Equality and diversity: improving planning outcomes for the whole of the community of paper: Study details Population and Project details and Outcomes Results Notes setting method of appraisal assessed* Authors Country: Project: Outcomes measured: The Equality Standard Limitations identified Planning Advisory Service England Draft Whitechapel a) Process outcomes: by author(s): Local Government Masterplan, November (i) Health outcomes Had to limit to requires a baseline of Year: considered: Y Setting (e.g. 2006 focused process monitoring data and an 2008 (ii) Health urban/rural) impacts”. analysis of this to recommendations Inner urban city Method of appraisal: evidence equality impact, incorporated in plan: Citation: Limitations identified so this case study Y IDeA September 2008 Population: EqIA (Equality Impact by review team: (iii) Evidence of constitutes good practice. (size, characteristics…) Assessment) to inform No methodology. implemented: NR The results of the EqIA Aim of study: LB Tower Hamlets- SA (Sustainability Information presented (iv) Post-adoption highlighted several Identifying good practice in high %: Appraisal) by LPA officers - not evaluation: NR significant planning for equality and of young people corroborated. diversity targeted actions in the born b) Specific issues: masterplan which arose Asian (i) Physical activity: Y Evidence gaps &/or from considering ways of (ii) Mental wellbeing: Y Unemployed with recommendations for Study design: (iii) Air / noise quality etc: reducing inequality: ethnic minorities future research: Review of selected case NR over represented studies (one relevant) (iv) Unintentional injury: Y improved outdoor (v) Other health: Y Also below national Source of funding: spaces and indoor Quality score: Specify: average educational Unknown, presumably leisure facilities with a + - outdoor spaces & achievement rate. PAS particular benefit for indoor leisure - accessibility those with ill-health External validity and opportunities to score: c) Knowledge outcome: encourage greater + Planners health participation in these knowledge or skills: Y spaces and facilities for minority ethnic d) outcome: Y communities Specify: - a new pedestrian -Monitoring of equality crossing and indicators improvements to the -using design guidance to ensure open spaces
of paper: Equality and diversity: improving planning outcomes for the whole of the community Study details Population and setting Project details and method of appraisal Outcomes assessed* Results Notes Authors Planning Advisory Service Year: 2008 Citation: IDeA September 2008 Aim of study: Identifying good practice in planning for equality and diversity Study design: Review of selected case studies (one relevant) Quality score: + External validity score: + Country: England Setting (e.g. urban/rural) Inner urban city Population: (size, characteristics…) LB Tower Hamlets- high %: of young people born Asian Unemployed with ethnic minorities over represented Also below national average educational achievement rate. Project: Draft Whitechapel Masterplan, November 2006 Method of appraisal: EqIA (Equality Impact Assessment) to inform SA (Sustainability Appraisal) Outcomes measured: a) Process outcomes: (i) Health outcomes considered: Y (ii) Health recommendations incorporated in plan: Y (iii) Evidence of implemented: NR (iv) Post-adoption evaluation: NR b) Specific issues: (i) Physical activity: Y (ii) Mental wellbeing: Y (iii) Air / noise quality etc: NR (iv) Unintentional injury: Y (v) Other health: Y Specify: - outdoor spaces & indoor leisure - accessibility c) Knowledge outcome: Planners health knowledge or skills: Y d) outcome: Y Specify: -Monitoring of equality indicators -using design guidance to ensure open spaces The Equality Standard Local Government requires a baseline of monitoring data and an analysis of this to evidence equality impact, so this case study constitutes good practice. The results of the EqIA highlighted several significant targeted actions in the masterplan which arose from considering ways of reducing inequality: improved outdoor spaces and indoor leisure facilities with a particular benefit for those with ill-health and opportunities to encourage greater participation in these spaces and facilities for minority ethnic communities - a new pedestrian crossing and improvements to the Limitations identified by author(s): Had to limit to focused process impacts”. Limitations identified by review team: No methodology. Information presented by LPA officers - not corroborated. Evidence gaps &/or recommendations for future research: Source of funding: Unknown, presumably PAS
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