exclusion
• Level of infrastructure

GOAL 2: PLACE SUSTAINABILITY AT THE CENTRE OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Strategic Objectives

218. Promote social inclusion strategies to address environmental and economic concerns within
disadvantaged/community groups to enable greater participation
219. Support the development of the social economy
220. Promote life long learning opportunities
221. Promote community networking
222. Encourage energy efficient transport
223. Promote neighbourhood community planning
224. Promote good infrastructure in terms of facilities and services to facilitate access to social opportunities

Co-ordinating Partner

218. Area Partnerships
219. FAS
220. Co.Wexford Vocational Educational Committee
221. Area Partnerships
222. Wexford County Council
223. Wexford County Council
224. Wexford County Council

Key Outputs

• New strategies to enable participation and models for integration of programmes and services
• Increased "social economy" activity
• Learning opportunities for all ages
• Energy efficient transport study
• County energy efficiency audit
• County Wexford Neighbourhood community planning models
• County Wexford models of facilities and services development

Indicators

• Level of social inclusion
• Level of social economy activity
• Level of learning opportunities for all ages
• Level of community activity and participation
• Level of employment
• Level of transport efficiency
• Level of energy efficiency
• Take-up of community planning models
• Level of local services and facilities
• Level of integration of programmes and services

GOAL 3: PLACE SUSTAINABILITY AT THE CENTRE OF CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT

Strategic Objectives

225. Promote infrastructure in terms of facilities and services to facilitate access to cultural opportunities.
226. Balance the competing demands of development and environmental protection while addressing the social and cultural needs of the county
227. Develop collaborative and participative approaches to cultural development
228. Develop innovative approaches to local and community issues
229. Improve the effective use of existing resources

Co-ordinating Partner

225. Wexford County Development Board
226. Wexford County Council
227. Wexford County Development Board
228. Area Partnerships
229. Wexford County Council

Key Outputs

• Countywide review of cultural, sporting and recreational facilities and services
• Models of cultural development

Indicators

• Level of cultural, sporting and recreational facilities and services
• Level of cultural development
• Level of consultation and participation in community issues
• Environmental quality

       
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