TOOLS

GIS 4 PUBLIC

TURAS expert contact:
Robert Rijavec

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Gis4public

GIS-BASED ONLINE TOOL TO FACILITATE FEEDBACK FROM AND COMMUNICATION WITH LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS (INCLUDING CITIZENS) ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM

Urban-regional challenges

loss of biodiversity heat stress flooding sprawl underused urban assets lack of community capital knowledge fragmentation inefficient resource management lack of green spaces traffic congestion urban-rural interdependency climate change housing shortage silo thinking economic decline pollution

TURAS transition approaches

rethinking urban governace reorganizing local economies strengthening community capacity renaturing the city building robust infrastructure adapting to climate change reducing land consumption encouraging sustainable behav...

Place-based visions

sustainable urban structures inclusive communities ecologically effective urban ... resilient infrastructure economic opportunities adaptive governance structures CO2 neutral metabolism

Governance approaches

science practice transfer new (local) economic models interdisciplinary collaboration participation & civic engagement linking regional & local proj... governing the commons risk governance

What is the challenge

Cities (and especially Eastern European ones) are faced with different traffic-related issues such as fast growing traffic, unequal spatial development, and financing of road infrastructure. For this kind of problems, there is rarely one or "the single best" solution. Furthermore, detailed local knowledge is necessary to find a good (efficient) starting point (carrying capacity, education, and knowledge, traffic management, quality of roads) for improving the traffic situation.

WHY DO WE HAVE THIS CHALLENGE?

The different needs of road infrastructure users lead to diverse opinions and suggestions on possible improvements. However, in most of the cities, there is no user-friendly ICT system established for expressing these issues. In addition, quite often citizens are not aware of these problems and the relevance that their opinion and knowledge has to local authorities, at the same time local knowledge still plays an underestimated role in terms of policy development and decision-making processes.

TURAS Solutions

In order to collect opinions and suggestions an information gathering system has been developed, which provides the "missing link" between different stakeholders and levels of governance in a city. Thus, inhabitants have the opportunity to express themselves in a user-friendly format and in a clear and explicit manner. On the other hand, local authorities or an already established "expert group" receive the information and evaluate all suggestions on a regular and professional basis, deciding on the most relevant ones to be implemented. In this context, the incorporation of citizens in the policy cycle not only leads to rising awareness but also to identifying concrete problems and potential pilot projects.

THIS TOOL FOCUSES ON:

social sustainability, institutional sustainability

TYPE OF MAIN OUTCOME / BENEFIT:

process innovation, knowledge/data, stakeholder integration, community empowerment

HOW TO REALISE THE TRANSITION?

WHO SHOULD BE INVOLVED?

FACILITATORY (PUBLIC) BODIES:
traffic department; planning and development department; policy development department; IT department; community development department

LOCAL TASK FORCE:
professional expert; community group; local or regional authority

SUITABLE FOR:
urban region; (sub-)urban communities

MAIN NECESSARY RESOURCES ARE:
monetary investments; local knowledge; expert knowledge; community trust; personnel time; public institutional set-up

TRANSITION INITIATED

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