The community resource map
Follow the connections between food, soil, forests, housing, water and recovered materials.
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Technical topic 01 · The whole system
The Circular Economy on the Sunshine Coast, BC
See the connections between resources, local enterprise and community wellbeing.
Who it’s for
Nations, local government, educators and people exploring a new enterprise.
What you take away
Recognise the wider system and identify where further learning could reveal local value.
What we explore.
Inputs and outputs
Identify food scraps, green material, wood and biosolids, and understand their potential destinations.
The linear pathway
Examine disposal, transport, emissions and the economic value that leaves a community.
Local opportunities
Explore working examples and the conditions a community-scale operation needs.
Indigenous stewardship
Consider long-term relationships with land, resources and community.
People, prosperity and planet
Connect commercial opportunity with livelihoods and ecological outcomes.
Apply it to your context
Questions for
your next decision.
- Where do resources and value currently leave our community?
- Which existing businesses, assets and skills could connect?
- Which opportunity deserves closer investigation?
Discuss your context and learning goals with Oliver to identify the right starting point.
How this supports your business case
Turn the learning
into evidence.
Use this module to identify implications for demand, available resources, operating requirements, investment, risk and outcomes. Record what you know, the assumptions you are making and what still needs validation in your OPPORTUNITY business case.