EPICURO

European Partnership for Innovative Cities within an Urban Resilience Outlook

SWOTANALYSISGUIDANCEPEERTOPEERWORKSHOPMEETING,SALASPILS,LATVIA,2AUGUST2017

TASKB2

LOCALSWOTANALYSIS–UR-SWOT‘GUIDANCE’

BE7 Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) Michael Chang Michael.Chang@tcpa.org.uk

PurposeoftheWorkshopmee/ng•  ToexplorethedetailsoftheEPICUROSWOTAnalysisGuidance,

•  TobeEerunderstandPartnerCi/es’differentcharacteris/cs,challengesandcircumstancesandwhereTCPAandTechnicalPartnerscansupport,

•  Tofacilitateacultureofpeertopeerdiscussionto–  sharedifferentknowledgeandexperiences.– Understandotherapproacheswithsimilarcharacteris/csandchallenges

•  ToensurePartnerCi/esunderstandtheprocessofundertakingtheEPICUROSWOTAnalysisaccordingtotheTCPAGuidance.

TaskB.2Outputs

•  Partnerci3eswillconductaSWOTANALYSISforeachofthe5involvedci/es

•  TCPAwillguidethemunicipali/esindefiningtheSWOTanalysisandques/onnairestructure.

•  TCPAwillproduce1finalreportontheprofilesofthefivepartnermunicipali/es.

Deliveryframework

WhatisaSWOTanalysis?TheSWOT(Strengths,Weaknesses,Opportuni/esandThreats)analysisisausefultoolfors/mula/ngsomeproac/vethinking.Itisasubjec/veassessmentofdataandinforma/onwhichisorganisedbytheSWOTformatintoalogicalorderthathelpsunderstanding,discussion,andeffec/veplanninganddecision-making.

EPICUROUR-SWOTFramework

Theme1:RisksandVulnerabili3esThisThemehelpstoiden/fythevariousrisks-hazards,exposuresandvulnerabili/es-theCityfacesasaresultofclimatechangeand/ornaturaldisasters.Vulnerabilityrelatestothesuscep/bilityofelementsatrisk(e.g.people,buildings,greenspace)toclimatehazardssuchasheatstressorflooding.TherearevarioustoolsandmodelsbutforthisSWOTyouarejustiden/fyinganddescribingwhatyourCity’srisksandvulnerabili/esare.YouhavealreadypresentedthisatthePartnerMee/nginVicenza.

Theme2:GovernanceandKnowledgeThisThemerelatestothestrengthandrela/onshipswithintheins/tu/onal,poli/calandorganisa/onalcontextofyourCity,andthecapabilityofkeyprofessionalstoplanforresilience.Itisalsoaboutanydatayou(orotherorganisa/onyouworkwith)mighthaveaccesstoinrela/ontoresilienceissues,forexampleiftherearedatasetsyouwouldliketouse,commissionorundertake,butdon’thaveaccessorknowhowtoaccessthemtellusaboutthosetoo–that’sjustasimportantandcanformpartofyourLASP.

Theme3:PolicesandStrategiesThisThemerelatestothevariousformalandperhapsinformalorvoluntaryregulatoryandpolicytoolsandprocessesyouhaveorneedtohave.Thesecanbesectoralstrategiesorhighlevelvisionswhichcanbenefitorhinderplanningandimplementa/onforresilience.Theme4:EconomicChallengesThisThemerelatestothestateofthelocaleconomicenvironmentaswellasthefinancial/fiscalresourcestheCityhasorneedtomaximiseeffec/venessonresilience.

Theme5:Popula3onandCommunityEngagementThisThemerelatestothesocio-economicandpopula/oncharacteris/csofyourCity,theirspa/alloca/onofresidenceoremployment,andabilityforthepopula/ontoberesilient.

Theme6:StakeholderNetworksLookatSec/on6inthisGuidancetoiden/fyifyoustakeholdersandrela/onshipsareastrength/weakness,opportunity/threat.Remember,some‘vested’interestsintermsofpoli/cs,financial,geographicalorins/tu/onalmightbeathreat.

1stPeertopeerdiscussionandPresenta/onon:challenges,issuesandques/ons

•  WhatistheUrbanResilienceSWOTAnalysis?•  HowaretheResilienceThemesrelevanttoyourCity?

•  WhoaretheStakeholdersandyourURSTs?HowbesttoengagewiththemonSWOT?

•  HowdoyouthinktheSWOTAnalysiscansupportResilience?

•  WhatcouldthechallengesbewithyouundertakeyourSWOT?

EPICUROUR-SWOTFramework

CityContext• DescribeyourCityContext

UrbanResilienceObjec3ves

• Step1:DescribeyourUrbanResilienceObjec3ves

StakeholderEngaged

• Step2:Liststakeholdersengaged

SWOTIssuesfor

eachTheme

Grading

Step3:Iden3fyanddescribeissuesas‘Strength’or‘Weakness’

Step4:Iden3fyanddescribeissuesas‘OpportunityandThreat’

Step5:Gradeeachissue

StepbyStep

Theme1:RisksandVulnerabilities

‘Strength’or‘Weakness’

Step3:Identifyissuesanddescribeitas‘Strength’or‘Weakness’Step5:GRADE

(1isgreatestweakness,5isgreateststrength) Comments/localevidenceorstudiesA.Issue(s) Weakness→ Strength

1EgTheCitysuffersfrompluvialfloodingincertainpartsofthecommunity. 2 LocalfloodmapfromEnvironmentAgency

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B.SummaryIssueofCurrentSituationEgXX

‘Opportunity'or'Threat'

Step4:Identifyissuesanddescribeitas‘OpportunityandThreat’Step5:GRADE

(1isgreatestthreat,5isgreatestopportunity) Comments/localevidenceorstudiesA.Issue(s) Threat→Opportunity

1EgTheCityislocatedonanextensivefloodplainwherealargeproportionofnewdeveleopmentwillhappeninthefuture 5 LocalPlanofregenerationpotential

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B.SummaryStatementofFutureSituationEgXX

2ndPeertopeerdiscussionandFinalPresenta/onon:proposedPartnerCityapproachestoSWOTAnalysisand

LASP

•  WhatcouldbeyourapproachtoundertakingtheSWOTAnalysis?(technical,processorstrategic)

•  Whatfurthertechnicalsupportwillyouneed?•  HowdoyouthinkyourSWOTAnalysiswilljoinupwiththeLASPin2018?

•  WhatsupportwillyouneedtodevelopyourLASP?

Deliveryframework

3rdPeertopeer

discussionon:URSTs

•  HowURSTsshouldbedefinedineachCity?•  WhatshouldtheURSTGuidancecontain?•  WhatistheroleofURSTsinSWOT?

EPICURO

European Partnership for Innovative Cities within an Urban Resilience Outlook

SWOTANALYSISGUIDANCEPEERTOPEERWORKSHOPMEETING,SALASPILS,LATVIA,2AUGUST2017

TASKB2

LOCALSWOTANALYSIS

BE7 Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) Michael Chang Michael.Chang@tcpa.org.uk