ABSTRACT
This chapter provides some initial commentary on the development of a sustainability indicator and modeling system in the Georgia Basin, Canada, which has been designed to incorporate a high degree of integration, dynamism and participation. In particular, it is desirable that the development of indicator sets and sustainability indicator systems be made more integrated and dynamic. Governments have typically established sustainability indicator systems in order to support policymaking. Participatory research, including interacting with user groups throughout the research process, helps entrench the relevance and impacts of sustainability indicators. The participatory modelling approach used to design the integrated QUEST models and the creation of a workshop process to envelop QUEST use, facilitate scenario creation and discussions about specific indicators. Context is essential for building the mental models of sustainability that the users develop and adapt in the context of interacting with applications such as QUEST.
