Description

This indicator addresses the extent to which capabilities and resources are sufficiently present among stakeholders (including citizens; residents; end-users) to be able to voice concerns and/or to participate, and to shape their own lives in accordance to their needs and ambitions. Having access to resources (time, money, knowledge, means of transport, skills) and about knowing how to use these resources, which translates into certain abilities. These are the ability: 

• to voice concerns
• to initiate actions
• to collaborate
• to participate in discussions/negotiations

Being free of financial concerns (related to indebtedness), but also being able to access and understand the information provided (about the NBS, about the process), having/being able to acquire the skills to participate in discussion about the process or the NBS, distance to the venues where discussions take place (ability to travel), time and timing (e.g. not receiving information very late).It is also about being able to use the senses, to imagine, think, and reason about environmental qualities (in relation to local quality of place).

Scale as linked to D2.2 framework

• City
• Neighborhood 
• Street
• Household
• Object

Data source [ link to data framework]

• Depending on the specific situation, in the concept and detailed design phase of urban planning, as well as during implementation, maintenance and evaluation.

Needs

• Desk/document-study
• Data collecting and analysis procedures: procedures like interviews, surveys, focus groups or group discussion-reports; storytelling, diaries; (participant) observation; workshops and/or other participatory methods to collect peoples’ accounts and corresponding methods of analysis

Expected Outputs

• Understanding how to empower people so that they are able to voice their concerns, to initiate action, to collaborate and to participate in discussions/negotiations
• Understanding how NBS interventions can be used to enhance capabilities
• Enable people to enjoy NBS (e.g. through training; education; engagement)

Calculation methods

• N/A

Links and references

• Davoudi and Brooks, 2014