1. 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

2. 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

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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. Discussion
Overall
Limitations

8. 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