1. Tracking social and cultural benefits
… of waterway investment
Dr Tamara Boyd, INtrinsic SCOPE Pty Ltd
Rippling Water
(Basic)
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They are also intended to complement future economic analysis and/or non-biophysical outputs
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3. Design principles
Identify how works can achieve changes in resource condition which support social and cultural values
Set long-term targets and system trajectories
Track progress towards both objectives and outcomes
Complement existing waterway management tools
Find measures which can be practically resourced
Focus on tangible results
They are also intended to complement future economic analysis and/or non-biophysical outputs
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4. Cultural & heritage values
Resource
Social state
Project objectives
Condition of the resource (waterway, cultural heritage site or public infrastructure) is improved or maintained to support:
Recreation values
Cultural & heritage values
Communities are better positioned to contribute to the resource condition objective e.g.:
Active & engaged communities
Informed & aware communities
Management outcomes
Changes to the resource impacting:
Amenity
Accessibility
Cultural heritage
Changes to the social state impacting:
Awareness, skills
Collaboration
Outputs
Biophysical/physical:
Environmental works e.g. vegetation, weed control, rubbish removal, water regime
Structural works e.g. visitor facilities, fence, bollard, road or crossing, waterway structure
Non-biophysical:
Result of activities generally related to people’s involvement
Engagement events
Publications
Agreements or partnerships
MERI process - maps outputs to target resource conditions supporting social and cultural values
Allows consistent approach to progress reporting
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5. Project Objectives Indices for the site’s capacity to support activity
Recreation Capacity Index and/or
Cultural and Heritage Capacity Index
An increase suggests potential for enhanced activity (through improved condition of the physical resources supporting such use)
A maximum score is not the aim. Indicators and their trajectory recognise a site’s unique context
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6. Recreation Capacity Index
Two measures and 5-point ratings for components:
On and In Water = Rec fishing, non-motor boating, motor boating, swimming, camping*
Beside Water = Tracks, sightseeing, picnics and barbecues, hunting, environmental volunteering
Index is the sum of the activity metrics as a % of the total possible score (25)
A review of AVIRA recommended the social values within the AVIRA framework be reviewed to remove the subjectivity of scoring, particularly by improving the metrics for Beside Water Activity to include scaling of scores, rather than just presence or absence of activity.
Note – could combine and this would solve the camping dilemma! The Victorian Waterway Health Social Condition Benchmarking Project found camping is often associated with boating, fishing and swimming, suggesting that these activities are of longer duration than beside water use and more likely associated with holidays.
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7. AVIRA Metric – Beside water activity (picnic/barbecue)
Value Score
Descriptor 5
Designated picnic/barbecue area present
No designated picnic/barbecue area present
Alternate Metric – Beside water activity (picnics and barbecues)
Value Score
Descriptor 5
Designated picnic/barbecue area with facilities able to sustain larger numbers e.g. multiple barbecues and picnic tables, shelter, toilets, play equipment, car park 4
Designated picnic/barbecue area with facilities able to sustain moderate numbers e.g. barbecue and several picnic tables, near toilets and car park. Robust enough to let visitors bring more equipment and infrastructure. 3
Designated picnic/barbecue area with facilities able to sustain small numbers e.g. barbecue and single table. 2
Designated picnic area with facilities able to sustain small numbers e.g. picnic table, no barbecue. 1
Area able to support basic picnic e.g. seating or shelter.
No designated picnic/barbecue area present
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8. New Metric – Environmental volunteering
Value Score
Descriptor 5
Multiple (>3), active community groups and networks* regularly contribute to maintaining or improving the site OR % of the ‘target audience’** are consistently engaged in environmental activity across the site 4
2-3 active community groups and networks often contribute to maintaining or improving the site OR 60-80% of the ‘target audience’ are consistently engaged in environmental activity across the site 3
One active community volunteer group or network contributes to maintaining or improving site condition OR 40-60% of the ‘target audience’ are consistently engaged in environmental activity across the site 2
Informal community group or network present OR 20-40% of the ‘target audience’ are consistently engaged in environmental activity across the site 1
Community group present but have not undertaken any significant group activities or projects on the site OR <20% of the ‘target audience’ are consistently engaged in environmental activity across the site
No community group present or ‘target audience’ activity
* Both on-ground works and monitoring, funded and unfunded. Fluker posts would count as one ‘group’ given they encourage community-based environmental monitoring
** e.g. farmers, Landcare groups, Waterwatch, Parks Victoria, Friends of groups, schools, Local Government, Indigenous community, NGOs, CoMs, Field and Game
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9. 1A Recreation Capacity Index: Beside Water Activity scores: Pre-works
Target
No works
Benefit
 Tracks 1 3 2
Sightseeing
 Picnics and barbecues
Hunting 4
 Env’l volunteering
Total score 11 16 9 7
Indicator (%) 44 64 36 28
Based on works program and logic
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11. C&H Capacity Index Includes the following activity metrics:
Site significance - Historic heritage
Site significance - Indigenous heritage
Cultural use of resources
Connection to country
Cultural heritage volunteering
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13. Management outcomes
Change to the resource condition (supporting social/cultural values) expected to occur via:
Amenity
Accessibility
Cultural heritage
Satisfaction with tangible provisions will influence use of the site
Assess target audience satisfaction with key waterway attributes
Accepted as a measure of impact if satisfaction changes significantly due to management action.
Likert scale: very satisfied (5) to very dissatisfied (1)
Target audience: land managers, community groups, local residents, indigenous community members etc
Common attributes are recommended – allowing for consistent metrics
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14. Amenity core attributes
Vegetation extent
Vegetation appearance (structure, diversity)
Soil stability (as it affects water quality i.e. erosion or sedimentation)
Rubbish removal
Visitor facilities
e.g. aesthetic pleasure has consistently been found to be one of the most important motivations for outdoor recreation.
A wide range of waterway works can have positive outcomes for amenity
The pleasantness of a site affects people’s use of the site
Waterway amenity also supports economic values
Amenity supplementary attributes:
Water quantity
Water flow
Water quality (characteristics other than erosion and sedimentation which are covered as a core attribute e.g. pollution or algae)
Habitat for wildlife, fish, other aquatic animals
Visitor information about the waterway
These are not directly linked in Output Data Standard
MW do survey satisfaction with ‘quantity of water flowing in’ to waterway
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Survey to establish benchmark, then allocate trajectory to target
An 80% threshold for satisfaction metrics equates to the average score of 4 of 5 (or satisfied) on the standard Likert scale. Therefore establishing a KPI of 80% for the following provision scores would be the ideal target. Ultimately the target must consider the site’s unique context and work program.
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16. Case studies underway with CMAs:
Templates developed
Case studies underway with CMAs:
Scoring
Indicators to be tracked
Target audiences
Survey approach
Benchmark surveys
MER Plan targets
Refine approach/guidance
Mike Nurse (Secretariat Fed’n Vic T. O. Corporations) who suggested combined meeting with Will Mooney (MLDRN)
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