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METHODS <br />sed in this context, each of the four key phrases in the <br />An initial step was to define as they are u <br />cal economy," "promotes diversity, " "sustainable growth," <br />Commissioners' goal statement: "dynamic lo <br />and "community values." The author searched online for publicly available meeting minutes and <br />agendas for Commissioners' discussion of these phrases, to better understand the sentiment with which <br />they were used. In addition, the author used seemingly appropriate interpretations of the phrases cited <br />in outside sources. Outside sources include documents from planning departments in other <br />jurisdictions, the academic literature via PubMed and ISI Web of Science, and sources on the Internet via <br />Google. These same resources were used to find metrics in place elsewhere that may capture the <br />essence of the defined phrases in the context of Orange County. Table 1 lists links to select sources used <br />here and that may be informative in the future. <br />3 <br />