QUEST™ facilitates debate and discussion among a variety of stakeholders about regional sustainability. It allows users to actively explore different possible scenarios of the future for their region and evaluate the social, economic, and environmental consequences of each. The tool can be custom-built for any region, and used by expert and non-expert audiences alike. QUEST™ is being used on a number of projects around the world including with the Georgia Basin Futures Project (www.basinfutures.net), which is looking at the coastal watershed that encompasses Vancouver, Victoria and the Strait of Georgia. The goal is to further develop and improve this interactive approach to model development, public consultation and policy development.
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Envision Sustainability Tools Inc. and the Sustainable Development Research Institute at University of British Columbia
Website:
www.envisiontools.com
Email:
mikew@envisiontools.com
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