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5.1.1  REC – Recognition

Version 1.1 by Emily West on 2022/01/06 14:48

5.1.1 REC – Recognition

TopicUrban challengesSub-challenges
Social5 - Environmental Justice and Social Cohesion5.1 Environmental Justice
Description
In the process from designing an intervention (NBS) until after its implementation and maintenance, questions about recognition of diversity refer to the acknowledgement of diverse needs and ambitions, with particular attention to vulnerable groups that are prone to exclusion (e.g. migrants, women, children, elderly, people with disabilities, people suffering from deprivation). Put the other way around, a lack of recognition of diverse needs undermines the quality of the participatory process and undermines possibilities for a fair distribution. Recognition of diversity also entails attention to different types of knowledge (scientific; local; tacit; experiential) For instance residents that know (his)stories about the neighbourhood may have a distinct perspective on the sort of NBS that ‘fit’ in that neighbourhood. Culture is also relevant here, as it colours how viable or valuable NBS are.
Scale as linked to D2.2 framework
  • City
  • Neighborhood 
  • Street
  • Household
  • Object
Data source [ link to data framework]
  • Socio-economic and demographic information (e.g. existing databases)
  • Reports written based data collected in interviews, surveys, storytelling, diaries, Q-sort, (participant) observation, workshops and/or other participatory methods to collect peoples’ accounts.
Needs
  • Analytic tools to see how the diversity in the process matches the diversity identified based on socio-demographic data (e.g. using GIS and maps)
  • Data collecting and analysis procedures: interviews, surveys, storytelling, diaries, Q-sort, (participant) observation workshops and/or other participatory methods to collect peoples’ accounts and corresponding methods of analysis.
Expected Outputs
  • Become aware of the diversity of thoughts and feelings about a neighbourhood and the implications for NBS
  • Understand thoughts, imagery and feelings of people about their environment and the NBS
  • Assessment of inclusion of diversity in the process towards realising this NBS.
  • Assessment of how this NBS caters for diverse needs, wishes and ambitions and assessment of any mismatches (e.g. between intended benefit and experienced benefits to e.g. particular groups)
  • Potentially: ideas regarding the maintenance (and improvement) of this NBS in line with the identified diverse needs.
Calculation methods
  • N/A
Links and references
  • Raymond et al 2017a;b;
  • Bell and Davoudi 2016;