Greenspace

 

Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for Environmental Projects

We worked with the Scottish Community Development Centre for Greenspace, Scotland, an organisation providing a national lead on local action to improve the green environment within and around urban settlements in Scotland.   We were contracted to develop a monitoring and evaluation framework which would measure outputs and outcomes of greenspace activity, not just in environmental terms but also in relation to health, leisure, enterprise, heritage.

We visited a range of greenspace projects to familiarise ourselves with the type of activity and to talk to workers and users about any concerns they may have, their concept of success, what they wanted the evaluation framework to do.   We organised a series of working groups with investors, partner agencies, workers and user communities to help shape the framework, develop a suggested menu of output and outcome indicators and develop accessible and user-friendly ways to collect information.    The Scottish Executive, Health Board Scotland, Communities Scotland and Scottish Enterprise have all participating in the development of the framework and assessing its wider use.


Training Programme

We provided training in using the LEAP environmental framework to:

• Key senior staff within the main environmental organisations in Scotland

• Identified staff within organisations who will be trainers and a support resource for other staff

• Front line users of the framework

We operate in the spirit of 'An Open Scotland; Freedom of Information' produced by the Scottish Executive and follow the 'Social Research Association Ethical Guidelines' in all of our work.

For further information please contact:

Alex Downie on Tel: 01324 489666 or E-mail: adownie@lwtt.org.uk

or

Deryck Irving
Development Officer
Greenspace Scotland
Suite 3, Commercial Centre
Stirling Enterprise Park
Stirling
FK7 7RP

Tel:  01786 465934
E-Mail: deryck.irving@greenspacescotland.org.uk
Website:  www.greenspacescotland.org.uk