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QUICKScan A Participatory Spatial Analysis Tool to Facilitate Policy Assessments

A fast, simple, and transparent software facilitating credible policy proposals by linking spatial data to knowledge rules in a multi-actor setting through exploratory dialogue. It supports evidence gathering, data classification, model results, and workshop organization.

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QUICKScan A Participatory Spatial Analysis Tool to Facilitate Policy Assessments

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  1. QUICKScanA Participatory Spatial Analysis Tool to Facilitate Policy Assessments Peter Verweij, Michiel van Eupen Geospatial world forum – policy/research Rotterdam, 16 May 2013

  2. Policy makers wish • Easy to handle research tool • Fast, simple and transparent, also in terms of needed data • Can be carried out in a multi-actor as well as a multi-level setting • Helping to produce credible policy proposals

  3. Why QUICKScan? • Different tools to do EC policy assessments, e.g.: • Expert groups : short time frame, dialogue, transparent • Complex models : quantities, regional differences, visualisations • Wish to use available data during explorative dialogue

  4. Contents • QUICKScanin Integrated Assessment (IA) process • What is QUICKScan? • PPT-Demo • Advantages & disadvantages • Applications and planned developments

  5. What is QUICKScan? Software toolSpatial (and spatio-statistical) analysis toolto link availablespatial data toknowledgerules Used in participatory process To support exploratory dialogue in a facilitated workshop

  6. How use QUICKScan ? Given a (policy)objective: • Evidencegathering: study policy documentsand interview policy makers and experts • Identifypotential policy alternatives • Identify data needs • Gather data or findproxies (originatingfrom EU datacentres, research, others) • Classified remote sensing data (e.g. CORINE land cover, or HANTS phenology/land use) • Model resultsfrompreceding runs (e.g. CAPRI, agriculture , CLUE land demands, ENSEMBLES climateprojections) • Statistical data (e.g. EUROSTAT, ESPON, FAO, GMES urban atlas) • Plans(e.g. plannedroads) • Organise workshop with policy makers and experts • Jointlydefinealternativesand indicators tomeasure the impact • Relatealternativesand indicators toavailable data via expert knowledge • Iterate(re-define) andConclude

  7. When apply QUICKScan in IA process? Source: Milieu et.al., EU science policy interface, EC technical report 59, 2012

  8. When apply QUICKScan in IA process? Generic policy cycle Source: Milieu et.al., EU science policy interface, EC technical report 59, 2012

  9. When apply QUICKScan in IA process? • Gather data • Identify gaps • Where is the problem? • How big/severe is it? • Who is affected? • need to intervene? Impact Assessment guidelines: Policy problem identification and analyses Definition of policy objectives Develop policy options Impact analysis Compare impacts of options Indicator recommendations, monitoring, ex post evaluation • Explore options • Find effects Source: Milieu et.al., EU science policy interface, EC technical report 59, 2012

  10. Tool demo Illustrated by case: • Accessibility from urban areas to green areas

  11. Tool (1/9) – screen setup • 1. Tabs tonavigatebetweenmainscreens: • ‘Workflows’ – define model byusingcomponentsfromlibrary • ‘Results’ – compareresultsfrom differentworkflows 2. Component library (maps, expert rules, etc.) 3. ‘Workflows’ canvas Drag components here to relate them together and define new knowledge rules

  12. Tool (2/9) – explore background maps Drag component onto canvas and view its map

  13. Tool (2/9) – look at components for Green areas

  14. Tool (3/9) – Define knowledge matrix

  15. Tool (3/9) – add and link matrix 2. Drag matrix onto canvas 3. Link to data 1. Matrix is addedto the library

  16. Tool (3/9) – apply matrix and view map

  17. Tool (4/9) – zoom and show causal chain

  18. Tool (4/9) – zoom and show causal chain

  19. Tool (5/9) – create matrix: accessible green

  20. Tool (5/9) – link accessible green

  21. Tool (6/9) – view linked maps Choose indicators of interest

  22. Tool (7/9) – Create another alternative

  23. Tool (7/9) – Create another alternative Add High Nature Value farmland

  24. Tool (7/9) – Create another alternative

  25. Tool (7/9) – and include Green Accessibility Add same Green accessibility definition

  26. Tool (8/9) – Difference map 1. Choose indicator of interest 2. Select alternative A and B

  27. Tool (9/9) – Compare alternatives (EU) 1. Choose indicator of interest 2. Choose alternatives of interest 3. Choose summary area(s)

  28. Tool (9/9) – Compare alternatives (environmental regions)

  29. Applications Applications developed • Green Infrastructure (incl. role of climate change in Natura2000) • EU land use changes and Ecosystem Services • Yellow River delta (China), wetland conservation(under pressure by oil fields, acquaculture, urban expansion) • Darfur, resettlement of displaced persons

  30. Applications Potential QUICKScan case study locations • Applications developed • Green Infrastructure (incl. role of climate change in Natura2000) • EU land use changes and Ecosystem Services • Yellow River delta (China), wetland conservation(under pressure by oil fields, acquaculture, urban expansion) • Darfur, resettlement of displaced persons • Ongoing • Market Based Instruments for biodiversity and ecosystem services • South america, role of biodiversity in climate mitigation • Planned • EU: High Nature Value forests • Dutch region, TEEB • EU: Urban expansion (urban morphological zones, night light and suitability for urbanisation)

  31. Summary (1/2) : What is needed to do a QUICKScan? • People • Policy-/decision makers • Experts for topic at stake • Experienced QS modeller(to help formulate typologies and knowledge rules) • Discussion facilitator • Process • Facilitated workshop (in which all ‘people’ are present) • Open dialogue • Technology • Spatial (GIS-) data and statistical data • Software tool

  32. Summary (2/2): Advantages / disadvantages Advantages • Fast and transparent • Supports reaching consensus between different views(quick iterative exchange of stakeholder views) • Broad applicability • .... Disadvantages • Limited to spatial explicit issues • No system dynamics, no feedback loops • ....

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