a map for england by peter shand (rtpi)
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Join in a na'onal debate with the Royal Town Planning Ins'tute
Individual government departments have over 100 maps relating to policies and programmes • 100 maps in 95 different places • Topics covered are:
• Economic growth • Transport • Communications • Housing • Environment
• One third are explicit maps; one third are not
Research Findings
• For the Public: • Hard to tell how government policies affect your area
• For Policy Makers: • Hard to tell what the cumulative impact of government
policies is on an area
• For Business: • Hard to tell how government policies will affect your
business
Why does this ma3er?
How does a M4E fit with Government Policy?
• A website portal containing layers for each of the key policies and programmes
• Open to ideas regarding enhanced interactivity
• Pilot website launched in October 2012
At the beginning of the project, what were we suggesFng?
Example Map: Regional Growth Funds and Household Growth
Example Map: Relative Water Stress Levels
Example Map: Household growth and flood risk
Example Map: Household growth and housing affordability
The Map for England Website
• Pilot website
• Have added to the datasets throughout the 6 month period
• Key question: why do policy makers continue to publish in the same old formats?
• We want to talk to industries about why the Map for England would be a useful tool
The Map for England Website
• Promote planning, and the interests of our members
• Influencing policy makers at the highest levels
• Mentions of the Map for England in Parliament
• Engaging with other sectors
But what can we do with the data?
• Helps to boost growth
• More transparent
• Saves time and money
• Helps coordinate infrastructure across national borders
Some additional benefits include:
• Should the government bring together these maps in one place?
• What would the benefits of this approach be to your organisation?
• Is our interactive map a good way for this information to be published?
• What key policy areas should be covered?
• Have we missed anything?
Our Consultation process is ongoing…
• Overwhelming support (90% surveyed) amongst a range of stakeholders
• ‘grounded in common sense’ • ‘ensure regions receive [their] share of
funding’ • ‘visualise…spatial relationships [for] planning’
What have we found out so far?
• The study report, parliamentary briefings, pilot website and compendium of maps are available at:
• www.mapforengland.co.uk
Want to know more?