WORKSHOP ON TERRITORIAL INDICATORS JRC Ispra 13th – 14th March 2019

1. Ispra, 13 – 14 March 2019 Alessandra de Renzis
SDGs at the local level vs territorial strategies in
Tuscany: current status and future perspectives
1

2. 2
Presentation outlinePresentation outlinePresentation outlinePresentation outline
 Previous analysis (carried out between 2015-2018)
 Evaluation analysis of estimated impact of Tuscany ERDF ROP territorial strategies in terms of well-
being and quality of life
 Drafting of Tuscany Regional Sustainable Development Strategy
 Memorandum of Understanding JRC –Tuscany Region
 Joint research between Presidency of Italy’s Council of Ministers and Gran Sasso Science Institute
Food for thoughts
 Examples of Tuscany online data platforms

3. Previous analysesPrevious analysesPrevious analysesPrevious analyses
Regional Unit in charge of International Development and Territorial Cooperation
 Localization of the SDGs: Experiences and Lessons learned from Tuscany (2017)
 ObjectiveObjectiveObjectiveObjective: Show some of Tuscany’s most relevant development experiences in both the Tuscan
territory and partners countries (particularly through decentralized cooperation initiatives)
presented into the SDG perspective
 Analysis of Regional policies for future implementation of SDGs and Agenda 2030 (2018)
 Joint research with University of Siena
 ObjectiveObjectiveObjectiveObjective : Relate Regional Development Programme (RDP) 2016-2020 to SDGs via a content
analysis of Regional projects (basic unit of RDP) according to SDGs targets keywords
 MainMainMainMain resultsresultsresultsresults: 75% (measured on 2015-2017 budget headings) of Regional Development
Programme 2016-2020 projects were found to be implementing policies directly related to SDGs
Regional Unit in charge of Financial programming and local finance
℡ Direct survey (interviews) to explore Tuscan population perceptions of their well-being (2018)
 4,500 people interviewed
 DomainsDomainsDomainsDomains: Work and life balance, Health and Safety (Objective well-being); Perception (Subjective
well-being)
 Well-being indicators of the Regional Development Programme 2016-2020 (2018)
 Objective well-being domains indicators included in the official set to measure Regional progress
3

4. 4
Tuscany ERDF ROP Territorial strategiesTuscany ERDF ROP Territorial strategiesTuscany ERDF ROP Territorial strategiesTuscany ERDF ROP Territorial strategies
9 Sustainable Urban Development (SUD) strategies 5 Inner Areas strategies

5. Territorial strategies ReportsTerritorial strategies ReportsTerritorial strategies ReportsTerritorial strategies Reports ---- BackgroundBackgroundBackgroundBackground
5
ObjectiveObjectiveObjectiveObjective: Evaluation exercise started in 2017 to verify the effectiveness of the territorial
Strategies in terms of quality of life and well-being by estimating baseline and potential
effects of supported operations
DriverDriverDriverDriver: Along Common, national and programme output indicators, Tuscany ERDF Regional
Operational Programme introduces a specific indicator measuring perceived quality of
urban life
“Quality of the living place: percentage of people aged 14 and more, stating that the
Urban Innovation Project has improved the urban quality, reducing local decay”
 Output indicator: does not require the identification of a baseline
 Indicator of perception: estimation requires a survey involving
target area population
Initially on Urban areas then extended to Inner areas
2 Reports (2017 and 2018): Joint research with IRPET

6. 6
Territorial strategies ReportsTerritorial strategies ReportsTerritorial strategies ReportsTerritorial strategies Reports ---- MethodologyMethodologyMethodologyMethodology
Analysis
 Identify specific Italian Equitable and Sustainable Well-being domains and related indicators (related to UN SDGs)
for both Urban and Inner areas: pertinence and consistency
 Verify with Regional Agencies and Local Administration (Policy maker and officials) data availability and indicators
specificities (frequency, data time series, unit of analysis etc)
Outcome (Urban areas)
 7 (out of 12) National domains (Social relationship, Environment, Safety, Work and life balance, Innovation, Quality
of public services, Health)
 23 indicators
 Pilot: Municipality of Prato Sustainable Urban Development (SUD) strategy

7. Environment Quality of public services Social relationships Health
Soil consumption (hectares of urbanised surface over total) Participation in early childhood education Disposable income inequality Life expectancy at birth
Urban green" Place-Km of public transport networks Segregation index Chronic disease patients per 1,000 inhabitants
Quality of urban air - PM10 Density of bike lanes (per 100 square meters of municipality surface)
Average consumption of pharmaceutical products per day -
DDD (Defined Daily Dose) per 1,000 inhabitants
NO2 Annual average concentration in the municipality Road accidents mortality rate (15-34 years old)
Availability of cultural events (number of events per 1,000 inhabitants) Hospital admission rate per 1,000 inhabitants
Innovation Work and life balance Safety
Hospital admission rate related to diseases of the
cardiovascular system per 100,000 inhabitants
People registered as an unemployed jobseeker with the employment servicesPopulation at risk of landslides
Number of new employment contracts
Number of new permanent employment contracts Population at risk of floodSpecialisation index (manufacturing and services)
Hospital admission rate related to diseases of the
respiratory system per 100,000 inhabitants
7
Domains and indicators identificationDomains and indicators identificationDomains and indicators identificationDomains and indicators identification

8. Municipality of PratoMunicipality of PratoMunicipality of PratoMunicipality of Prato Sustainable UrbanSustainable UrbanSustainable UrbanSustainable Urban
Development (SUD) strategyDevelopment (SUD) strategyDevelopment (SUD) strategyDevelopment (SUD) strategy
8
Part of the National UrBes “Bes measures at local level” project
The Urban Agenda for Prato
 a medium-long term vision based on an idea of Sustainable Development
 the new Operational Plan, the Urban Sustainable Mobility Plan and the Smart City Plan were
conceived as a single territorial planning tool
PIU’ Prato (8 M€ of which 6.7M€ EU contribution)
 Located in an abandoned industrial complex in the Chinatown district of the city
 Aims at finding a new connection with the urban quality of the city around it
 Diverse operations addressing different domains and goals

9. URBAN
STRATEGIES

10. MACROLOTTO 0 «CREATIVE DISTRICT»

11. TOWN MARKET
PLAYGROUND
Photos and pictures courtesy of Municipality of Prato

12. 12
Relate supported operations to domains and indicators
Case study: Municipality of PratoCase study: Municipality of PratoCase study: Municipality of PratoCase study: Municipality of Prato

13. 13
ENVIRONMENT
SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS
HEALTH
QUALITY OF
PUBLIC SERVICES
INNOVATION WORK AND LIFE BALANCE
SAFETY
Case study: Municipality of PratoCase study: Municipality of PratoCase study: Municipality of PratoCase study: Municipality of Prato ---- OutcomesOutcomesOutcomesOutcomes
Variation of indicators with respect to BES domains Expected impacts of operations

14. ROP ERDF Territorial strategies:ROP ERDF Territorial strategies:ROP ERDF Territorial strategies:ROP ERDF Territorial strategies: wellwellwellwell----beingbeingbeingbeing
indicators baselineindicators baselineindicators baselineindicators baseline
14

15. Towards Tuscany Regional Sustainable development strategy
 Synthesis of previous analyses outcomes
 Regional steering committee involving all Directorates as well as a representative of Tuscan Municipalities,
coordinated by the Presidency of the Region
 Set up of a regional Forum to promote participation of local institutions and stakeholders in Strategy design and
implementation
 Definition of a state of the art scenario based on a set of indicators to guide future policy definition and monitoring
towards the achievement of Agenda 2030 goals
Memorandum of Understanding JRC –Tuscany Region
 5 years collaboration activities in the area of evidence-informed policy/decision making at regional level and in the
development of regional innovation ecosystem
 2019 Action Plan: Area 1 “Digital platforms and open government data: exploring methodologies and practises for
the use of predictive models to improve research and innovation policies”
 dissemination of data collected at the local - urban and regional - level, following a harmonised approach
that ensures the integrity and reliability of the information provided and its reusability
 investigate the use of data platforms and monitoring tools for the implementation of SDGs locally
(urban/rural)
Next stepsNext stepsNext stepsNext steps
15

16. 16
Joint research Presidency of Italy’s Council of Ministers – Gran Sasso Science Institute
 ObjectiveObjectiveObjectiveObjective: Estimate potential effects of Inner Areas strategies on local development in terms of
well-being and quality of life
 National Strategy for Inner Areas
 Classification of territories according to a distance (travel-time) criterion from the main pole (basic
services provider)
 Desk analysis (Inner Areas Open Kit) with respect to a series of demographic and socio-economic
parameters
 72 areas selected throughout the whole national territory
Next stepsNext stepsNext stepsNext steps
 Research methodology and data availability
 Relate main National Strategy objectives (service improvement and investments in selected development
factors: energy; agriculture; crafts; cultural heritage; regional policy) and local Strategies actions to
relevant SDGs
 Relate local Strategies result and output indicators (Inner Areas Open Kit, National – EU funds
Partnership Agreement and Area specific) to SDGs target
 Empower local communities by active participation in the analysis and communication of results
 Creation of a National database
Joint research Presidency of Italy’s Council of Ministers – Gran Sasso Science Institute

17. 17
Source: National Inner Area Strategy Technical Committee

18. 18
Source: National Inner Area Strategy Technical Committee

19. Food for thoughtsFood for thoughtsFood for thoughtsFood for thoughts
Cohesive effect of shared local development strategies: empowering local communities and
improving governance around shared goals and objectives
 Evidence based policy: objectivity of data supported by ex ante / in itinere participative decision making process to
identify strengths and weaknesses
 Accountability of policies
 Beware: place based strategies -> localism (eg. societal challenges policies might be divisive)
 Can Smart specialisation Strategy play a key role?
Pertinence of goals, targets and indicators to territorial dimension analysed (eg. different
approaches are needed for low growth, low income or low density regions)
What about including transition indicators?
Data availability, reliability and timing (frequency of collection and release) -> interoperability
 Examples of Tuscany online data platforms:
 Territorial Observatory: http://territorio.irpet.it/#!/
 Regional Research and Innovation Observatory: http://toscanaopenresearch.it/en/
 Industry 4.0: http://industria40.regione.toscana.it/
 Examples of National online data platforms:
 EU funded projects: https://opencoesione.gov.it/it/
19

20. Alessandra de Renzis
alessandra.derenzis@regione.toscana.it
alessandra.derenzis@gssi.it
20

21. ReferencesReferencesReferencesReferences
BES and UrBes projects: https://www.istat.it/en/well-being-and-sustainability or https://www.istat.it/it/benessere-e-
sostenibilit%C3%A0/la-misurazione-del-benessere-(bes)/il-bes-dei-territori
Municipality of Prato SUD strategy : http://www.cittadiprato.it/EN/Sezioni/248/Macrolotto-Creative-District/ or (in
Italian) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSOCLLH_u2g http://www.regione.toscana.it/-/progetti-di-innovazione-
urbana-piu-prato or https://www.paesaggiourbano.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/PU_2018-4_Brachi.pdf
National Strategy for Inner Areas : http://old2018.agenziacoesione.gov.it/it/arint/
GSSI research project "The development of Inner Areas in Italy": http://www.gssi.it/research-area/social-science-gssi-
cities-research/inner-areas
21

22. RegioneRegioneRegioneRegione Toscana contact detailsToscana contact detailsToscana contact detailsToscana contact details
ROP ERDF Well-being reports - Settore Autorità di Gestione del POR FESR with the support of IRPET
(http://www.regione.toscana.it/por-fesr-2014-2020/valutazione)
“Localization of the SDGs: Experiences and Lessons learned from Tuscany” report - Settore Attività internazionali
(http://localizingthesdgs.org/library/view/313)
Regional Economic and Financial Document (DEFR) - Settore Programmazione finanziaria e finanza locale
(http://www.regione.toscana.it/bancadati/atti/?redirect=/bancadati/atti/DettaglioAttiG.xml%3fcodprat=2018DG0000
0001601)
Regional Sustainable development Strategy - Direzione Ambiente ed Energia
(http://www.regione.toscana.it/bancadati/atti/?redirect=/bancadati/atti/DettaglioAttiG.xml%3fcodprat=2019DG0000
0000185)
22