Session Description
Have you ever wanted to assess social, cultural, environment and economic effects all in one go? We did too! So here in Canterbury NZ we developed the practice of Integrated Assessment. The key authors of the IA Guidance are from here and the first practice examples were also here in Canterbury. We will describe and provide access to our guide, outline how we’ve practiced, and tell you about the outcomes we’ve witnessed. We’d like to arm you with enough information for you to take integrated assessment back home and practice it too, if you want.
We’ll start with a short introduction to our integrated assessment guide and then get stuck into some practice examples:
1. Following the devastating earthquakes of 2010-2011, a Land Use Recovery Plan was developed to identify the location, type and mix of residential and business activities within specific geographic areas necessary for earthquake recovery. This plan was assessed using an Integrated Assessment approach. Not only that, the process and outcomes formally evaluated, providing a rich understanding of what worked and why.
2. And underway right now, an integrated assessment on the District Plan’s coastal hazard zoning and rules e.g., what can happen and where. Managing climate change is at the fore. We’ll hear from the people undertaking the integrated assessment, and the key stakeholders about the why and how, and the outcomes so far.
Then we’ll let you get your hands on the method. You’ll work in groups to develop an integrated measure, and score it. Fun!
We’ll finish with a short panel discussion involving key (global) impact assessment practitioners, regional decision makers and integrated assessment experts.
Session Summary
Here in Canterbury NZ we developed an Integrated Assessment tool and use it. We’ll describe our guide, outline how we practice, and present the outcomes. There’ll be some short presentations, hands-on work with the method, and a panel discussion/ questions. You’ll have enough information to practice it back home.
Session Chair
Robert Quigley
Quigley and Watts Ltd
New Zealand
Session Co-chair
Anna Stevenson
Te Whatu Ora
New Zealand