Henry Burns, Helen Moore, Jon Pickman, Sophie Racey, Giovanni Rocco Sustainable scale and just distribution: a well-being analysis project in Cincinnati, Ohio Henry Burns, Helen Moore, Jon Pickman, Sophie Racey, Giovanni Rocco

Background GNP and GDP Robert F. Kennedy- “GNP measures neither our wit nor our courage, neither our wisdom nor our learning, neither our compassion nor our devotion to our country. It measures everything, in short, except that which makes life worthwhile.” Cost of crime, inequality, depreciation of natural resources, or the degradation of the natural environment Negative relationships between GNP/GDP and national welfare Alternative measures of well-being

Background GNP and GDP Mark Anielski’s Genuine Wealth Model Social Financial Natural Human Built

Introduction Community surveys can be utilized to determine the well-being of a community The Community Building Institute (CBI) at Xavier University identified five neighborhoods in the greater Cincinnati area, and is working with these neighborhoods to improve wellbeing We propose that in Cincinnati, “Place Matter” neighborhoods can serve as indicators for well-being of the city as a whole

Methods Since the CBI surveys expected responses on a range of “Agree Strongly” to “Disagree Strongly”, we assigned positive, numerical values to each response Total numerical values for responses were then corrected for population The surveys looked at 10 metrics, which measured a neighborhood’s well-being

Results All neighborhoods reported a need for: increased access to health care facilities, more opportunities for youth Access to healthy food was reported Avondale, Price Hill, and Walnut Hills Avondale has some of the lowest ratings in food access, security, and housing Figure 1. Genuine Wealth and Wellbeing Breakdown. Wellbeing results for five “Place Matter” Neighborhoods

Discussion Overall Limitations

Conclusion- Now what? We hope to expand the CBI surveys to all 52 Cincinnati neighborhoods We hope to include questions about the importance of sustainability at the personal, neighborhood, and city-level in future surveys The future of Cincinnati should be shaped by its citizens, driven by improving citizens’ well-being