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1. Informed Cities
Session Two
Kate Theobald and Ian Fitzgerald

2. 1. How do you find out information about urban
sustainability Tools developed for local
governments at European level?
(For Local Governments only)
59%
A. Information circulated
within my local authority
intranet;
B. Personal contact with 23%
18%
researchers working in
this area; 0%
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3. 2. How useful are European urban sustainability
Tools (such as those presented at this Forum) to
your local administration in implementing
sustainability?
(For Local Governments only)
A. Very useful; 5% 24%
B. Sometimes useful; 38%
C. Occasionally useful;
33%
D. Not useful.
Very useful; Sometimes useful;
Occasionally usef... Not useful.

4. 3. How useful are European urban sustainability
Tools to local governments (such as those
presented at this Forum)?
(For Researchers only)
A. Very useful; 0%
6%
B. Sometimes useful;
C. Occasionally useful; 41% 53%
D. Not useful.
Very useful; Sometimes useful;
Occasionally usef... Not useful.

5. 4. What information from local governments are you
missing when developing a Tool)?
(For Researchers only)
A. Policy-making priorities;
B. Access to relevant data;
19%
38%
C. Identification of key
policymakers who are 19%
interested in this area;
25%
D. Policymakers not
involved in developing the
research tool. Policy-making pri... Access to relevan...
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6. 5. What approaches do you think are most effective
for disseminating the outputs of projects for local
governments?
(For Local Governments only) 36% 36%
A. Existing local or regional 27%
government networks?;
B. National networks (e.g. those
representing local governments
in each country);
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7. 6. What approaches do you think are most
effective for disseminating the outputs of
projects for local governments?
(For Researchers only) 35%
A. Existing local or regional
government networks?; 24% 24%
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8. 7. What would be the most effective formats to
present the outcomes of a project to a local
government audience?
(For Local Governments only) 45%
41%
A. Reports;
B. Policy briefings;
C. Conferences/seminars; 9%
5%
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9. 8. What would be the most effective formats to
present the outcomes of a project to a local
government audience?
(For Researchers only) 47%
41%
A. Reports;
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10. 9. What have you gained from participating in this
Forum?
(For Local Governments only)
59%
A. Improved my knowledge of
urban sustainability in European
towns and cities;
B. Met with other ‘like-minded’ 23%
people working in a similar field;
9% 9%
C. Learned more about specific
urban sustainability tools;
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11. 10. What have you gained from participating in this
Forum?
(For Researchers only)
69%
A. Improved my knowledge of
urban sustainability in European
towns and cities;
B. Met with other ‘like-minded’ 25%
people working in a similar field;
6%
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