Measuring Quality in Planning

Carmona, Matthew; Sieh, Louie

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“…Moreover, assessment of the local environment is a fundamental indicator in urban planning that can support comfortable conditions in outdoor spaces hence, leading to an increase in the individuals' participation (Table 1) [31,38]. Providing natural landscapes and parks, comfortable outdoor temperature, decreasing sound pollution, well-lit public open spaces, and reduction of unpleasant odor are the important factors that enhance the quality of local environments (Table 1) [30,40]. Controlling energy use is the other indicator that has a positive effect on environmental and economic characteristics.…”

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“…According to the above mentioned subjective and objective indicators of quality of life, the city has a safe or secure environment, mix land uses for different users, various types of housing, affordability, friendly neighbourhoods, diversity, different shopping facilities and a strong economy. However, unprotected natural and environmental properties, the sprawl form of the city, ineffective environmental problem solving, and inappropriate building design have increased the negative effect on the environmental and physical characteristics of the city [40,54]. Lack of public transportation, parking spaces, important infrastructure, and inaccessible streets, little sense of historical values, lack of cultural amenities, lack of park and greenery spaces in different neighbourhoods are the other important problems that have deeply affected the QOL in the town.…”

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Assessment of Quality of Life in the Urban Environment; Case Study: Famagusta, N. Cyprus

Nikoofam¹,

Mobaraki²

2020

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Nowadays, the quality of life in urban environments is a controversial issue discussed in different studies as a response to many recent problems faced by cities around the world. This issue has been the center of discussion in different studies given that, based on tangible and intangible characteristics of human life. It has become one of the main concerns of every society. Since people carry out different responsibilities in urban environments, an assessment of city life is of major importance. Given that urban planning significantly impacts human health and the level of satisfaction, the study is aimed to assess the quality of life in the urban environments based on subjective and objective indicators that can be applied to improve health communication and urban vitality. For the purposes of this study, urban life in the city of Famagusta, as the most important city of North Cyprus, was investigated according to the quality of life indicator.

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Assessment of Quality of Life in the Urban Environment; Case Study: Famagusta, N. Cyprus

Nikoofam¹,

Mobaraki²

2020

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“…Similar to any other public policy discipline, planning has developed its own literature concerning policy analysis and evaluation over recent decades (Guyadeen and Seasons, 2016a). However, some researchers argue that this literature faces a number of challenges or shortcomings, including, inter alia , the increasing gap between evaluation theory and practice (Khakee, 2003), the dominance of ex-ante evaluations over ongoing and ex-post evaluations (Carmona and Sieh, 2004; Lichfield, 2001b), the need for a set of normative evaluation criteria (Alexander, 2002), and the dominance of evaluating planning outputs (i.e. policies, plans and programs) rather than impacts and outcomes (Baum, 2001; Laurian et al., 2010).…”

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Impact-based planning evaluation: Advancing normative criteria for policy analysis

Shahab

Clinch

O’Neill

2017

Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science

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Planning decisions have considerable impacts on both natural and built environments. The impacts of these decisions may remain for many decades and many are irreversible. In order to gain a better understanding of these long-standing impacts, planners require a systematic approach to evaluate the planning policy instruments utilised. The literature on planning evaluation shows that most studies have taken a conformance-based evaluation approach, where the success of a planning policy instrument is based on the degree of conformity between the policy outcomes and its intended objectives. While evaluating such criteria is necessary, it is hardly ever sufficient largely because of unintended effects. This paper proposes an impact-based approach to planning evaluation that incorporates all the impacts, intended and otherwise, that a planning policy instrument may bring about, irrespective of the initial objectives of the policy. Using a number of economic and planning theories, this paper argues that, in addition to conformance and performance, other normative evaluation criteria, such as, efficiency, equity, social and political acceptability, and institutional arrangements, should be included to emphasize the importance of planning decisions and their substantial impacts on quality of life, social justice, and sustainability.

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“…Municipal comprehensive plans are typically developed and implemented within a larger planning system, and while the elements of such systems vary across jurisdictions, it has been noted (Carmona and Sieh 2004) that most planning systems share the following common features:…”

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Evaluating the Quality of Official Community Plans in Southern British Columbia

Stevens

2013

Journal of Planning Education and Research

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This article evaluates the quality of forty official community plans in southern British Columbia, Canada, by administering a plan quality evaluation protocol based on those developed in previous studies. Results indicate that the plans are well crafted in laying out a vision for the future and specifying goals and policies to achieve the vision. Conversely, they are weak in features relating to implementation, monitoring, and evaluation, which casts doubt on the extent to which their vision statements will be realized and goals achieved. Findings corroborate those of previous researchers regarding the lack of attention paid by municipalities to plan implementation.

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Measuring Quality in Planning

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Assessment of Quality of Life in the Urban Environment; Case Study: Famagusta, N. Cyprus

Assessment of Quality of Life in the Urban Environment; Case Study: Famagusta, N. Cyprus

Impact-based planning evaluation: Advancing normative criteria for policy analysis

Evaluating the Quality of Official Community Plans in Southern British Columbia

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