Evening Lecture Series 2002-03 - Thursday 15th of May 2003
Joint lecture - RICS Geomatics & Regeneration Forum (Planning & Development
faculty)
Geographic Information and Comprehensive Project Appraisal
Mark Thurston Goodwin , Geofutures
Location & Time: RICS Parliament Square London , 17.15 for 18.00
Geographic Information and Comprehensive Project Appraisal (CPA)
In the last lecture of the season, RICS Geomatics and Regeneration Forum
(Planning and Development faculty) present a joint lecture on the recent
research into the possible enabling of CPA through the use of GIS.
In 1997, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the
Environment Agency (the Agency) jointly commissioned a study aimed at
creating a methodological framework that would enable Chartered Surveyors
and others to prepare comprehensive appraisals of the social and
environmental costs and benefits of a wide variety of projects and
processes, including development proposals and on-going land and estate
management activities. Within this context, the comprehensive appraisal of a
development project requires consideration of a wide range of different
issues, including:
* . the financial value of the scheme to the developer and the host
community;
* . the wider economic, environmental and social costs and benefits
likely to arise from the scheme;
* . the variations in views and values held by those who may be
affected by the scheme; and
* . the overall contribution of the project to sustainable
development. of these particular case studies.
Although the methodological framework outlined within the original report
cannot immediately fill all of the potential demands for more comprehensive
appraisals, it provides an important first step in meeting the needs of
practitioners.
CPA is designed to be applicable to many development projects, from long
term rural diversification to urban development schemes, as well as farming.
It has already been tested in both rural and mixed use urban developments.
In this analysis of the applicability of Geographic Information Systems
(GIS) to CPA, we explore the applicability of using GIS to enhance the
capabilities of CPA in the assessment of a complex programme of urban
regeneration. This is not, however, a full scale appraisal of a development
proposal, rather an exploration of the feasibility and potential of using
GIS as part of the CPA framework. Examples such as the Woodberry Downs
regeneration project in North London will be highlighted.
A downloadable version of the full CPA report can be found at www.rics.org
research.
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