VITAL CITIES: Deep Dive methodology an URBACT III action planning network RIETI 10-13th May 2017
SELF ANALYSIS & VISITATION IN OUR PROCESS City Profile Self Analysis Deep Diving: Visitation Commission Explanation (of policies & background) of SA Questioning & proving the Self Analysis: interviewing Place making & observations Rapid Prototyping using Opera Feed back report with general findings, prototyping exercise, specific recommendations & cross references INTEGRATED ACTION PLAN SELF ANALYSIS & VISITATION IN OUR PROCESS
SELF ANALYSIS & VISITATION QUESTIONNAIRE Key questions on content, local environment/ circumstances, process and stakeholder involvement The self-analysis will focus on generic aspects based on the presentations of good practices and also on thematic elements including: Social aspects Spatial aspects Financial, business and management aspects Innovation Policy and planning aspect especially including monitoring and evidence base for policy making
GENERAL FINDINGS MYSELF Challenging concept called for flexibility in some cities Despite common challenge, every city is unique in circumstances, heritage, culture, approach Difference in quantity & quality of SA More communicated during interviews cities showed themselves in all their volnurability trust was created Good Practices So, good outcomes in different ways ref. Liepaja, Usti nad Labem, Rieti, Loulé Questioning & observing usefull Momentum & enthusiasm Great Outcomes - Vice Mayor Budapest XIII District How could you find this out in such a short time and so to the point, we needed months ourselves for this
KEY FINDINGS SELF ANALYSIS & VISITATION: PROCESS ASPECTS Policy cycle: just a project approach till a full integrated in place Monitoring and or QC mechanisms Political Support: full till no show up Silo thinking: most found one or more partners in crime, sometimes all departments involved; Toronto s 10 principles for an active city (that addresses health inequity) can serve as a good example (collaboration between Public Health, Planning and Transportation Services): http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-69334.pdf ULG composition (core extended) usual suspects - difficult outreaching to community itself (bubble); role of schools Multi Level Governance also related to financing NCP SELF ANALYSIS & VISITATION IN OUR PROCESS
KEY FINDINGS SELF ANALYSIS & VISITATION: CONTENT ASPECTS QUESTIONNAIRE Focus: Marketing sports vs Physical Activity Area (embedded in network) Age (youth, elderly, those in active age, handicapped, minorities) Prosuming versus consuming; bottom up approaches Hard & software ICT /APPS / Social Media incl. Feed back mechanisms Holistic: active transport, healthy food etc. Learn from own experiences - improve
DEEP DIVING & SELF ANALYSIS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IAP Social Economic exploitation aspects (management & maintenance) new business models / social models Using momentum start now with some pilot money or non monetary actions ICT/ Apps keep ULG involved & enthusiastic Capitalize on the networks (and beyond) best practices and know how Structural Cooperation with 3rd parties e.g. (small) business, socio economic partners, knowledge partners Building on strenghts / heritage / energy / resources e.g. Active label branding, culture, intangible (food coolness ), capital of sport, tourism destination, citta di bambini Use resources: human (volunteering) materials etc. that are for free Be SMART Organise monitoring & feed back (via ICT or otherwise) Active transport bicycling: improve your knowledge Work on places with identity
SOME OPERA OUTCOMES Intergenerational infrastructure or activities Co-creation: Art & Design community local resources vs buying from the catalogue also related to vandalism Accessibility & embedding in the wider network of an area green & blue & PA networks Blue as an attraction in itself Data Capturing Marketing New business or socio economic models (kids or Small Enterprises or SME s) Basics! Water, green, lighting clean and safe SELF ANALYSIS & VISITATION IN OUR PROCESS