URBAN STREAM REHABILITATION

Social appraisal and Public Involvement

The aim of this presentation is to help you to think about social appraisal and public involvement: what it is; why to do it; and (briefly) how it can be done.

8. Social appraisal and public involvement Driving forces for rehabilitation: amenity value social well being Main objectives: 1.preserving the landscape 2.easy, safe, and affordable public access to the riverfront. Access by foot, bike, public transport, or boat available to all. 3.making the river visually accessible as well as physically accessible

Article 14, Water Framework Directive, 2000 This specifies that Member States shall encourage the active involvement of all interested parties in the implementation of the Directive and development of river basin management plans.

Social appraisal and Public Involvement Legal requirements for public participation Stakeholders and Identification of Stakeholders Informing stakeholders Involving Stakeholders 8. Social appraisal and public involvement Contents:

Legal requirements legal requirements for public information and involvement have been mentioned for almost half of the projects how did project managers deal with this legislation? Involvement ranges from public information to comprehensive participation of diverse stakeholder groups 8. Social appraisal and public involvement Social appraisal and Public Involvement

8. Social appraisal and public involvement Social appraisal and Public Involvement Legal requirements

Defining a stakeholder Public participation guidance for the Water Framework Directive says that stakeholders are: ‘Any person, group or organisation with an interest or "stake" in an issue, either because they will be directly affected or because they may have some influence on its outcome. Members of the public who are not yet aware that they will be affected.’

Listing Stakeholders citizen: residents, property owners NGOs on national, regional and local level commercial associations (Anacostia River Business Coalition) Politicians (Isar) Identification of stakeholders (Kaitzbach, Skerne ) 8. Social appraisal and public involvement Social appraisal and Public Involvement

8. Social appraisal and public involvement Social appraisal and Public Involvement Stakeholders

What you might want from stakeholders What you want Example Action ‘Are you interested in helping with…..’ Opinion ‘Which option should we go for?’ Ideas ‘How could we make this area more attractive?’ Information ‘Where do children play?’ Understanding ‘Can I explain that....’

Finding out what stakeholders think and want Prove It! is a ready made social appraisal tool developed by nef (the new economics foundation), in the UK. This has been tried and tested over several years. Prove It! is most relevant to: Smaller projects Participative projects Projects interested in the effect of urban waterways projects on ‘social capital’.

Alternatives to Prove It!  The Public Participation Guidance for the Water Framework Directive contains a variety of methods in annex 1.  Nef publication, ‘Participation Works!’, can be freely downloaded at: Appraisal techniques that it includes:  Community appraisals  Community indicators  Participatory appraisal  Planning for Real