Analysis of the status-quo of territories

The EUARENAS deliverable 8.1 (D8.1) Analysis of the status-quo of territories aims at presenting current challenges to cities, in terms of deliberative democracy, to define the notion of urban impact as a multisectoral notion through which initiatives and the project can be evaluated. This document is the result of WP8 initial studies to craft an impact assessment methodology and indicators, to monitor the development of citizen-based urban initiatives and how they can have an impact in linking participatory and deliberative forms of democratic governance. The definition of “urban impact” is a transferable collaborative effort among EUARENAS researchers interpreted by the LUISS team. This has been achieved thanks to all the partners’ contributions during meetings held in autumn 2021 and especially the third Project Workshop in Helsinki in November 2021. Moreover, D8.1 extrapolates the relevant dimensions which describe urban impact - quality of the urban environment, social quality, and political quality. This is done to enhance the relationship between organizational changes that are due to a strengthening of deliberative democracy, city space, politics, management and governance, and society.