A Users' Guide to Measuring Local Governance
A Users' Guide to Measuring Local Governance
A Users' Guide to Measuring Local Governance
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Weaknesses<br />
• While the UGI helps in assessing whether<br />
mechanisms and processes of participa<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
and equitable urban governance exist, it does<br />
not dig deeper <strong>to</strong> see how well these work, for<br />
instance, how effective the public<br />
consultations are, or how frequently citizens’<br />
surveys are undertaken, etc.<br />
• Since the UGI uses complex formulas <strong>to</strong><br />
normalise the results of each indica<strong>to</strong>r (i.e.<br />
obtain a value between 0 and 1), it is not easy<br />
<strong>to</strong> change the indica<strong>to</strong>rs or develop contextspecific<br />
indica<strong>to</strong>rs.<br />
• The UGI only has two gender-focused<br />
indica<strong>to</strong>rs. These indica<strong>to</strong>rs measure gender<br />
representation, but fail <strong>to</strong> measure a broader<br />
range of gender inequality issues, particularly<br />
in terms of access <strong>to</strong> basic services. UN-HABITAT<br />
advocates further gender disaggregation<br />
when expanding and locally adapting the<br />
index. For instance, the indica<strong>to</strong>r concerning<br />
the existence (yes/no) of public fora for<br />
consultation could include information on the<br />
percentage of female participants. Another<br />
example could be that the indica<strong>to</strong>r<br />
concerning “cus<strong>to</strong>mer satisfaction survey” also<br />
examines whether some questions of this<br />
survey are specially targeting women.<br />
Coverage<br />
The Urban <strong>Governance</strong> Index was field-tested in 24<br />
cities around the world: Douala, Yaounde, Louga,<br />
Dakar, Ibadan and Enugu (Africa), Amman, Tanta,<br />
Ismailia (Arab States), Naga City, Colombo,<br />
Moratuwa, Negombo, Matale, Kandy, Kotte (Asia<br />
and Pacific), Pristina (Europe), Montreal, Vancouver<br />
(North America), Montevideo, Qui<strong>to</strong>, San<strong>to</strong> Andre,<br />
Bayamo, Guadalajara (Latin America and<br />
Caribbean). Since 2004, it has been applied in<br />
various cities in Zimbabwe, Somalia, Mongolia and<br />
Kosovo.<br />
Timeline<br />
Initiated in 2000. Field tested in 2003-04.<br />
Application ongoing.<br />
Where <strong>to</strong> find it<br />
http://ww2.unhabitat.org/campaigns/governance/activities_6.asp<br />
http://www.unhabitat.org/campaigns/governance<br />
Contact details<br />
Global Campaign on Urban <strong>Governance</strong><br />
UN-HABITAT, P.O. Box 30030, Nairobi, Kenya<br />
Tel: +254-20-7623216, Fax: +254-20-7624264<br />
E-mail: governance@unhabitat.org<br />
Supplementary <strong>to</strong>ols/guidelines<br />
Urban <strong>Governance</strong> Index workshop and self-assessment guidelines:<br />
http://www.icnrd5-mongolia.mn/pdf/UGI%20self-assessment%20guidelines.doc<br />
http://www.unhabitat.org/downloads/docs/2232_55927_Addendum%20-%20Methodology%20<strong>Guide</strong>lines.doc<br />
UGI spreadsheet and calculation:<br />
http://www.unhabitat.org/downloads/docs/2232_24121_ugi-final-sheet%20may05.xls<br />
Other general information:<br />
http://www.unchs.org/downloads/docs/2232_80907_UGIndex.doc<br />
http://info.worldbank.org/e<strong>to</strong>ols/mdfdb/docs/WP_Janette1.pdf<br />
http://www.undp.org/oslocentre/docs05/cross/4.%20Creating%20<strong>Local</strong>%20<strong>Governance</strong>%20Measurements%20-%<br />
20Shipra%20Narang.ppt<br />
http://ww2.unhabitat.org/campaigns/governance/documents/Pres2Index.pdf<br />
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