A ‘tug of war’ between more parks or better greenspace: The dilemma of meeting ‘community expectations’ with limited resources

Boulton, Chris; Dedekorkut-Howes, Ayşın; Byrne, Jason

doi:10.1016/j.cities.2022.103665

“…Those landscapes' integration reveals health benefits arising from green space exposure (Krayenhoff et al, 2020), whereas urban expansion makes socio-cultural delivery of green spaces difficult. Boulton et al (2022) and Luo et al (2021) specify that green space accessibility, availability, and visibility are three indicators that should be considered together when evaluating the health benefits of green space. Creating a vital neighborhood promotes healthy physical activities identified by urban safety and well-planned green spaces, contributing to neighborhood vitality in various ways, including social cohesion and attachment.…”

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Spatial analysis of neighborhood vitality determinants on physical activity: a case study of Chicago

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“…Furthermore, programmatic incentives or credit systems can encourage individual landowners to adopt behaviors and practices that reduce runoff from their property. Still, municipalities often face conflicting demands from citizens, where communities expect more and better public service but resist paying taxes or fees (Boulton et al., 2022; Grigg, 2019). Perceptions of fairness are shown as a key part of the discourse to build community buy‐in and political feasibility in public services and resource management (Jorgensen, 2003; Mankad et al., 2015).…”

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Disambiguating Concepts of Fairness in Stormwater Management: A Review of Economic Efficiency and Equity

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To confront the converging challenges of failing infrastructure, climate change, degraded water quality, and fewer undeveloped lands, many municipalities are establishing stormwater utilities (SWUs) to allocate a dedicated funding source to stormwater management (SWM) services. As a public service, creating a “fair” SWU by defining collective values that reflect community and municipal needs is crucial. However, the prevalent professional discourse surrounding SWUs often conflates “equity” with “economic efficiency” when they are two theoretically separate concepts, which obscure concerns raised by service beneficiaries. This paper unpacks ideas of fairness based on a systematic literature review that frames SWM financing in terms of economic efficiency and SWM services in terms of distributional, procedural, and structural equity. The distinction of which is important to set appropriate expectations between SWUs and beneficiaries.

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“…Furthermore, programmatic incentives or credit systems can encourage individual landowners to adopt behaviors and practices that reduce runoff from their property. Still, municipalities often face conflicting demands from citizens, where communities expect more and better public service but resist paying taxes or fees (Boulton et al, 2022;Grigg, 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

Disambiguating Concepts of Fairness in Stormwater Management: A Review of Economic Efficiency and Equity

Arik

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2023

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To confront the converging challenges of failing infrastructure, climate change, degraded water quality, and fewer undeveloped lands, many municipalities are establishing stormwater utilities (SWUs) to allocate a dedicated funding source to stormwater management (SWM) services. As a public service, creating a “fair” SWU by defining collective values that reflect community and municipal needs is crucial. However, the prevalent professional discourse surrounding SWUs often conflates “equity” with “economic efficiency” when they are two theoretically separate concepts, which obscure concerns raised by service beneficiaries. This paper unpacks ideas of fairness based on a systematic literature review that frames SWM financing in terms of economic efficiency and SWM services in terms of distributional, procedural, and structural equity. The distinction of which is important to set appropriate expectations between SWUs and beneficiaries.

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A ‘tug of war’ between more parks or better greenspace: The dilemma of meeting ‘community expectations’ with limited resources

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Spatial analysis of neighborhood vitality determinants on physical activity: a case study of Chicago

Spatial analysis of neighborhood vitality determinants on physical activity: a case study of Chicago

Disambiguating Concepts of Fairness in Stormwater Management: A Review of Economic Efficiency and Equity

Disambiguating Concepts of Fairness in Stormwater Management: A Review of Economic Efficiency and Equity

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