Resource

Opinion Barometer

Author/Contact:

TURAS
Expert contact: Laura Berardi

Publication date:

Resource description:

Online tool for collecting information and opinions in the course of introducing new UGI approaches and doing UGI transition projects.

Requirements:

  • Overall, this comprehensive online tool supports the dissemination of relevant information and thus, contributes to raising awareness on a wide range of stakeholders, supports decision-making processes and promotes the implementation of innovative solutio
  • See - 'Who should be involved?' (additional information)

Advantages:

  • Starting point is the combination of a bottom-up approach that includes and takes along the community and a top-down approach following legislation and political strategies. To this end, the tool focuses on informing all stakeholders about potentials of a
  • In this regard, an open and user-friendly application was developed to gather information, assess opinions and potentially allow for the information and training of users. Step by step, guided along a path, users can be informed about innovative approache
  • Main outcomes: knowledge/data, stakeholder integration, and community empowerment.

Constraints:

  • Urban Green Infrastructure (UGI) plays a key role safeguarding against flooding and other negative effects related to climate change, but to date there is no specific European regulation for the implementation of UGI, even though there are several Europea

Uses of this resource:

Municipalities and citizens lack of enough knowledge and awareness about the overall benefits and especially potential synergies between the single UGI elements. So far very often UGI is perceived as expensive and more difficult to implement compare to classic engineering solutions.

Additional information:

WHO SHOULD BE INVOLVED?

The tool can engage a diverse range of interested users such as local authorities, building owners or local community involved in the management and maintenance of green spaces.

FACILITATORY (PUBLIC) BODIES: 
green space department; land use planning department; environmental and sustainability department; strategic planning department

LOCAL TASK FORCE: 
local or regional authority; researcher; professional expert; community group; business; investor; landowner; ngo

SUITABLE FOR: 
dense inner city; underused urban site & building; brownfield development site; urban region

MAIN NECESSARY RESOURCES ARE: 
monetary investments; local knowledge; expert knowledge; legal legitimization; public institutional set-up

Licence:

  • Free, no licence

Development stage:

  • Full, working product
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