Biofuel Co-operative District energy Integrated design Renewable energy Wood stove exchange Green building BS Recycling WW Trail network TT Community opposition Fossil fuel economy Inexpensive natural gas Upfront expense Loss of developer interest Air quality Branding and exposure Economic development Employment Energy conservation outreach Pride and motivation Social capital Tourism Waste reduction Health Affordability Attract businesses Tax base and labour Energy security Municipal account Citizen accounts Water conservation Training and education Beauty Viewshed Wildfire management Community support Community engagement EDITING THE MODEL ADDING A NODE: Copy, paste and relabel one of the node templates to the right of these instructions ADDING A CONNECTION: Use mouse (left-click) to draw a connection between nodes. Then, select connection and change colour in Properties View to #559100 (green) for a positive relationship #ff0000 (red for a negative relationship) PROBLEM STRATEGY BENEFIT STRATEGY connect to other model Closing of polluting industry Reduced respiratory illness Utilize organic wastes Increase property values Increase visibility of city Attract funding Community recognition Attract residents Attract tourists Lack of buy-in Loss of community cohesion Generate community support Locally owned energy Development requirements District energy operations Local energy Energy recovery Infrastruture expenses Biomass Increase property values Local employment rate Energy savings Fossil fuel industry Fossil fuel industry Water use in fracking Competitive gas energy Competitive gas energy Competitive gas energy Natural heat sources Encouraging voluntary retrofits Encourage pro-environmental behaviours Sense of community Energy innovations Local energy co-operative Green job Inconsistency in energy source Renewable source Alternative energy Subsidize energy demand Infrastruture expenses Ecotourism around innovations Trails around energy projects Renewable technology training Initial costs Lack of buy-in Developing tourism industry Improved woodstoves Skill building Initial costs Views Visual clarity Biomass harvest Biomass harvest