1. Health and Social Benefits in the Valuation of Urban Realm Improvements Chelsea Dosad, Colin Buchanan Rob Sheldon, Accent ETC, Glasgow, October 2010

5. What have we been aiming at? A better allocation of funds , IF public realm schemes have been undervalued A mechanism for raising funds , especially joint funding of schemes Improving the quality of design, by providing a focus on what users want

8. Examples of SP trade-offs

9. SW 2004 SP results: willingness to pay for improvements

10. Quantification of Urban Realm ─ PERS SP results matched with PERS Very detailed, very local measurement Good for user benefits Aggregation to larger geographic scale still possible

11. PERS weightings in Phase 1 quantification/ valuation

12. Phase 1 – Summary Used PERS to quantify changes in quality Used SP to value changes in quality Extensive data collection over many years Fits into standard transport appraisal , widely used for TfL Robust approach – although looks at relative importance rather than absolute

16. Maidstone High Street Improvement Project

18. Defining and Quantifying Urban Realm Quality Geographic Area Detail User Benefits Property Values Health & Community

24. Elements of urban realm do not exist in isolation General perceptions Disbenefits of regeneration Sense of community Health Social cohesion Fear of crime Actual crime Urban realm components are intertwined Better expressed as wellbeing; positively influenced by space and community events Positively affected by good lighting, space and safe access to facilities Positively affected by space and maintenance Positively affected by community events and good maintenance However, improvements to town centre may adversely affect side areas as crime and traffic are simply displaced

25. Phase 1, 2 & 3 Summary Urban realm improvement Change in behaviour Change in perception Intervention Impact Outcomes Valuation Benefits to existing users User benefits Property values User benefits Health & community benefits Benefits to new users Health and social outcomes Local area perception and use

27. Practical application Ease of use Additionality - can we add the benefits together? Applicability