In de UK is het veel gebruikelijker dat bewoners en bedrijven (mede)verantwoordelijk zijn voor hun directe leefomgeving. Premier David cameron maakt zich hard voor het ontwikkelen van de "Big Society" om locale gemeenteschappen meer kracht te geven. Onze hoofdspreker Steve Clare van Locality, een Britse netwerk van vijfhonderd buurtbeheerorganisaties, vertelt ons over zijn praktijkervaringen in de UK. Hoe zijn de locale bewoners actief in het beheer van hun buurt? Wat levert dat de buurten en de gemeente op? Met welke wetgeving en organisatievormen hebben ze dat voor elkaar gekregen? En wat kunnen wij in Nederland van hen leren? Doen wij al veel aan bewonersparticipatie, of staan wij pas aan het begin van een onomkeerbare verandering...?
What’s making Regeneration so tough in the Church Street Ward, City of Westmi...Achim von Malotki
The presentation…
1. examines the reasons as to why urban regeneration of the ward has been labelled as not getting “any tougher than this”;
2. looks at how the approach to masterplanning by the City of Westminster in 2016/17 differs from the one for the Masterplan previously agreed;
3. gives an account of the City of Westminster’s record on affordable housing delivery;
4. identifies three spirals of social and tenure polarisation at work in Westminster;
5. clarifies the implications of meeting housing targets by resorting almost exclusively to council-owned land;
6. analyses the causes for the concentration of poverty in Church Street;
7. identifies the consequences of the commodification of the social housing stock, illustrated by maps based on publicly available data;
8. provides a thorough tenure and housing market analysis for the regeneration area;
9. delves into the looming policy change regarding tall buildings;
10. concludes by assessing the extent to which the effort of building affordable homes in Westminster will remain at the mercy of national housing policy and by sketching out some policy alternatives.
The role of NGOs in tourism concessions Steve CollinsAnna Spenceley
A presentation on the role of NGOs in tourism concessions, with examples from Mozambique and South Africa, with the African Safari Lodges Foundation, from Steve Collins
What’s making Regeneration so tough in the Church Street Ward, City of Westmi...Achim von Malotki
The presentation…
1. examines the reasons as to why urban regeneration of the ward has been labelled as not getting “any tougher than this”;
2. looks at how the approach to masterplanning by the City of Westminster in 2016/17 differs from the one for the Masterplan previously agreed;
3. gives an account of the City of Westminster’s record on affordable housing delivery;
4. identifies three spirals of social and tenure polarisation at work in Westminster;
5. clarifies the implications of meeting housing targets by resorting almost exclusively to council-owned land;
6. analyses the causes for the concentration of poverty in Church Street;
7. identifies the consequences of the commodification of the social housing stock, illustrated by maps based on publicly available data;
8. provides a thorough tenure and housing market analysis for the regeneration area;
9. delves into the looming policy change regarding tall buildings;
10. concludes by assessing the extent to which the effort of building affordable homes in Westminster will remain at the mercy of national housing policy and by sketching out some policy alternatives.
The role of NGOs in tourism concessions Steve CollinsAnna Spenceley
A presentation on the role of NGOs in tourism concessions, with examples from Mozambique and South Africa, with the African Safari Lodges Foundation, from Steve Collins
Day 1 the role of ng os in facilitating tourism concessions_african safari fo...Boundless Southern Africa
African Safari Foundation provides a range of services to communities living in and alongside Protected Areas and Transfrontier Conservation Areas. They also focus on supporting communities entering into joing-venture concession agreements.
Write up of the first of two hustings on the London Mayoral campaign. Homelessness; Housing; Digital Disadvantage; Hate Crime; Disenfranchising Young People; and questions around levels of support from the New Mayor and the London Assembly were up for discussion. The parties were represented by Baroness Liz Barker (Liberal Democrat Party), Caroline Russell (Green Party), Sam Malik (Conservative Party) and Fiona Twycross (Labour Party), with Francis Sealey from Globalnet 21 as Chair.
Comprehensive Spending Review & Levelling Up - LondonNoel Hatch
The session was focused on understanding the key priorities for Levelling Up and what could be the key challenges & opportunities for the Comprehensive Spending Review, with a London perspective from the GLA and the national perspective from the Institute for Government
With Graham Atkins, Associate Director, Institute for Government and Dr Michelle Reeves, Senior Manager - Policy and Programmes, Strategy Team, City Intelligence Unit, GLA.
The presentations were followed by a discussion on what key issues for councils and public services in London.
Center for Contemporary Architecture, Moscow. Public Presentation, David Barr...David Barrie
Public lecture "Urban regeneration - innovation not war" will take place on 2 December 2008 at 19.00 in the British Council (Nikoloyamskaya str. 1). The topic of the lecture is development of poor public areas by attracting specialists, investors and publics and promotion of social entrepreneurship and Web 2.0. David Barrie will show an approach to urban renewal that's based upon building networks of people and institutions, fostering social ties and so enabling transformational, sustainable change.
Center of Contemporary Architecture, Moscow
Introduction by Mr Hank Dittmar, Chief Executive, The Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment.
From The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment's Annual Conference 2009. The conference examined issues associated with globalisation and sought to identify better ways of meeting the aspirations of the burgeoning urban populations of the Global South and establishing settlements that are liveable, resilient and founded upon local culture and building traditions.
How identifying a theory of change can help you measure the success of your programs (and organization as a whole) and obtain funding to create social change.
Day 1 the role of ng os in facilitating tourism concessions_african safari fo...Boundless Southern Africa
African Safari Foundation provides a range of services to communities living in and alongside Protected Areas and Transfrontier Conservation Areas. They also focus on supporting communities entering into joing-venture concession agreements.
Write up of the first of two hustings on the London Mayoral campaign. Homelessness; Housing; Digital Disadvantage; Hate Crime; Disenfranchising Young People; and questions around levels of support from the New Mayor and the London Assembly were up for discussion. The parties were represented by Baroness Liz Barker (Liberal Democrat Party), Caroline Russell (Green Party), Sam Malik (Conservative Party) and Fiona Twycross (Labour Party), with Francis Sealey from Globalnet 21 as Chair.
Comprehensive Spending Review & Levelling Up - LondonNoel Hatch
The session was focused on understanding the key priorities for Levelling Up and what could be the key challenges & opportunities for the Comprehensive Spending Review, with a London perspective from the GLA and the national perspective from the Institute for Government
With Graham Atkins, Associate Director, Institute for Government and Dr Michelle Reeves, Senior Manager - Policy and Programmes, Strategy Team, City Intelligence Unit, GLA.
The presentations were followed by a discussion on what key issues for councils and public services in London.
Center for Contemporary Architecture, Moscow. Public Presentation, David Barr...David Barrie
Public lecture "Urban regeneration - innovation not war" will take place on 2 December 2008 at 19.00 in the British Council (Nikoloyamskaya str. 1). The topic of the lecture is development of poor public areas by attracting specialists, investors and publics and promotion of social entrepreneurship and Web 2.0. David Barrie will show an approach to urban renewal that's based upon building networks of people and institutions, fostering social ties and so enabling transformational, sustainable change.
Center of Contemporary Architecture, Moscow
Introduction by Mr Hank Dittmar, Chief Executive, The Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment.
From The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment's Annual Conference 2009. The conference examined issues associated with globalisation and sought to identify better ways of meeting the aspirations of the burgeoning urban populations of the Global South and establishing settlements that are liveable, resilient and founded upon local culture and building traditions.
How identifying a theory of change can help you measure the success of your programs (and organization as a whole) and obtain funding to create social change.
"Quality Standards to Quality Assured Indicators: The End-to-End Process", presentation delivered by John Varlow (Director of Information Services - HSCIC) and Nick Baillie (Associate Director, Indicators, Health and Social Care Quality Team, NICE), at the Healthcare Efficiency Through Technology Expo 2013.
How to modernise a public relations agency or communications teamStephen Waddington
This paper tackles the opportunities and challenges for our profession as we face up to modernity and the role of public relations in organisational management leadership.
There is much said at conferences and events, and written on blogs and in traditional media, about the fundamental shifts taking place in the media and the impact on the business of public relations.
These conversations focus on who (practitioners, agencies and communication teams), what (modernise public relations), why (media change and opportunity) and when (now) but very rarely how. This paper explores the how.
It started out as a blog post ahead of speaking opportunities at the World PR Forum in Madrid, and the PRSA International Conference in Washington.
Gender mainstreaming requires training (IWC5 Presentation)Iwl Pcu
Florence Pauly, P&F Consulting Ltd
Presentation given during the 5th GEF Biennial International Waters Conference in Cairns, Australia during the participant-led workshop on Gender and Water.
Confidentiality, Transparency, and Accountability: A Delicate Balance in Chil...bartoncenter
Howard Davidson, Director, American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law, presents changes in law and policy regarding the issues of managing privacy and confidentiality of child abuse cases and the need for greater transparency and accountability from those who manage the cases.
Transparency and Accountability: Civil society calls for reformsStavros A. Zenios
Presentation at the LSE-London School of Economics conference on "The Cyprus Recovery Plan: A Midterm Assessment".
Where I make two points: First that the narrative presenting Cyprus as a money-laundering-tax-haven is an unsubstantiated exaggeration used to facilitate depositor bail-in in dealings during the Cyprus crisis; second, that Cyprus civil society is mobilizing against corruption, demanding transparency and accountability from its political system. Concrete proposals made by civil society groups and the successes so far are discussed.
The role of co ops in local economic renewalEd Mayo
Can you turn around neighbourhoods and foster sustainable renewal? Drawing on work I have been involved in over time, with hopeful examples and practical health warnings, this deck explores the role of co-operatives and community economic development.
Developing Community Assets: Innovative ways to empower communitiesInterfaceOnline
Interface –The knowledge connection for business and Heriot-Watt University present at webinar for third sector organisations and social enterprises. The event discussed developing community assets and looked at innovative ways to empower communities with reference to the Scottish Community Empowerment and Renewal Bill. It also highlighted the range of expertise, knowledge, research and funding available within Heriot Watt University that could help your organisation.
Prospect Community Housing Association presented their innovative ways to empower local communities by partnering with Heriot-Watt University and the University of Edinburgh.
How to set up, run and sustain a community hub to transform local service provision
This presentation contains:
An overview of Community Hubs
What they are and the benefits they bring
Examples of hubs in practice
Tips for setting up and sustaining community hubs.
The presentation was a workshop at Evolve 2014: the annual event for the voluntary sector in London on Monday 16 June 2014.
This presentation was chaired by Terry Perkins, Development Officer (NAVCA).
Find out more about the Evolve Conference from NCVO: http://www.ncvo.org.uk/training-and-events/evolve-conference
Find out more about the work NCVO does around funding: http://www.ncvo.org.uk/practical-support/funding
How can the spaces attract people from different backgrounds to feel more connected? How can the spaces help people develop & test activities that are rooted in the strengths & needs of neighbourhood? How can the spaces encourage organisations to collaborate around common causes and create social value for the neighbourhood?
LWB12: Peter Wanless, Big Lottery FundCivic Agenda
Presentation by Peter Wanless, Chief Executive of the Big Lottery Fund, during the first plenary 'Promoting Well-being in London's communities - The here and now' at the third London Well-being Conference.
Similar to NCBOR 2014 | How social enterprises work in the (green) maintenance of public space, Steve Clare (Locality) (20)
NCBOR 2017 | Living Lab Tilburg: van hufterproof naar gastvrijCROW
Geïnspireerd door het Living Lab Stratumseind in Eindhoven heeft de gemeente Tilburg recent haar eigen Living Lab gerealiseerd waar met slimme technologieën het uitgaansgebied Korte Heuvel extra gezellig en veilig zal worden gehouden. Maak kennis met de verschillende fieldlabs (in Tilburg en Eindhoven) met slimme sensoren, die onder andere mensen tellen, geluid op een unieke wijze meten, concentraties van en paniek in mensenmassa's meten, en met lichtscenario’s voor een positieve sfeer- en gedragsbeïnvloeding. Doel: de uitgaansgebieden veiliger, levendiger en aantrekkelijker maken. In de sessie extra aandacht voor relevante wet- en regelgeving rond privacy en voor de aanpak van geluidsoverlast in de openbare ruimte en daarmee het terugdringen van geluidsvervuiling als groeiend maatschappelijk probleem.
NCBOR 2017 | Living lab tilburg: van hufterproof naar gastvrij met smart safetyCROW
Geïnspireerd door het Living Lab Stratumseind in Eindhoven heeft de gemeente Tilburg recent haar eigen Living Lab gerealiseerd waar met slimme technologieën het uitgaansgebied Korte Heuvel extra gezellig en veilig zal worden gehouden. Maak kennis met de verschillende fieldlabs (in Tilburg en Eindhoven) met slimme sensoren, die onder andere mensen tellen, geluid op een unieke wijze meten, concentraties van en paniek in mensenmassa's meten, en met lichtscenario’s voor een positieve sfeer- en gedragsbeïnvloeding. Doel: de uitgaansgebieden veiliger, levendiger en aantrekkelijker maken. In de sessie extra aandacht voor relevante wet- en regelgeving rond privacy en voor de aanpak van geluidsoverlast in de openbare ruimte en daarmee het terugdringen van geluidsvervuiling als groeiend maatschappelijk probleem.
NCBOR 2017 | Midden in de maatschappij: veiligheidCROW
"Als eigenaar van een marketing & strategie bureau Sir Geoffrey adviseer ik gemeenten en (groot) winkelbedrijven (waarvan veel in de Amsterdamse binnenstad) op het gebied van positionering, marketing en communicatie: dat varieert van passentenonderzoek, tot het ontwerp voor een winkelpui of bijvoorbeeld een abri-campagne. Zaken die erg zichtbaar zijn in de openbare ruimte. Daarnaast ben ik ook ondernemer in de Kalverstraat (mede-eigenaar van een horecabedrijf) en heb ik verschillende bestuursfuncties in de Amsterdamse binnenstad (Voorzitter BIZ/Ondernemersvereniging Kalverstraat & Heiligeweg, bestuurslid Amsterdam City en bestuurslid van het Paleiskwartier). Vanuit die bestuursfuncties zit ik veel met verschillende afdelingen van de gemeente aan tafel over erg diverse onderwerpen: van het schoonhouden van de binnenstad, het beperken van de overlast van de toenemende bezoekersaantallen tot veiligheid."
NCBOR 2017 | Midden in de maatschappij: duurzaamheidCROW
In 1998 startte René Voets zijn carrière bij Interpolis. Hij heeft diverse functies vervuld waaronder manager Vernieuwing. René heeft daarbij preventie neergezet als onderscheidend element voor Interpolis in de markt. Sinds 4 jaar is René senior manager Marketing. Hij is verantwoordelijk voor marketing en sales van particuliere verzekeringen, verzekeringsproposities en –producten en slimme oplossingen van Interpolis. Maar ook is hij opdrachtgever voor een aantal innovatieve projecten, waaronder het ‘SlimOpWeg’ programma.
Daarnaast is René lid van de Klimaatadviesraad van de gemeente Tilburg. Hierin probeert René een brug te slaan tussen de verzekeraar en overheidsinstanties. Hoe kunnen we onze doelen en ambities verenigen? Het reduceren van (schade) risico’s kan volgens René goed samen gaan met de duurzaamheids- en klimaatambities van de gemeente.
NCBOR 2017 | Midden in de maatschappij: toegankelijkheidCROW
“Uitdagingen op sociaal-maatschappelijk vlak: kijk naar een ouder wordende bevolking, toenemende sociale segregatie, ongezondere leefstijlen. Onze openbare ruimte, de plek waar men elkaar op een vanzelfsprekende manier tegen het lijf loopt, heeft een sleutelrol in het tegengaan van mechanismen die deze trends in de hand werken. Echter, de plekken waar mensen elkaar ontmoeten nemen alleen maar af. De winkelstraten ondergaan een devaluatie door ons veranderend winkelgedrag. Maar ook voorheen toegankelijke openbare gebouwen zijn nu niet meer toegankelijk. Kijk naar alle treinstations. Het belang van de openbare ruimte neemt toe, maar tegelijkertijd neemt het aantal plekken af. Het is goed om te realiseren: wat betekent openbare ruimte?”
Of het nu gaat om de stresstest wateroverlast, de Omgevingswet of het Nationaal WegenBestand (NWB): men weet de beheerder openbare ruimte steeds beter te vinden als het gaat om het aanleveren van gegevens. Hoe zorg je ervoor dat deze vragen beantwoord worden, zonder dat het je eigen werk in de weg zit? Een structurele aanpak van de informatievoorziening is noodzakelijk. Hoe kan slim gebruik van de Basisregistratie Grootschalige Topografie (BGT) je hierbij helpen?
Een verkenning van de aanpak BOR-BGT die door VNG/KING is ontwikkeld om de informatiehuishouding bij het ontwerpen en beheren van de openbare ruimte door gemeenten te optimaliseren.
NCBOR 2017 | Beheer van de toekomst is kansgestuurd beheer CROW
Maatschappelijke, economische, technologische en klimatologische ontwikkelingen vragen om radicaal ander beheer: niet langer uitsluitend gericht op het in stand houden van de bestaande inrichting en bestaande functionaliteit van de openbare ruimte. Nieuwe trends en ontwikkelingen stellen nieuwe eisen aan de openbare ruimte. Toekomstgericht beheer kan een cruciale rol spelen bij het realiseren van strategische beleidsdoelstellingen van de gemeente. Beheer van de toekomst is kansgestuurd beheer. Beheer in ontwikkeling; discussieer mee over de toekomstagenda van beheer.
NCBOR 2017 | Sneak preview: Beheersystematiek Openbare Ruimte en VerhardingenCROW
Afgelopen anderhalf jaar is er door CROW en een ontwikkelteam hard gewerkt aan de Beheersystematiek Openbare Ruimte. In deze sneak preview hoor je hoe de systematiek werkt. Hoe stemmen we beheer en beleid op elkaar af, hoe maken we een betrouwbare begroting, wat is de ondergrens van de beheeractiviteiten, hoe houden we rekening met de omgeving, wat zijn de consequenties van onze keuzen en welke beheerstrategieën zijn er? Maak bovendien kennis met een specifieke uitwerking: de Beheersystematiek Verhardingen, en ontdek hoe er op soortgelijke wijze ook ruimte is voor andere disciplines zoals groen en kunstwerken.
NCBOR 2017 | Innovatief participatiebestek Dordrecht: bewoners aan zet CROW
Bewonersparticipatie in groenonderhoud: lastig aanbesteden voor de opdrachtgever. Standaardbestek en maatwerk gaan immers moeilijk samen. Dordrecht lost dit op met een innovatief participatiebestek. De aannemer is volledig verantwoordelijk voor het betrekken van bewoners bij de uitvoering van de onderhoudswerkzaamheden. Welke verrekeningssystematiek pas je toe? Hoe laat je als gemeente los? Anderhalf jaar ervaring levert leerzame lessen. Hoe werkt de uiterst succesvolle aanpak en welke dilemma’s kom je als opdrachtgever tegen?
NCBOR 2017 | Energietransitie: beheeropgave in de hoogste versnelling CROW
Nul-op-de-Meter, aardgasloze woonwijken en energiecoöperaties die lokaal energie opwekken: de energietransitie zorgt er voor dat de ondergrondse infrastructuur in sneltreinvaart aangepast moet worden om in de toekomst een duurzame energievoorziening te hebben. In de ondergrond ligt zo'n 130.000 kilometer aardgasleiding die overbodig wordt, terwijl het elektranet juist moet worden opgewaardeerd om meer vermogen te kunnen transporteren. Deze ingrepen hebben veel impact op de openbare ruimte en - soms zelfs onvoorziene - gevolgen zoals bomenkap. Gemeente Tilburg is samen met haar netbeheerder (Enexis) intensief aan het werk om de uitdagingen voor de komende tientallen jaren in beeld te brengen. Welke dilemma's komen ze tegen? Welke oplossingen zijn er al gevonden? Wat doet dit met de planning van grootschalige onderhoudsprogramma's? Hoe werken zij samen? Hoe verloopt de communicatie met de bewoners?
NCBOR 2017 | Het is glashelder: krachten bundelen werkt CROW
Vanuit gezamenlijke belangen - een veilige, leefbare, toegankelijke en duurzame openbare ruimte - besloten Interpolis en gemeente Tilburg enkele jaren geleden om slim samen te werken en krachten te bundelen door ‘learning by doing’. Met projecten zoals het verbeteren van de veiligheid op bedrijventerrein Kreitemolen, het delen van kennis en informatie om wateroverlast in Tilburg te voorkomen, het terugdringen van straatroven en woninginbraken en het verrichten van een wijkschouw krijgt de samenwerking gestalte. Publiek-private samenwerking is niet nieuw. Hoe zorgen we dat het niet bij praten blijft, maar in de praktijk ook iets oplevert? Wat zijn de basiselementen voor een goede samenwerking? Hoe komen projecten van de grond en hoe bereik je een win-win situatie?
NCBOR 2017 | Sturen op beleving: “Een positieve beleving begint waar ergernis...CROW
Om te sturen op beleving moet je weten hoe de bewoners de openbare ruimte beleven en waar hun behoeftes liggen. Overlast, criminaliteit en een buitenruimte die niet schoon, heel en veilig is, zorgen voor ergernis. Veel maatregelen verminderen weliswaar de irritatie, maar leiden niet direct tot een grotere burgertevredenheid. Dat is wel het geval als de gemeente erin slaagt een ‘wow’-effect te creëren. Met deze nieuwe aanpak wordt ook het eigenaarschap van bewoners versterkt. Maak kennis met het verwachtingsmodel beleving en leer van uitgevoerde belevingswaardeonderzoeken met tips en tops.
NCBOR 2017 | 10 dagen koningsdag in de binnenstad van tilburgCROW
Dit jaar vierde de koning Koningsdag in Tilburg: een nationaal evenement met een enorme impact op de stad. Legio afstemming rond het beheer van de openbare ruimte en veiligheid, in overleg met alle betrokkenen en organisaties. Een prachtig evenement voor de bevolking en bezoekers van de stad. Veilig maar ook toegankelijk voor '150 duizend feestgangers' . Veel tegengestelde belangen en wensen. Mobiliteitsvraagstukken, horecabelangen, veiligheidsringen, evenementen en media op één dag. Wat betekent dit voor het beheer van de stad en hoe blijf je ‘in control'?
Participatiebestek in gemeente Dordrecht | Praktijkmiddag Beeldkwaliteit 2017CROW
Door: Martin van der Zwan (PLANterra) en Arnoud Overbeeke (A-Garden)
Gemeente Dordrecht heeft in januari 2016 een participatiebestek in de markt gezet. Dat betekent dat de opdrachtnemer A-Garden de taak heeft om de bewoners actief en betrokken te krijgen bij het beheer van de openbare ruimte. In deze sessie vertelt Martin van der Zwan u over de aanleiding voor het bestek en de wijze waarop de aanbesteding is opgezet. Vervolgens vertelt Arnoud Overbeeke u over de concrete activiteiten die A-Garden heeft ontplooit om bewonersinitiatieven te stimuleren en ondersteunen. Welke resultaten zijn tot nu toe bereikt? Wat zijn de belangrijkste discussies met de gemeente? En wat zijn de conclusies en lessen voor de voorgenomen aanpak in de komende jaren?
Tevredenheids- en effectbestek, gemeente Stichtse Vecht | Praktijkmiddag Beel...CROW
Door: Marc Zondag (Gemeente Stichtse Vecht) en Martin van der Zwan (PLANterra)
De gemeente Stichtse Vecht heeft januari 2017 een contract afgesloten waarbij met de opdrachtnemer naast de beeldkwaliteit op niveau B ook prestatieafspraken zijn gemaakt ten aanzien van tevredenheid, duurzaamheid, participatie en social return. Graag vertelt de gemeente met adviseur PLANterra hoe deze beoogde effecten zijn meegenomen in het contract, de aanbesteding en het toezicht.
Het effectbestek, van stakeholders naar KPI’s | Praktijkmiddag Beeldkwaliteit...CROW
Door: Ton Lesscher (Antea Group)
Gemeente Zoetermeer heeft vorig jaar een ‘effectbestek’ in de markt gezet. In deze sessie volgen we het traject bij de gemeente vanaf het formuleren van de uitvraag voor dit effectbestek, de beoordeling van de inzendingen tot en met de eerste ervaring in de uitvoering vanaf begin 2017. We staan stil bij vragen als:
Hoe is de beheervisie van Zoetermeer vertaalt naar een passende uitvraag voor het beste. Welke Kritische Prestatie Indicatoren zijn gebruikt? Hoe is beoordeeld welke inschrijving het beste paste bij de behoeften van de de inwoners en bestuurders van Zoetermeer? Hoe wordt de geleverde kwaliteit daadwerkelijk gemonitord? Worden daarbij nog wel beeldkwaliteitsniveaus gebruikt?
Door: Erik Punt (Eijkelboom BV) en Carlo Kok (Alles over groenbeheer)
Het weer wordt steeds extremer en groeizamer. Maart 2017 stond in de top 3 van warmste maanden ooit. Nog nooit was er zoveel biomassa uit de openbare ruimte gehaald als in 2016. Dit vergt behoorlijk wat extra inzet in het beheer. Ligt het risico bij de aannemer die net voor 4 jaar een beeldbestek heeft aangenomen? Of was dat nou ook weer niet de bedoeling van het beeldgericht werken? De oplossing ligt vooral in de houding en gedrag hoe opdrachtgever en opdrachtnemer met elkaar omgaan.
Door: Josca van der Sluis (BeheerAccent), Mark van Gurp (CROW)
Beeldkwaliteitsmetingen zijn de basis voor de uitbetaling van aannemers, de beleidsverantwoording aan gemeentebesturen, de communicatie met bewoners en het benchmarken van beheerorganisaties. Het is daarom belangrijk dat de beeldkwaliteitsmetingen worden uitgevoerd door goed opgeleide, gecertificeerde inspecteurs. Hoe goed bent u in het inspecteren van beeldkwaliteit? Test uw theorie- en praktijkkennis tijdens dit mini-examen Inspecteur Beeldkwaliteit.
Veranderingen in de kwaliteitscatalogus 2018 | Praktijkmiddag Beeldkwaliteit ...CROW
Door: Erik van de Beld (TOMINGROEP BV), Mark van Gurp (CROW)
Diverse onderdelen van de beeldsystematiek leiden tot discussie of blijken niet aan te sluiten bij de dagelijkse praktijk. De beeldmeetlatten voor onkruidbeheer en voor gras zullen daarom worden aangepast. En ook diverse meetinstructies en definities worden aangescherpt. Vanuit de verschillende onderwerpen vertellen leden van de werkgroepen welke aanpassingen zij voor ogen hebben, en leggen uit waarom.
Honest Reviews of Tim Han LMA Course Program.pptxtimhan337
Personal development courses are widely available today, with each one promising life-changing outcomes. Tim Han’s Life Mastery Achievers (LMA) Course has drawn a lot of interest. In addition to offering my frank assessment of Success Insider’s LMA Course, this piece examines the course’s effects via a variety of Tim Han LMA course reviews and Success Insider comments.
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
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5. Right to Re-shape: the model
of implementation
Enabling
people in the
community to
help design and
deliver services
Enabling
community
to support
each other
and
themselves
Joining up
services to
improve and
transform
them
Getting the right
services for the
neighbourhood
BUILDING
RESILIENT
COMMUNITIES
AND
IMPROVING
SERVICES AND
OUTCOMES IN
NEIGHBOURHOODS
Principles
:
The four key
components of
implementation:
A focus on the needs
of the neighbourhood
Willingness to
reshape services
Collaboration with
the community
Partnership working
between service
providers
6. “Public spaces are not a frivolity. They
are just as important as hospitals and
schools. They create a sense of
belonging. This creates a different
type of society. A society where people
of all income levels meet in public
spaces is a more integrated, socially
healthier one.”
Enrique Peñalosa —former mayor of Bogotá, Colombia
8. Coin Street
Organisational
form
CSCB: company limited by guarantee
Coin Street Secondary Housing Co-operative
(CSS): Industrial & Provident Act Society
Coin Street Centre Trust (CSCT): company
limited by guarantee registered with the
Charity Commissioners.
Role of residents
Need to be local resident to be member of
CSCB, CSCT or CSS
Service users – can get involved in
planning/running services
Role of council
Greater London Council (now abolished)
initially lent £1m to purchase site
Local authority – very little input initially.
Now key partner
10. Heeley Millenium Park
Organisational
form
Heeley Development Trust: company
limited by guarantee with charitable
aims
Role of residents
HDT membership open to local
residents. High levels of engagement.
Aiming to launch Park Membership
Scheme in 2014
Role of council
Created the problem and blocked the
solution – often obstructive and
unhelpful
Pros & cons
People taking responsibility when local
state had no answers.
Green space management financially
challenging
12. Green Estates
Organisational
form
Social enterprise: partnership between
the Manor and Castle Development
Trust (MCDT), Sheffield Wildlife Trust
(SWT), Sheffield City Council (SCC)
Role of residents
Membership of MCDT open to all
residents
Wide range of volunteering
opportunities
Programme beneficiaries
Role of council Key partner – but ‘equal’ partner
Pros & cons Viable partnership that brings together
various ‘agendas’
13. Park Innovators
• Bloomsbury Square: levies on businesses
• Sheffield and Manchester: endowments
• Hackney: new services to businesses
• Bournemouth: digital technologies
• Liverpool: community management
• Burnley: alternative management
approaches
• Edinburgh & Glasgow: digital mapping and
engagement
• Bristol: training & skills development
15. “You never change things by
fighting the existing reality. To
change something, build a new
model that makes the existing
model obsolete”
R. Buckminster Fuller
Locality members are large and small, rural and urban – between them they employ almost 10,500 staff and engage 25,000 volunteers
What they have in common are shared values and a belief in our communities - all are community owned and led and accountable to their communities
They have a commitment to using community ownership and community enterprise to tackle poverty, deprivation and social exclusion and to promote empowerment, engagement and self-help
There has been a fundamental change in post-war economic and social compact. ‘Welfare State’ model is broken and won’t be coming back even if the economy recovers – leading to fundamental questions being asked about role of state and citizen – who does what, who is responsible for what?
In England, central govt support for Local Authorities will fall by 40% by end of parliament (2015). Already 40% cut in planning, 25% cut in culture, 20% cut in housing, 25% in highways. Money flows to very old and very young with place-based services hit hardest.
Many councils estimate they will almost halve in size over current decade – barely halfway through period of fiscal consolidation.
LA responses – re-trenchment alongside dash to digitise services; de-municipalisation – seeking to hand parks and cultural services to community, spin off leisure services into self-financing trusts (e.g. Suffolk transferred all libraries to n-f-p and gradually reducing subsidy – another LA cutting by 80%); commerciality – setting up profit-making businesses in fields such as energy generation
Big question is whether these innovations will be sufficient to create a sustainable new approach to delivering local public services – answer is ‘No’
leads to “wasteland”. Cut services to the bone and especially those which contribute most to quality of life – parks, theatres, street cleaning.
Or “wild meadow” – withdraw to core functions and hope a spontaneous order emerges to replace declining public services - some services effectively cease to be run by councils and remainder focused on prevention and self-help with highly targeted support for those who need it the most.
Both lead to economist JK Galbraith called “private affluence and public squalor’
What is striking is lack of discussion about whether any of this will work.
Neither of these options satisfactory - need to look beyond public sector to wider society for answers – councils must take on much bigger role in facilitating civic action, building stronger communities and encouraging the emergence of the new social economy.
If we are to have less govt then one way or another we will need a stronger society
UK government response – opened doors (and minds) but still top-down in practice
Big Society – not all communities are equal. Most disadvantaged communities getting left even further behind.
Community Rights – significant interest. Locality handled over 14,000 enquiries and over 250,000 web hits.
Right to Bid – over 1500 assets of community value registered (only 60 or so transfers)
Right to Build – minimal impact
Right to Challenge – acknowledged as failure in own terms – less than 40 uses - seen as adversarial and not welcomed by local authorities who can impose unrealistic timeframes eg Sunderland advertised a two month window for EOIs. Has prompted discussion though and there is considerable interest in shaping and delivering local services (especially around social care and education). – should be reinvented as a Right to Reshape Services – giving communities greater powers and involvement in the design and delivery of local public services
Neighbourhood planning – over 750 plans being developed (with statutory force but within presumption of growth). Aims to give local people more of a say in shaping a future vision for their communities. It is, however, more than just a plan – it is a transformative process and has empowered communities. We are now seeing newly developed and powerful partnerships emerging, groups getting involved in local public service transformation and in co-creating public services, encouraging the alignment of local budgets and services in an effort to create greater efficiencies, reduce costs and provide services of value and relevance to local people.
Our Place – covering third of population (cf community budgeting)
Struggling to find a different way of doing things –
* Local by default campaign.
* Culture change - at the moment we regard places as something we use and enjoy, and which we pay the council and other public services to maintain. This is a problem because the most hopeful scenario for local government is to shift the way that both councils and their citizens understand their places.
Challenge is can we turn cuts into a catalyst not just for innovation in public services but for the building of a stronger social and voluntary economy?
Alternative to ‘wasteland’ and ‘wild meadow’ approach – the Commons. Local govt very good at internal efficiency, getting better at working with partners – less good at working out how to engage citizens in the debate over the cuts and the future of public service delivery….
Lambeth Council – 2013 consultation: 1,400 responses with 89% supporting greater use of community decision-making and 19 expressions of interest to take over some green space management responsibilities
In 2007, Camden Council piloted a new approach to commissioning local services - based on an Outcomes Model of commissioning which the council developed in partnership with Voluntary Action Camden and the new economics foundation (nef).
Camden piloted this approach, together with a co-production approach, in its recommissioning of day care services for people with mental health problems. Service users were fully involved in the commissioning process at every stage including:
- the development of the tender specification
- the development of the tender response (by the winning consortium)
service delivery
- monitoring and evaluation
At tender specification development stage, Camden Council worked with service users and the new economics foundation (nef) to draw up a service specification which incorporated the principles of co-production.
“Cultures and climates differ all over the world but people are the same. They will gather in public if you give them a good place to do it.”
Places that have revitalized themselves by creating great public places: Copenhagen, Barcelona, Spain; Vancouver, Canada; Portland, Oregon; Bogota, Colombia; Cordoba, Argentina; Melbourne, Australia; Curitiba, Brazil; Freiburg, Germany; and Strasbourg, France.
Melbourne made great efforts to keep its streets pedestrian-friendly by widening sidewalks and adding attractive features, which ignited a spectacular increase in people going out in public. Cordoba turned its riverfront into a series of popular parks. Curitiba pioneered an innovative bus rapid transit system that prevented traffic from overwhelming the fast-growing city. Portland put curbs on suburban sprawl and transformed a downtown area into a bustling urban magnet, starting by demolishing a parking garage to build a town square.
Putting people at the centre…
Delft – residents fed up with cars racing through their streets – dragged old couches etc into roadway and positioning them so cars could pass but only if they slowed down. Police soon arrived – illegal but had to admit it was a good idea. Soon city installing similar measures – “woonerfs” (Living Yards)
What is important is that these are examples of viewing places more as commons, by which I mean those things that we all use but which none of us straightforwardly owns. This is a pre-industrial term which has acquired fresh meaning in the internet age, when the idea of a piece of land shared by all suddenly came to seem relevant to other common goods such as peer-produced software like the linux operating system. Indeed, some theorists have argued that the networked collaboration that makes linux such a powerful open source product represents a new form of economic activity taking place outside the market and the state.
If we saw places as commons, we might do a few things differently. Firstly, we would come to see that one of the key roles for councils is to encourage a massive increase in the kind of social action that happens outside of market and state.
Rather than simply encouraging citizens to be users/consumers or to contribute to maintenance like grass cutting, councils need to be much more open, much more ambitious, and encourage independent social action.
The Italian city of Bologna shows just how different this approach might be – they are creating a central team to map, manage and support social action, creating a civic crowdfunding platform and running peer-to-peer workshops to bring together local innovators to rethink how places work and engage local communities.
Started in 1977 as a campaign against office blocks – 7 years of campaigning until 1984 bought site.
Coin Street Community Builders (CSCB) has transformed a largely derelict 13 acre site into a thriving mixed use neighbourhood by creating new co-operative homes; shops, galleries, restaurants, cafes and bars; a park and riverside walkway; sports facilities; by organising festivals and events; and by providing childcare, family support, learning, and enterprise support programmes. Income is generated from a variety of sources including the hire of retail and catering spaces, event spaces, meeting room spaces and conference venue spaces as well as the provision of consultancy services.
Planning permission for 40 storey block of flats, Olympic size swimming pool and new Ballet Rambert HQ
CSCB, CSS and CSCT share common aims and objectives
To finance its initial purchase of the Coin Street area in 1984, Coin Street Community Builders borrowed approximately £1 million from the Greater London Enterprise Board and the Greater London Council. It has subsequently repaid these loans and financed its developments by borrowing from banks and the Nationwide Building Society.
Unsurprisingly, the UK loves its parks. Many people see parks as the heart of their local community – they encourage health and well-being, provide safe places for children to play, promote civic pride, support biodiversity
HMT – local community trust took over derelict 35,000 m2 site 1997 on 125 year lease from Sheffield Council – since secured over £1m to transform wasteland into flagship community park
Also led on regeneration of the three almost derelict Grade II listed buildings on the site of the former Anns Grove School - lease eventually transferred to HDT ownership after 8 years of negotiation. £2.4 million has already been raised, with the first stage completed in Summer 2013.
MORE WIDELY – urgent need to establish new business models and promote radical innovation in the way parks and other public spaces are supported and sustained in the future
Offers communities opportunity to increasingly take control of neighbourhood assets – not just to maintain the status quo and bridge growing funding gap but to rethink and redesign in an ecologically and financially sustainable way that better meets the needs of local people
Many parks under threat – 60%+ cuts in public funding
A not for profit social enterprise based in Sheffield working for people, place and a fairer way of doing business. Green Estate Ltd started life in 1998 as the Environment and Heritage programme - instead of receiving core funding to support ongoing green space management we had to develop core commercial activities that could support a reasonably sized ‘green’ organisation still capable of addressing the areas environmental issues.
This approach has resulted in the mix of commercial sales and services and social / environmental activities - together they are designed to make a difference to peoples lives in our neighbourhood.
Over the years we have established different models of Stewardship for 17 local sites including Manor Fields District Park, the Sheffield Manor Lodge site, an urban farm and the Manor Pocket Parks (three small parks created in the first phases of neighbourhood regeneration from 2000 to 2002) – includes work experience and social activities for people who have Individual Budgets. We currently have 3 main programmes available running 50 weeks each year - each of the programmes offer our clients the opportunity to join and become an active and integral part of the Green Estate team. Wide variety of opportunities and additional progression routes which are designed to increase confidence, ensure ownership of areas of work, develop life skills, expand personal horizons & friendships as well as the chance to learn and gain work experience to aid and assist you in the future.
We are really interested in how inner city ‘estate’ can be truly productive, how it can be better managed to help to mitigate some of the impacts of climate change, how it can contribute to our future energy, food and waste needs, how joined up green infrastructure can create living landscapes on a regional level and how great spaces can raise aspirations and quality of life for some of the most marginalised societies.
Above all, how local management and an entrepreneurial approach can change our dependency culture, unlock local potential and resources, build social capital and establish really sustainable places to live, work and play in.
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One of the notable solutions being put into practice to combat this problem is New Urbanism, an architectural movement to build new communities (and revitalize existing ones) by maximizing opportunities for social exchange: public plazas, front porches, corner stores, coffee shops, neighborhood schools, narrow streets and, yes, sidewalks.
Story of Incredible Edible – just do it.
Created in 2008 in Todmorden, Yorkshire, the idea behind IET was beautifully simple. All over town, green areas of public land were going to waste. Even cultivated areas were not being used to their potential. Meanwhile, people were buying their food from far-flung places. Why not put these public spaces to more productive use? Importantly, this was not about waiting for hand outs, or some officials to give permission but to take responsibility and ‘do it yourself’. The focus of IET’s attention was food. Everyone understands food. Food could get people talking; even better, it could inspire people to take action. Before long, edible things were cropping up all over town in green spaces the organisation refers to as "propaganda gardens".
Since its launch five years ago, IET has attracted almost 400 local volunteers and established 14 ‘local food’ plots within the community in venues as diverse as a Health Centre, an Old People’s Home, the Community College, the Police Station, the Fire Station, the Railway Station, bus stops and even a local graveyard. It has also delivered community learning activities in school playgrounds, through street sessions, and skills sharing in homes and on estates
IET itself has created two social enterprise ‘spin-offs’:
•the Incredible Farm (www.incrediblefarm.co.uk) which trains young people in the skills of growing and marketing food, produces, markets and sells food, and employs two apprentices,
•the Incredible Aqua Garden (www.incredibleedibleaquagarden.co.uk) which provides sustainable food, education and learning via a variety of activities at an aqua and hydroponics farm, and also employs two apprentices.
Since its launch, the Incredible Edible movement based in Todmorden has already inspired over 50 UK-based IE groups (see appendices 1 and 2) and over 300 worldwide.
The Big Lunch is a very simple idea from the Eden Project. The aim is to get as many people as possible across the whole of the UK to have lunch with their neighbours annually on the first Sunday in June in a simple act of community, friendship and fun. Since starting in 2009, thousands of Big Lunches have taken place in all types of communities. In 2014, 4.83 million people took to their streets, gardens and community spaces for the sixth annual Big Lunch.
The Big Lunch idea appeals to something that we all feel intuitively – that it feels right to know who we live beside and that we can gain a sense of well-being from being connected to our communities.
Making these connections helps to build social capital – the idea that interactive networks between people have great value – and that social capital can help us all face society’s bigger challenges.
The Big Lunch is inclusive to all communities and is helping to build social capital in the areas where it is needed most.
Out of austerity comes innovation and experiment – but what is happening is even more fundamental: public service reform; place-making and sustainist design; digital and the sharing economy – “the democratization of everything” i.e. the Commons
What is the benefit of all this to local public services? If we are looking for a direct business case which traces a line from civic commons to the council’s bottom line we are likely to struggle. The real case lies in building stronger and more resilient communities which can do more for themselves, and perhaps in adapting public services to a world in which around 70% of people distrust both the big state and big business.
Where the big society agenda unsuccessfully invited communities to step into the gaps left by retreating public services, a commons-based agenda would support civic action for its own sake, in the knowledge that active and engaged older people tend to use fewer local services and that higher social capital is the nearest thing we have to a social policy silver bullet.
LA challenge is “to help make people creative” – creative empowerment, encouraging ideas, incubating ideas, “playing the game of making better places”
Starting point is the neighbourhood – the local:
All of us are more likely to pitch in on causes that affect our own backyard. Destruction of the rainforest upsets us, but a threat to beloved trees a few blocks away will get us off the sofa to circulate petitions, organize protests and negotiate with the folks wielding chainsaws.
And when we can see the direct effects of our actions, we are much more likely to stay involved and broaden our focus from local to global issues. Saving the trees in our neighborhood can inspire us to save the rainforest, too.
The notion of the neighborhood as an important social institution might seem old-fashioned (as is the idea of the commons itself) to some - yet its actually as up-to-date as an internet café, where you find people communicating with New Zealand and Morocco at their laptops but also striking up conversations with someone at the next table.
The mark of the 21st century person is to step out into the world on one foot but have the other squarely planted in his or her community. Even as our intellectual and economic horizons expand, the local community is still where we lead our lives, where our toes touch the ground, where everybody knows our name. Being rooted in the neighborhood of your choice (which may be far from the neighborhood where you grew up) offers not just comfort but a prime opportunity to make a difference in the world.
To summarise… the challenge and the ingredients of success
Imagine a community where everyone’s needs are met because people make the personal choice to share, support each other and work together for the common good. Where diversity and difference are welcomed. Where local people own and run key community assets – employing local people, keeping money circulating within the local economy, ensuring fresh local food is available to all and childcare, affordable housing and transport are abundant.
Imagine a community where the people decide how public services are designed and delivered and how public sector budgets are spent. Where high quality facilities exist for young and old, where arts and culture flourish. Where energy is generated locally to meet local needs and to resource energy efficiency measures. Where the people generate investment capital through community shares and community bonds and manage their money through peer-to-peer lending, credit unions and local currencies.
Is it just a dream? No – because it’s grounded in reality. Everything that’s imagined above already exists. We know this because communities across the world have been doing these things for years. What’s missing is that there’s no single community where all of these approaches and initiatives have been brought together. And until now there have been few efforts to create such communities.
It’s time to change. Because there are proven solutions, there’s no need to doubt it can be done - and these solutions can be created by ordinary people (who become extraordinary in doing so).
We need to move from:
Old model – led by professionals, disempowered citizens, passive consumers TO treating citizens as equals, collaborative partners, active co-producers
Top down organisational decision-making TO recognising the insights of front-line staff and the public
Delivering services TO facilitating development and delivery of new approaches and new services
One-size-fits-all, standardised services TO personalised, flexible, holistic, diverse solutions
Defining people and places by problems and needs TO starting with people’s assets and potential