Doughnut impact assessment for development project
Interactive workshop for local authorities to reflect on the impact of development project on the doughnut’s dimensions
Presentation of the tool
This doughnut tool is a interactive-workshop tool whose objective is to bring stakeholders from a local authority (elected officials, agents, residents, etc.) to reflect on the impacts of development projects on the doughnut and on possible avenues for improvement to integrate the safe and just space. It is a tool designed for ex-ante use, when projects can still branch off but the broad outlines have been defined. This tool should be used in tables of around ten participants, each led by a facilitator.
Workshop procedure
This workshop is divided into 4 key stages :
- Identifying the basic needs met by the project ;
- Identifying the social impacts of the project on the social foundation ;
- Identifying the environmental impacts of the project on the environmental ceiling ;
- Identifying the practices and resources to be engaged in order to be part of the safe and just space.
Material
- Unrolled doughnut poster (A0)
- Visual impact summary (A3)
- Support sheet - Pratices and ressources (A3)
- Post-it notes and pens
The attached presentation outlines the methods of using and running this tool and provides the various supports.
Author and usage
This tool was developped by Clara Mantaut (MINES Saint-Etienne / UMR 5600 Environnement Ville Société), in the frame of a partnership with France Villes et territoires Durables association.
It is designed to be used in regular workshop animated by this association with French local authorities.
Translated from French by Clara Mantaut.
For more information, please contact : contact@francevilledurable.fr
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Kyungmin Lee
Suji-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Kyungmin Lee is the Co-Founder of Y-Donut (Yongin Doughnut Economics Coalition) and an active member of Neutinamu Makers and the Supunro Cooperative based at Neutinamu Library. She holds a PhD in Public Administration and currently serves as a Research Associate Professor at Ajou University in South Korea. Her research focuses on integrating Doughnut Economics into grassroots policymaking, aiming to build regenerative and redistributive communities through participatory governance and locally grounded innovation.
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Paula Cukura
Riga, Latvia
ESG justice activist studying social economy, while working on social innovations' projects with NGOs & universities. ✌️🫶
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Jigme Namgyel
Thimphu
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Siobhann Mansel-Pleydell
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Founder of Make It Good which is dedicated to accelerating regenerative futures. Most recently part of the Oxfordshire Doughnut Project Team. Funded by Oxfordshire County Council and hosted by Aspire, the project seeks to accelerate understanding of Doughnut Economics in application across three core work streams - developing a preliminary data portrait as a springboard for engagement, understanding how to move from impact assessment to doughnut-informed Decision Making Wheel, and to consider how to begin to apply these tools to strategic economic planning in Oxfordshire.
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Emile Balembois
Paris, Île-de-France, France
I am a PhD Student working on the development of methodologies for analysing territorial public policies on land use, taking into account planetary limits and social justice issues. This PhD is supported by the association France Villes et territoires Durables, an organisation in action of the Doughnut Economics Action Lab.
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günther fischer
Dietramszell, Bayern, Deutschland
less but better! Weniger Verbrauch, mehr Qualität, mehr Verantwortung. Wir müssen selbst beginnen und entschlossen die Bereitschaft zur Veränderung zeigen. Nachhaltigkeit kann weder konsumiert noch delegiert werden.
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Leonora Grcheva
City of London, England, United Kingdom
Cities and Regions Lead at DEAL. Urban planner, researcher, participation practitioner. Macedonian living in London.
