Ensuring long term fiscal sustainability and community viability
Financial management, land use planning, and infrastructure planning are connected. Land use is the main catalyst for local government expenditure and revenue generation. Yet communities often focus on the social and environmental considerations of planning decisions – rarely veering into the territory of finance and costing. Local governments in Canada are now faced with a huge infrastructure deficit and the current reactive approach to asset management will no longer be enough. This is where the Community Lifecycle Infrastructure Costing tool (CLIC) comes in.
We collaborated with the British Columbia government, local governments, and professional associations to develop CLIC, an excel-based tool designed to fill the gap that exists with respect to understanding the long-term financial implications of land development decisions. From providing a high level analysis of cost comparisons to informing growth management decisions, CLIC enables a fiscal evaluation of different residential scenarios over a 100 year lifecycle period. CLIC helps communities to proactively understand the impact of development decisions, contributing to fiscal sustainability and community viability in the long term.
At a Glance
- Offices
Lourette Swanepoel, Senior Sustainability and Resilience Consultant, Independent Contractor
With strategic planning we can influence shifts in our Stantec practices and externally in the marketplace—improving the decision-making process.
Shane O'Hanlon, Senior Climate Risk and Resilience Consultant
My focus is on helping communities, cities and developers plan for and adapt to a future of climate uncertainty.
We’re better together
-
Become a client
Partner with us today to change how tomorrow looks. You’re exactly what’s needed to help us make it happen in your community.
-
Design your career
Work with passionate people who are experts in their field. Our teams love what they do and are driven by how their work makes an impact on the communities they serve.