Chongqing New Urbanization Pilot & Demonstration Project Nan’an Subproject Social Assessment Report (2nd Version) Chongqing Nan’an Development and Reform Commission Chongqing Inturer Technology Development Co., Ltd. March 2018 Contents Table............................................................................................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined. Figure .......................................................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. 1. Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................... 5 1.1 Background of the Subproject ................................................................................................................ 5 1.2 Overview of SA ......................................................................................................................................... 6 1.2.1 Purpose and main tasks............................................................................................................... 6 1.2.2 Subjects and scope ...................................................................................................................... 7 1.2.4 Methods .......................................................................................................................................... 8 1.2.5 Key concerns ....................................................................................................................................... 10 2. Socioeconomic Profile of the Subproject Area ............................................................................................. 11 2.1 Demographics ......................................................................................................................................... 11 2.2Economic and social development ....................................................................................................... 12 3. Sampling Survey on Local Households ........................................................................................................ 14 3.1 Sampling method.................................................................................................................................... 14 3.1.1 Screening of target communities .............................................................................................. 14 3.1.2 Determination of sample size .................................................................................................... 16 3.2Socioeconomic profile ............................................................................................................................. 18 3.2.1 Age and gender ........................................................................................................................... 18 3.2.2 Educational level ......................................................................................................................... 18 3.2.3 Employment ................................................................................................................................. 19 3.2.4 Income .......................................................................................................................................... 19 4. Stakeholder Analysis ........................................................................................................................................ 21 4.1 Stakeholder identification ...................................................................................................................... 21 4.2.1 Current situation of old communities and residents’ needs .................................................. 22 4.2.2 Current situation of public spaces and residents’ needs ....................................................... 28 4.2.3 Current situation of areas of Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal and residents' needs 29 5. Local Poor Population ...................................................................................................................................... 31 5.1 MLS population ....................................................................................................................................... 31 1 5.2 Extremely poor population .................................................................................................................... 33 5.3 Floating population ................................................................................................................................. 33 5.4 Disabled population................................................................................................................................ 34 5.5 Main needs of special groups ............................................................................................................... 35 5.5.1 Poor population ........................................................................................................................... 35 5.5.2 Floating population...................................................................................................................... 35 5.5.3 Disabled population .................................................................................................................... 35 6. Social Impact Analysis ..................................................................................................................................... 37 6.1 Old Community Renewal....................................................................................................................... 37 6.1.1 Positive impacts .......................................................................................................................... 37 6.1.2 Negative impacts ......................................................................................................................... 37 6.2 Public Space Renewal ........................................................................................................................... 38 6.2.1 Positive impacts .......................................................................................................................... 38 6.2.2 Negative impacts ......................................................................................................................... 39 6.3 Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal ................................................................................................... 39 6.3.1 Positive impacts .......................................................................................................................... 39 6.3.2 Negative impacts ......................................................................................................................... 40 6.4 Measures to mitigate negative impacts............................................................................................... 40 6.4.1 LA and HD impacts ..................................................................................................................... 40 6.4.2 Measures to reduce traffic and safety impacts ....................................................................... 40 6.4.3 Negative environmental impacts............................................................................................... 41 6.4.4 Negative impacts on special groups ........................................................................................ 41 7. Social Gender Analysis .................................................................................................................................... 42 7.1 Local women’s perceptions of, needs for and suggestions on the Subproject ............................. 42 7.1.1 Situation of local women ............................................................................................................ 42 7.1.2 Statistics of female samples in the questionnaire survey ..................................................... 42 7.1.3 Women’s main needs for the Subproject................................................................................. 43 7.1.4 Suggestions on the Subproject ................................................................................................. 44 7.2 Positive impacts of the Subproject on women ................................................................................... 45 2 7.3 Negative impacts of the Subproject on women and mitigation measures/plan ............................ 46 7.4Gender Action Plan ................................................................................................................................. 46 8. Public Participation ........................................................................................................................................... 48 8.1 Forms and process of public participation at the preparation stage ............................................... 48 8.1.1 Site visit ........................................................................................................................................ 48 8.1.2 Questionnaire survey.................................................................................................................. 48 8.1.3 Key informant interview .............................................................................................................. 48 8.1.4 FGD ............................................................................................................................................... 48 8.2 Public participation plan for the implementation stage ..................................................................... 51 9.3Grievance redress mechanism .............................................................................................................. 51 9. Social Risks and Social Action Plan .............................................................................................................. 53 9.1 Social risks in project design ................................................................................................................ 53 9.2 Social risks in project implementation ................................................................................................. 53 9.3 Management and maintenance risks .................................................................................................. 54 9.4 Social Action Plan ................................................................................................................................... 55 Appendix 1 FGD Minutes..................................................................................................................................... 59 Appendix 2 In-depth Interview Minutes ............................................................................................................. 62 Appendix 3 Key Informant Interview Minutes ................................................................................................... 63 Appendix 4 Fieldwork Photos.............................................................................................................................. 67 3 Abbreviations AP - Affected People FGD Focus Group Discussion HD - House Demolition LA - Land Acquisition MLS - Minimum Living Security PMO - Project Management Office RAP - Resettlement Action Plan SA - Social Assessment Units Currency unit = Yuan (RMB) US$1.00 = RMB6.33 1 hectare = 15 mu 4 1. Introduction 1.1 Background of the Subproject Chongqing Municipality is located in southwestern China, bordered by Hubei and Hunan Provinces on the east, Guizhou Province on the south, Sichuan Province on the west and Shaanxi Province on the north, with a land area of 82,400 km2, governing 38 districts / counties, with a resident population of 30.4843 million, an urbanization rate of 62.6% and a GDP of 1.755876 trillion yuan in 2016. As China’s 4th municipality directly under the central government, Chongqing is an economic, financial, scientific, shipping and trading logistics center on the upper Yangtze River, and an important node on the Belt and Road, and in the Yangtze River Economic Belt. Nan’an District is an urban district of Chongqing Municipality, surrounded by the Yangtze River on the west and north, opposite to Jiulongpo, Yuzhong and Jiangbei Districts across the river, bordered by Banan District on the east and south, with a land area of 262.43 km2, governing 8 sub- districts and 7 towns, with a registered population of 699,500, a resident population of 873,900 (including an urban population of 829,900), and an urbanization rate of 94.97% in 2016. As one of the urban districts of Chongqing undergoing rapid urbanization, Nan’an District has many old communities, mostly built before China’s housing system reform1. These communities are faced with serious problems, such as insufficient supporting facilities, illegal construction, insufficient parking spaces, and poor sanitation, affecting residents’ living quality and urban image directly. The Nan’an District Regeneration Subproject (hereinafter, the “Subproject�) aims to improve road accessibility, and the availability and quality of public spaces through the improvement of public spaces and urban slow traffic systems, as well as urban planning and management capacity. The subproject area is about 60 km2. The gross investment in the Subproject is 1.94246 billion yuan, including a Bank loan of 438.2837 million yuan. The Subproject consists of Old Community Renewal, Public Space Renewal, Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal, and Urban Planning and Management Research, and Capacity Building. See Table 1-1. Table 1-1 Components Component Description 83 buildings with 4,678 houses in 11 blocks in 4 communities (Dongxing Nanping Road, Jinzi Street, Yangguang, Xiangshui Road), mainly including public Sub-district facility renewal, street facility improvement and addition (benches, stairways, urban furniture, etc.), water supply and drainage pipelines, etc. 158 buildings with 9,715 houses in 8 blocks in 4 communities (Jinshan Road, Old Huayuanlu Jinyan, Gulouwan and Nanhu), mainly including public facility renewal, street Community Sub-district facility improvement and addition (benches, stairways, urban furniture, etc.), Renewal water supply and drainage pipelines, etc. 27 buildings with 1,740 houses in 10 blocks in 2 communities (Huangjueya Nanshan and Wuzhenshan), mainly including public facility renewal, street facility Sub-district improvement and addition (benches, stairways, urban furniture, etc.), water supply and drainage pipelines, etc. 1 In 1998, China’s housing system was reformed from welfare-oriented allocation to monetized allocation. 5 Optimization Improvement of public spaces of Nanhu, Guohuishan and Houbao of Communities, including addition of recreational facilities, pavement existing parks improvement, landscaping, green space improvement, etc. Public Optimization Improvement of public spaces of Nanping and Huigong Square, including Space of pavement improvement, addition of recreational and living facilities, and existing Renewal squares urban furniture, etc. Utilization of old spaces under Dafosi Bridge, and construction of waterfront Utilization of open spaces spaces, including footpath, pavement, landscaping and supporting facilities Slow traffic Improvement of 29 slow traffic footpaths, including sign renewal, addition of footpaths resting facilities, trash bins and urban furniture, landscaping, etc. Urban Mountain Improvement of 16 mountain climbing footpaths, including blind road opening, Slow climbing pavement renewal, addition of resting facilities, power distribution facilities Traffic footpaths and pipelines, etc. System 3 urban connecting roads (769m Longhuang Highway broadening, 1,403m Renewal Supporting Hugui Road and 647m Tushan Branch Road), including sidewalks, roads pavements, street-crossing facilities, supporting pipelines, etc. Urban Planning and Urban renewal planning and research of Nan’an District; management Management Research, innovation and capacity building; development of a slow traffic system app for and Capacity Building Nan’an District; project management, etc. Figure 1-1 Location map of the Subproject 1.2 Overview of SA 1.2.1 Purpose and main tasks This SA aims to learn stakeholders’ expectations and needs, identify the Subproject’s positive 6 and negative impacts, and design a series of measures to ensure that stakeholders participate extensively and benefit from the Subproject, and the benefits of the Subproject are maximized. Therefore, the main tasks of this SA are: 1) Identifying the Subproject’s primary stakeholders, learning their perceptions of and needs for the Subproject, and collecting their comments on the Subproject; 2) Identifying the Subproject’s impacts on and potential risks to stakeholders, especially women, the poor, the disabled and other vulnerable groups; 3) Promoting extensive public participation, especially women, the poor and other vulnerable groups, and proposing a project management pattern and a public participation strategy accordingly; 4) Learning the current situation of local old communities, public spaces and slow traffic footpaths, and the Subproject’s positive and negative impacts on the subproject area and local residents; 5) Developing a social action plan to optimize the subproject design, evade risks and promote the realization of the subproject objectives. In 2017, Nan’an District’s minority population accounted for 1.05% of gross population; in the subproject area, Nanping Sub-district’s minority population accounted for 0.65%; Huayuanlu Sub- district’s minority population for 0.35%; and Nanshan Sub-district’s minority population for 0.59%. Local minority population has moved in by employment, migration and marriage mainly, and there is no hereditary or centrally-living minority population here. Thus, the Subproject does not trigger OP4.10, and it is not necessary to prepare an ethnic minority development plan. Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal involves the permanent acquisition of 14.2 mu of collective land, and the demolition of rural residential houses of 1,450 m2, urban residential houses of 539 m2 and houses with limited property rights of 4,636.8 m2, affecting 31 households with 90 persons. According to OP4.12 and BP4.12, a resettlement action plan (RAP) should be prepared for the Subproject. 1.2.2 Subjects and scope This SA involves the 3 components of Old Community Renewal, Public Space Renewal and Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal mainly, and aims to evaluate their impacts, local adaptability and acceptance. This SA covers 7 sub-districts and 3 towns in Nan’an District, which are densely populated, and has 82% of the district’s population and many old communities. Among the 3 sub- districts involved in Old Community Renewal, Nanshan Sub-district has rich natural and cultural resources, a relatively large population converted from rural status into urban status, and a low income level, and many houses here were built before 2000; Nanping and Huayuanlu Sub-districts are located in central Nan’an District, and there are many old communities with no maintenance and property management here, and many houses here were built in 1980s or 1990s. 7 Figure 1-2 3 Sub-districts involved in Old Community Renewal Figure 1-3 Location map of Public Space Renewal Figure 1-4 Location map of Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal 1.2.4 Methods 1) FGD 8 54 FGDs were held in 28 communities in Nanping, Nanshan and Huayuanlu Sub-districts in the beneficiary area of Old Community Renewal, including 27 FGDs with women, to learn residents’ needs for the Subproject, the Subproject’s impacts, and relevant comments and suggestions through brainstorming. 32 FGDs were held in 17 communities in the beneficiary area of Public Space Renewal, including 16 FGDs with women, with 436 participants in total, including 207 women, accounting for 47.8%; 167 residents aged 60 years or above, accounting for 38.3%; and 48 poor and disabled residents, accounting for 11%. 2) Key informant interview Key informant interviews were conducted with 30 men-times of key informants from the district labor and social security bureau, employment bureau, civil affairs bureau, ethnic and religious affairs bureau, fire control detachment, public security bureau, land reservation center, women’s federation, disabled people’s federation, sub-district offices and town governments, Chongqing Jiangnan Urban Construction & Asset Management Co., Ltd., Nanshan Ecological Belt Management Committee, and community committees to learn the Subproject’s impacts and potential risks, relevant needs and suggestions, etc. 3) In-depth interview 20 in-depth interviews were conducted with residents’ representatives in the area of Old Community Renewal to learn their attitudes to and needs for the Subproject, and the Subproject’s potential impacts on and risks to them. 66 in-depth interviews were conducted in the area of Public Space Renewal to learn residents’ satisfaction with and needs for public spaces. 32 in-depth interviews were conducted in the area of Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal to learn residents’ satisfaction with and needs for road conditions, sanitation, urban furniture, supporting facilities, etc. 4) Participatory observation Participatory observation was conducted on local community roads, infrastructure, landscaping, exterior walls, parks, squares, footpaths, etc. to gain a more intuitive understanding of the current situation of the subproject area. 5) Questionnaire survey Through two rounds of screening, 28 communities affected by Old Community Renewal and 17 affected by Public Space Renewal were selected for the questionnaire survey at sampling rates of 3% for communities with 500 or less households, 2% for those with 500-1,000 households and 1% for those with over 1,000 households, with 450 copies in total, covering community parking management, sanitation, landscaping, roads, facade, drainage and infrastructure for Old Community Renewal, and overall environment of public spaces, protective facilities, lighting, convenience, comfort, road occupation for parking, resting facilities, management, maintenance, accessibility, etc. for Public Space Renewal. Among the samples, males account for 40.4% and females for 59.6%.For the slow traffic system, 256questionnaires were finished within the scope of the 28communities affected by Old Community Renewal, and the survey focused on the degree of satisfaction and demand of residents on the roads, sanitation, urban furniture, and supporting facilities. 6) Literature review Local statistical yearbooks, bulletins, development plans, information on local socioeconomic profile, special plans, policies, regulations, summaries of past relevant activities were collected from the district development and reform commission, labor and social security bureau, employment bureau, civil affairs bureau, ethnic and religious affairs bureau, fire control detachment, public security bureau, land reservation center, women’s federation, disabled people’s federation, sub- district offices and town governments, Chongqing Jiangnan Urban Construction & Asset Management Co., Ltd., Nanshan Ecological Belt Management Committee, and community 9 committees. Table 1-2 Survey methods and statistics Key informant interviews HHs In-depth Component FGDs District agencies, Sub-districts, surveyed interviews owner communities Old Community Renewal 54 256 20 Public Huigong Road, Hongsheng - - 56 Space Square and Wanda Square 18 12 Renewal 4 parks 32 194 10 Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal - 256 32 1.2.5 Key concerns This report describes the local socioeconomic profile, and issues in old communities, public spaces and slow traffic footpaths, identifies primary stakeholders,analyzes their needs and impacts, identifies the Subproject’s potential positive and negative impacts, and social risks, analyzes local women’s development, the Subproject’s impacts on women and their needs for the Subproject, studies how to incorporate stakeholders into the Subproject and propose a public participation plan, and proposes measures to avoid or mitigate negative impacts. The key concerns of this SA are: 1) Old communities, public spaces and slow traffic footpaths: current situation of the subproject area, residents’ needs, the Subproject’s positive and negative impacts, and measures to mitigate negative impacts; 2) Public participation: how to involve local residents in the Subproject, potential issues, and relevant mechanism and strategy, especially the participation of old people, women and the poor; 3) Social gender: participation of women in the Subproject’s design, construction and implementation, and how to ensure that women play an effective role in improving the sustainability of the Subproject; and 4) The poor: participation of the poor in the Subproject, the Subproject’s impacts on them, and how to ensure that they benefit from the Subproject 10 2. Socioeconomic Profile of the Subproject Area Chongqing Municipality is located in southwestern China, bordered by Hubei and Hunan Provinces on the east, Guizhou Province on the south, Sichuan Province on the west and Shaanxi Province on the north, with a land area of 82,400 km2, governing 38 districts / counties, with a resident population of 30.4843 million, an urbanization rate of 62.6% and a GDP of 1.755876 trillion yuan in 2016. As China’s 4th municipality directly under the central government, Chongqing is an economic, financial, scientific, shipping and trading logistics center on the upper Yangtze River, and an important node on the Belt and Road, and in the Yangtze River Economic Belt. Nan’an District is an urban district of Chongqing Municipality, surrounded by the Yangtze River on the west and north, opposite to Jiulongpo, Yuzhong and Jiangbei Districts across the river, bordered by Banan District on the east and south, being an urban industrial and business center. 2.1 Demographics At the end of 2016, Chongqing had a registered population of 33.9211 million, up 202,700 or 0.61% from 2015, including 16.4687 million females, accounting for 48.55%; an urban population of 19.0845 million, and a population aged above 65 years of 3.8197 million, accounting for 12.53%. In 2016, Nan’an District had a registered population of 700,100, up 19,000; a resident population of 873,900, up 15,800, a female population of 356,200, accounting for 50.88%; an urban population of 640,400, accounting for 91.47; a newborn population of 6,174 (birth rate 9.35‰); a dead population of 3,183 (death rate 4.82‰);and a natural population growth rate of 4.53‰. Urban resident population was 830,000, accounting for (urbanization rate)94.97% of gross population, up 0.4 percentage point. Nan’an District governs 8 sub-districts and 7 towns, in which Longmenhao, Tongyuanju, Haitangxi, Danzishi, Nanping, Nanshan and Huayuanlu Sub-districts, and Nanping, Tushan and Jiguanshi Towns are covered by the Subproject. Table 2-1 Administrative divisions of the subproject area Communities / Division Communities Villages villages Nan’an District 150 92 58 Tongyuanju Sub-district 9 9 0 Huayuanlu Sub-district 11 11 0 Nanping Sub-district 13 13 0 Meitangxi Sub-district 10 10 0 Longmenhao Sub-district 5 5 0 Danzishi Sub-district 9 9 0 Nanshan Sub-district 13 4 9 Nanping Town 11 9 2 Tushan Town 10 8 2 Jiguanshi Town 8 3 5 The 7 sub-districts and 3 towns had a registered population of 574,100, accounting for 82% of Nan’an District’s registered population; a female population of 292,400, accounting for 82.09% of Nan’an District’s female population; and an urban population of 568,800, accounting for 88.82% of Nan’an District’s urban population. 11 Table 2-2 Registered population of the subproject area (0,000) Component (Old Gender Total population Community Renewal: A; Public Division HHs Population Space Renewal: B; Male Female Urban Rural Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal: C) Chongqing Municipality 1260.88 3392.11 1745.24 1646.87 1776.60 1615.51 Nan’an District 27.71 70.01 34.39 35.62 64.04 5.97 Longmenhao Sub-district C 1.00 2.46 1.21 1.24 2.46 0 Tongyuanju Sub-district C 2.17 5.40 2.63 2.77 5.40 0 Meitangxi Sub-district C 2.47 6.73 3.38 3.35 6.73 0 Danzishi Sub-district B, C 1.59 3.94 1.94 2.00 3.94 0 Nanping Sub-district A, B, C 3.54 9.57 4.67 4.90 9.57 0 Nanshan Sub-district A, C 1.72 4.23 2.10 2.13 3.70 0.53 Huayuanlu Sub-district A, B, C 3.08 8.64 4.30 4.34 8.64 0 Nanping Town B, C 3.80 9.26 4.47 4.79 9.26 0 Tushan Town C 2.46 5.74 2.78 2.96 5.74 0 Jiguanshi Town C 0.63 1.44 0.68 0.76 1.44 0 Source: Statistical Yearbook 2017 of Chongqing Municipality, Statistical Yearbook 2017 of Nan’an District 2.2Economic and social development 1) GDP and composition In 2016, Chongqing’s GDP was 1.755925 trillion yuan, up 184.198 billion yuan or 11.2% from 2015, in which the added value of primary industries was 15.309 billion yuan, up 13.3%; that of secondary industries 68.628 billion yuan, up 9.7%; and that of tertiary industries 100.261 billion yuan, up 13.3%. In 2016, Chongqing’s general public budgetary revenue was 222.79117 billion yuan, up 7%; and general public budgetary expenditure 400.181 billion yuan, up 4.9%. In 2016, Nan’an District’s GDP was 74.55 billion yuan, up 10.8%. in which the added value of primary industries was 430 million yuan, down 6.8%; that of secondary industries 43.38 billion yuan, up 11.3%; and that of tertiary industries 30.74 billion yuan, up 10.3%. The ratio of primary, secondary and tertiary industries of Nan’an District changed from 0.7:59.2:40.1 in 2015 to 0.6:58.2:41.2 in 2016. 2) Fiscal revenue Table 2-3 Fiscal revenues of Chongqing Municipality and Nan’an District (2016) General public budgetary revenue (0,000 yuan) General public budgetary Division Business Corporate Personal Total VAT expenditure tax income tax income tax (0,000 yuan) Chongqing Municipality 13,914,170 1,714,723 1,018,999 920,987 282,082 28,771,265 Nan’an District 705,079 71,914 43,623 26,058 12,413 1,146,476 Source: Statistical Yearbook 2017 of Chongqing Municipality In 2016,Nan’an District’s local fiscal revenue was 7.55 billion yuan, down 2.3% from 2015, including public fiscal revenue was 7.05 billion yuan, down 8.8%, and tax revenue 5.01 billion yuan, down 6.1%. Fiscal expenditure was 14 billion yuan, up 2.0%. 3) Income and expenditure In 2016, the per capita disposable income of residents of Nan’an District was 32,160 yuan, up 12 8.5%, in which the per capita disposable income of urban residents was 32,983 yuan, up8.3%, and the per capita disposable income of rural residents 17839 yuan, up9.0%. Table 2- 1 Income indicators of Nan’an District and Chongqing Municipality (2016) Nan’an District Chongqing Municipality Average pay of in-service employees of urban non-private 67,978 67,386 organizations (yuan) Per capita disposable income of urban residents (yuan) 32,983 29,610 Per capita disposable income of rural residents (yuan) 17,839 11,549 Source: Statistical Yearbook 2017 of Chongqing Municipality, Statistical Yearbook 2017 of Nan’an District In 2016, the per capita nonproductive expenditure of urban residents of Nan’an District was 22,420 yuan, up 10.2%; the per capita nonproductive expenditure rural residents 11,317 yuan, up 2.1%; and the per capita savings balance of urban and rural residents 60.16 billion yuan, up 7.8%. 13 3. Sampling Survey on Local Households 3.1 Sampling method 3.1.1 Screening of target communities A sampling survey was conducted in communities covered by Old Community Renewal and Public Space Renewal. The sample communities were selected based on certain factors. First, the task force visited all communities affected by the Subproject, and learned their conditions, issues and needs through random interviews with community officials and residents; second, the task force selected sample communities based on each component’s features and coverage; finally, all the 28 communities covered by Old Community Renewal and the 17 communities covered by Public Space Renewal were selected as the sample communities. Totally 42 sample communities covered, because 3 are affected by both Old Community Renewal and Public Space Renewal. For Public Space Renewal, 3 rounds of screening were conducted as follows: First, screening was conducted based on the positioning of public spaces. For open public spaces whose main users are not nearby community residents, research was conducted by interview other than door-to-door questionnaire survey. Therefore, communities near Huigong Road, Hongsheng Square and the Nanping Subway Station were not covered by the door-to-door questionnaire survey. Second, communities within “areas directly affected� by public spaces were selected. A directly affected area is defined as follows: ⚫ within the same block as the public space; ⚫ within 5 minutes’ walk from the public space; and ⚫ with good accessibility to the public space Third, screening based on community type was conducted. For similar communities near the same park, only one was selected for the questionnaire survey. Similar communities should meet all the following conditions: ⚫ having the same form of business (old multi-storied, modern multi-storied, single commercial building); ⚫ having the same path to the public space; and ⚫ having a similar number of households For a large community, some buildings are far away from and have poor accessibility to the public space. Such communities are corrected for the number of households based on the area actually affected by the public space for questionnaire distribution. 17 out of 21 communities affected by Public Space Renewal were selected as above. See Table 3-1 and Figure 3-1. 14 Table 3- 1 Screening of target communities in the sampling survey for Public Space Renewal Walking timeto Covered by # of Corrected Surrounding Township Community No. Community HHs Old / new public space questionnaire Remarks buildings HHs public space (minute) survey? 1 Houbao Community 36 1,680 1,680 Old Houbao Park 1 Yes Coral Waterfront Only one building has access to 2 3 762 300 New Houbao Park 3 Yes Houbao (Phase 2) Houbao Park. Only 4 buildings have access to Nanping 3 Agate Garden 14 1,508 750 Old Houbao Park 3 Yes Houbao Park. Sub-district 4 Ningjing Community 8 1,009 1,009 Old Guohuishan Park 1 Yes Dongxing Changhang 5 1,200 1,200 Old Guohuishan Park 1 Yes Road Community 6 Xiangshui Jingyuan 1 306 306 Old Guohuishan Park 5 Yes 7 Chengnan Shijia 4 1,508 1,508 New Guohuishan Park 4 Yes 8 Jingyuan 1 300 300 New Guohuishan Park 5 - Similar to Chengnan Shijia Nanping Kangde Only 1/3 of the buildings have Furen 9 25 6,649 2,000 New Guohuishan Park 4 Yes Town Guohuishan access to Guohuishan Park. Mingfa Shangdu 10 4 940 940 New Guohuishan Park 6 - Similar to Kangde Guohuishan International 11 Huayuancun 1 9 660 660 Old Nanhu Park 4 Yes 12 Huayuancun 2 12 572 572 Old Nanhu Park 2 Yes 13 Huayuancun 3 9 252 252 Old Nanhu Park 2 Yes 14 Huayuancun 4 5 480 480 Old Nanhu Park 3 Yes Huayuanlu 15 Huayuancun 5 6 664 664 Old Nanhu Park 2 Yes Nanhu Sub-district 16 Huayuancun 6 7 588 588 Old Nanhu Park 2 Yes 17 Huayuancun 7 21 1,248 1,248 Old Nanhu Park 4 Yes 18 Huazhu Garden 2 579 579 New Nanhu Park 2 Yes 19 Nanguo Garden 1 290 290 New Nanhu Park 7 - Similar to Huazhu Garden 20 Diamond Age 2 548 548 New Nanhu Park 7 - Similar to Huazhu Garden Riverfront space Danzishi Dafosi 21 Longhu Lijiang 26 2,582 2,582 New under the Dafosi 3 Yes Sub-district Bridge 15 Note: The size of a circle is proportional to the number of households of the corresponding community. Yellow circle refers to community surveyed, while grey one refers to community not surveyed. Figure 3-1 Locations and sizes of communities around public spaces 3.1.2 Determination of sample size For the 42 sample communities (3 are affected by both Old Community Renewal and Public Space Renewal), the questionnaire survey was conducted at sampling rates of 3% for communities with 500 or less households, 2% for those with 500-1,000 households and 1% for those with over 1,000 households, with 272copies planned for the communities affected by Old Community Renewal and 238copies planned for those affected by Public Space Renewal. Residents in the communities affected by Old Community Renewal supported the survey well, but residents in some high-class communities affected by Public Space Renewal (e.g., Longhu Lijiang, Chengnan Shijia and Kangde Guohuishan) did not, so some copies under Public Space Renewal were invalidated. After screening, there were 450 valid copies in total, including 256 under Old Community Renewal and 194 under Public Space Renewal. For Public Space Renewal, the task force conducted some random interviews as a supplement. Table 3-2 Statistics of questionnaire survey Planned copies Actual copies Sub-district # of Old Public Old Public Community Area / township buildings Community Space Community Space Renewal Renewal Renewal Renewal Huayuanlu Gulouwan Gulou 1 3 11 0 11 0 16 Planned copies Actual copies Sub-district # of Old Public Old Public Community Area / township buildings Community Space Community Space Renewal Renewal Renewal Renewal Sub-district Chongqing Electric Power Jinshan Construction Company 35 16 0 16 0 Road Family Housing Nancheng Road No 2 8 0 8 0 Jinyan 245,247 Tuanyuanbao Area 20 17 0 17 0 Huayuancun 1 9 12 12 12 11 Huayuancun 2 12 15 15 15 10 Huayuancun3 9 0 8 0 8 Huayuancun4 5 12 12 12 12 Nanhu Huayuancun 5 6 0 13 0 11 Huayuancun6 7 0 12 0 12 Huayuancun 7 21 0 12 0 12 Huazhu Garden 2 0 12 0 12 No.34-37 Xiangshui Road 4 12 0 12 0 Xinhua Community 7 9 0 9 0 Alley 3, Nanping East Dongxing 12 12 0 12 0 Road Road Ningjing Community 8 0 10 0 10 Changhang Community 0 12 0 11 Xiangshui Jingyuan 5 0 9 0 9 Houbao Community 36 0 26 0 10 Coral Waterfront (Phase Houbao 3 0 9 0 9 2) Nanping Agate Garden 14 0 15 0 12 Sub-district Hexie Community (No.204, 206, 208 and 4 3 0 3 0 Zijin Street 210) No.196 Jinzi Street 3 2 0 2 0 No.15-25 Xiangshui Road 6 6 0 6 0 Xiangshui Xingyu Garden 4 12 0 12 0 Road No.27 Xiangshui Road 10 15 0 15 0 No.10-12 Fuhong Road 8 10 0 10 0 No.26 Fuhong Road 11 11 0 11 0 Yangguang No.4 and No.36-40 14 12 0 12 0 Fuhong Road Nanping Furen Chengnan Shijia 4 0 15 0 13 Town Kangde Kangde Guohuishan 25 0 20 0 12 Huangjue Community 6 18 0 15 0 No.1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 Xinjian 5 13 0 13 0 Street Community Huangjueya Nanshan Shopping 1 3 0 3 0 Center Nanshan No.10, 12, 92 and 93 Sub-district 4 1 0 2 0 Chongwen Road Cairui Garden 3 3 0 3 0 Erwailao Dormitory Wuzhenshan 2 1 0 5 0 Building Jinwo Community 1 1 0 5 0 17 Planned copies Actual copies Sub-district # of Old Public Old Public Community Area / township buildings Community Space Community Space Renewal Renewal Renewal Renewal Lijing Garden 2 6 0 5 0 No.135 Chongwen Road 1 1 0 5 0 Huangxiao Dormitory 2 0 0 5 0 Building Danzishi Dafosi Longhu Lijiang 26 0 26 0 20 Sub-district Total 358 242 229 256 194 Source: SA survey(January 2018) 3.2Socioeconomic profile 3.2.1 Age and gender For Old Community Renewal, there were 256 valid copies, in which males and females accounted for 38.7% and61.3% respectively, minors and old people aged 60 years or above for 48.1%, and those aged 18-60 years for 51.9%. For Public Space Renewal, there were 194 valid copies, in which males and females accounted for 43.3% and 56.7% respectively, minors and old people aged 60 years or above for 40.7%, and those aged 18-60 years for 59.3%. In general, the age and gender distribution of the samples is quite uniform. See Table 3-3. Table 3-3 Distribution of ages Old Community Renewal Public Space Renewal Age N Percent (%) N Percent (%) Less than 18 years 1 0.4 3 1.5 18-30 years 14 5.5 25 12.9 31-40 years 15 5.9 23 11.9 41-50 years 41 16 37 19.1 51-60 years 63 24.6 30 15.5 60 years or above 122 47.7 76 39.2 Total 256 100 194 100 Source: SA survey (January 2018) 3.2.2 Educational level Among the respondents of Old Community Renewal, those having received senior high school / secondary technical school or below education account for 88.7%, and those having received junior college or above education for 11.3% only. It can be inferred that the overall educational level of residents living in these old communities is below average. Among the respondents of Public Space Renewal, those having received senior high school / secondary technical school or below education account for 76.2%, and their overall educational level is slightly higher than that of those living in old communities, but is also below average, because the proportions of old people, rural residents converted into urban status and tenants are high in old communities. Table 3-4 Distribution of educational levels Old Community Renewal Public Space Renewal Educational level N Valid percent (%) N Valid percent (%) 18 Junior high school or below 173 67.6 95 49.3 Senior high school / 54 21.1 52 26.9 secondary technical school Junior college 19 7.4 24 12.5 Undergraduate 9 3.5 21 10.8 Graduate or above 1 0.4 1 0.5 Total 256 100 194 100 Source: SA survey (January 2018) 3.2.3 Employment For Old Community Renewal, 9.6% of the respondents work at enterprises or public institutions, and 40.4% choose “other�, including rural residents converted into urban status and self-employers. For Public Space Renewal, of the respondents work at enterprises or public institutions 63.7%; and 36.3% choose “other�, mainly including laid-off workers and rural residents converted into urban status. Table 3-5 Distribution of occupations Old Community Renewal Public Space Renewal Occupation N Valid percent (%) N Valid percent (%) Administrative organ or 16 6.3 20 10.3 public institution State-owned enterprise 68 26.7 53 27.4 Private enterprise 67 26.3 50 25.9 Foreign enterprise or joint 1 0.4 0 0 venture Other 103 40.4 70 36.3 Total 256 100 194 100 Source: SA survey(January 2018) 3.2.4 Income For Old Community Renewal, 65.5% of the respondents have annual household income of 50,000 yuan or less, and 2.8% over 300,000 yuan; for Public Space Renewal, 46% of the respondents have annual household income of 50,000 yuan or less, and 35.3%50,000-100,000 yuan. According to the Statistical Yearbook 2017 of Nan’an District, the average pay of in-service employees of urban non-private organizations was 67,978 yuan in 2016, and the household income of nearly half of the respondents was 50,000 yuan or less. Therefore, their overall income level was low. Table 3-6 Distribution of annual household income Old Community Renewal Public Space Renewal Annual household income N Valid percent (%) N Valid percent (%) 50,000 yuan or less 164 65.6 86 46 50,000-100,000 yuan 54 21.6 66 35.3 100,000-200,000 yuan 19 7.6 23 12.3 200,000-300,000 yuan 6 2.4 6 3.2 300,000-500,000 yuan 4 1.6 4 2.2 Over 600,000 yuan 3 1.2 2 1.1 Total 250 100 187 100 19 Source: SA survey(January 2018) In conclusion, those communities covered by Old Community Renewal and Public Space Renewal were aged and constructed in the nineties of the last century. After thirty or forty years, all kinds of facilities gradually aged and architectural appearance became dilapidated old. The proportion of the aged and tenants in these communities is high, and the household income is below the average level of the Nan’an district. 20 4. Stakeholder Analysis 4.1 Stakeholder identification Stakeholders refer to individuals or groups affecting or affected by the realization of the objectives of the Subproject. According to the survey, the Subproject’s primary stakeholders include: 1) local residents, especially women, children, old people, the disabled, the poor, floating population and other vulnerable groups; and 2) local enterprises and stores. Secondary stakeholders include: 1) the PMO, owner, design agency, etc.; and 2) government agencies concerned. 1) Local residents Local residents are a primary stakeholder, including community residents affected by Old Community Renewal, residents using or expected to use public spaces under Public Space Renewal, residents to be resettled under Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal, and residents using slow traffic footpaths and mountain climbing footpaths. The beneficiary population is about 574,100, and covers about 80% of the land area of Nan’an District. Old Community Renewal will help improve overall community environment and security, and residents’ living quality through integrated environment and facility improvement. Public Space Renewal will increase the utilization of public spaces, and provide better leisure and recreational spaces to residents. Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal will improve urban accessibility and safety, and relieve urban traffic pressure. In addition, the improvement of community infrastructure, public spaces and slow traffic systems will also benefit old people, the disabled and women. LA and HD in Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal will have some negative impacts on local residents. In addition, machinery operation and material transport during construction will occupy roads, and generate noise and waste to affect residents’ health and living environment. However, the Subproject’s advantages will outweigh its disadvantages, and its negative impacts will be temporary. 2) Local enterprises and stores 4 roads under Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal will involve the relocation of Chongqing Southwest No.2 Pharmaceutical Factory and nearly 30 stores See the Resettlement Due Diligence Report and the RAP for details. Numerous stores near old communities, public spaces and slow traffic footpaths will benefit from the Subproject, and offer more job and income-generating opportunities to more residents. The increased pedestrian volume of public spaces and slow traffic footpaths will bring more revenue to stores, and promote local economic growth. During construction, roads will be occupied, and noise and dust will affect nearby stores’ operations, thereby reducing their income. However, these stores will benefit in the long run. 3) Local schools Local schools include kindergartens, primary schools, high schools, colleges and universities in the subproject area. ①Kindergartens: Kindergartens near some old communities are affected by wastewater and short of fire fighting facilities, posing certain safety risks to children. The renewal of communities, public spaces and supporting facilities will be crucial for children. ②Primary and high schools: Old Community Renewal involves Huangjueya Primary School, Chongqing No.2 Foreign Language School, Guangyi High School, etc. in Nanshan Sub-district, and Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal involves some primary and high schools. Road and infrastructure improvement will provide better living and traffic conditions to teachers and students. 21 In addition, Yemaoxi Primary School involved in Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal has been no longer enrolling new students since September 2017. Its students and teachers have been transferred to other primary schools by the district education commission. HD compensation is being negotiated. This will be discussed in further detail in the RAP. ③Colleges and universities: The affected colleges and universities in the subproject area are Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing Technology and Business University, and Chongqing Medical and Pharmaceutical College. The former two universities will benefit from Old Community Renewal and Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal, while the latter will be relocated. 4) PMO, owner, government agencies concerned, etc. The Subproject Leading Group has been established, and its members are leaders of the district development and reform commission, finance bureau, land and resources bureau, construction commission, etc. The Nan’an PMO under the Subproject Leading Group is responsible for coordinating and managing the preparation and implementation of the Subproject. The owner of the Subproject is Chongqing Jiangnan Urban Construction & Asset Management Co., Ltd., and Chongqing Huangshan Industry Co., Ltd. Other supporting agencies include the district development and reform commission, land and resources bureau, LA management office, and construction commission, sub-district offices, etc. 4.2 Stakeholder demand analysis The main needs of stakeholders have been collected by means of FGD, sampling survey, interview, etc. See Table 4-1. Table 4-1 Main needs of stakeholders No. Stakeholder Main needs 1) Need for sufficient compensation and proper resettlement; 2) need for improved community environment and public spaces infrastructure; 3) need for traffic safety and 1 Local residents convenience; and 4) need for improved road infrastructure and convenience of slow traffic systems (see Sections 4.2.1, 4.2.2 and 4.2.3) Local enterprises 1) Need for proper resettlement and compensation; 2) improved roadside environment 2 and stores and public spaces; and 3) need for increased pedestrian volume 1)Need for reasonable compensation and proper resettlement; 2) need for improved 3 Local schools roads, pavements and supporting facilities; and 3) need to evade negative impacts, especially safety issues PMO, owner, Completing the Subproject successfully, promoting the renewal of community government environment, public spaces and slow traffic systems in Nan’an District, and improving 4 agencies residents’ production level and living standard through the cooperation of all agencies concerned, etc. concerned The task force learned needs of local residents – the most important stakeholder – in depth by means of sampling survey, FGD and interview. 4.2.1 Current situation of old communities and residents’ needs 4.2.1.1 Current situation The respondents’ overall satisfaction with their communities is low, especially due to poor sanitation, unsound facilities, poor exteriors and aged pipelines. The respondents in Nanshan Sub- district has the lowest overall satisfaction, especially in respect of septic tanks and sewer lines, fire fighting facilities, and roof water proofing; those in Nanping Sub-district are dissatisfied with public facilities, fire fighting facilities and fitness facilities mainly; those in Huayuanlu Sub-district are 22 dissatisfied with parking management, fitness facilities, septic tanks and sewer lines mainly. 23 Table 4-2 Satisfaction with the current situation of communities Septic Fire Roof Wires, Parking Rain Fitness Public Satisfaction Sub-district Sanitation tanks and Landscaping Roads fighting Facades water optical management drainage facilities facilities sewer lines facilities proofing fibers, etc. Nanping 6.54% 6.54% 5.61% 7.48% 6.54% 5.61% 2.80% 7.48% 6.54% 4.67% 4.67% 1.87% Very Huayuanlu 1.14% 2.27% 0 0 0 1.14% 0 0 3.41% 1.14% 2.27% 0 satisfied Nanshan 0 1.85% 0 1.85% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nanping 22.43% 33.64% 35.51% 26.17% 39.25% 54.21% 17.76% 24.30% 42.99% 26.17% 19.63% 14.02% Satisfied Huayuanlu 11.36% 17.05% 18.18% 22.73% 18.18% 28.41% 19.32% 14.77% 23.86% 25.00% 18.18% 21.59% Nanshan 14.81% 14.81% 5.56% 12.96% 16.67% 14.81% 3.70% 3.70% 3.70% 9.26% 11.11% 3.70% Nanping 27.10% 21.50% 31.78% 33.64% 26.17% 19.63% 24.30% 33.64% 20.56% 25.23% 21.50% 29.91% Neither, nor Huayuanlu 21.59% 37.50% 40.91% 43.18% 39.77% 38.64% 32.95% 51.14% 31.82% 38.64% 26.14% 37.50% Nanshan 20.37% 16.67% 5.56% 33.33% 22.22% 12.96% 9.26% 25.93% 12.96% 35.19% 24.07% 12.96% Nanping 26.17% 20.56% 23.36% 26.17% 21.50% 14.02% 24.30% 26.17% 22.43% 33.64% 31.78% 40.19% Dissatisfied Huayuanlu 37.50% 31.82% 22.73% 25.00% 31.82% 21.59% 38.64% 26.14% 28.41% 23.86% 38.64% 32.95% Nanshan 38.89% 37.04% 29.63% 38.89% 37.04% 46.30% 22.22% 51.85% 53.70% 44.44% 25.93% 42.59% Nanping 17.76% 17.76% 3.74% 6.54% 6.54% 6.54% 30.84% 8.41% 7.48% 10.28% 22.43% 14.02% Very Huayuanlu 28.41% 11.36% 18.18% 9.09% 10.23% 10.23% 9.09% 7.95% 12.50% 11.36% 14.77% 7.95% dissatisfied Nanshan 25.93% 29.63% 59.26% 12.96% 24.07% 25.93% 64.81% 18.52% 29.63% 11.11% 38.89% 40.74% Source: SA survey(January 2018) 24 Table 4-3 Satisfaction of residents with communities (%) Very Very Satisfied Neither, nor Dissatisfied satisfied dissatisfied Parking management 3.1 16.8 24.6 32.8 22.7 Sanitation 3.9 23.0 25.8 29.7 17.6 Septic tanks and sewer lines 2.3 22.3 29.3 25.8 20.3 Landscaping 3.5 21.5 37.9 28.5 8.6 Roads 2.7 26.2 30.9 28.9 11.3 Rain drainage 2.7 36.3 25.8 23.0 12.1 Fire fighting facilities 1.2 14.8 23.4 30.5 30.1 Facades 3.1 16.4 37.1 32.8 10.5 Roof water proofing 4.3 27.0 23.0 32.0 13.7 Wires, optical fibers, etc. 2.7 21.5 32.0 33.2 10.5 Fitness facilities 3.1 16.8 24.6 32.8 22.7 Public facilities 0.8 14.1 30.9 37.1 17.2 Source: SA survey (January 2018) The main issues facing these old communities are: 1) Irregular parking and serious road occupation 55.5% of the respondents are dissatisfied with parking in communities, because parking spaces in old communities are far from enough to meet parking demand. In addition, irregular parking is prevalent, affecting and vehicle and pedestrian traffic, and endangering property and personal safety. Figure 4-1 Road occupation in Dongxing Road Community, Nanping Sub-district 2) Untimely waste cleanup, and aged septic tanks and sewer lines 47.3% of the respondents are dissatisfied with community sanitation. In these old communities, old furniture, domestic waste and other sundries are dumped anywhere, not only causing inconveniences to residents, but also increasing the probability of bacterial spreading and disease infection. Figure 4-2 Randomly discarded waste in Nanshan Sub-district 25 46.1% of the respondents are dissatisfied with septic tanks and sewer lines in communities, which are likely to be blocked or leak, affecting community sanitation and comfort greatly. In addition, the accumulation of biogas is likely to cause safety risks. Figure 4-3 Overflowing wastewater in Huangjueya Community, Nanshan Sub-district and Xinhua Community, Nanping Sub-district Uncle Li (over 60), a dormitory building in Wuzhenshan Community, Nanshan Sub-district This is a dormitory building for teachers built decades ago, and most occupants are old people. No one is responsible for cleaning, and there is no septic tank or sewer line. The open ditch in the courtyard is used for drainage. We don’t know when it will be demolished and rebuilt. (Aunt Huang beside: The state should pay more attention to retired teachers, and provide a clean and orderly living environment for them.) 3) Shortage of infrastructure and amenities 40.2% of the respondents are dissatisfied with roads in communities because they are seriously damaged and uneven. 60.5% of the respondents are dissatisfied with inadequate fire fighting facilities, such as firewater pipelines, signs, hydrants and extinguishers. 55.5% and 54.3% of the respondents are dissatisfied with fitness facilities and other public facilities (e.g., resting benches) in communities due to high building density and the lack of public spaces. Most old communities are open communities without access control, leading to a low sense of security. In addition, the shortage of lighting facilities makes night traffic unsafe. Random interview in Jinyan Community, Huayuanlu Sub-district Residents would gather in this self-built shed to play or sit around, and heat by coal burning. Aunt Li said, “We have no place to play, and would sit around here. Most residents have been converted from rural status into urban status, and are poor. I’m ill, and my daughter is studying at a senior high school. I don’t know what to do in the future.� Uncle Li beside her said,“I expect an old people activity center to be built here. Past reconstruction efforts were futile, and irregular parking is still happening.� 26 Figure 4-4 Shortage of resting benches in Xinjian Street Community, Nanshan Sub-district Old communities are short of elevators, causing great inconvenience to old and disabled people. Some of them even do not leave home for this reason, resulting in health deterioration in the long run. 4) Seriously aging of buildings and disorderly wiring Paint or decoration detachment, roof leakage and disorderly wiring exist in many buildings in old communities. 45.7% of the respondents are dissatisfied with roof water proofing. Roof leakage would result in furniture erosion and wall molding. 43.3% of the respondents are dissatisfied with facades. Facade tile or paint detachment, or handrail rusting would pose great risks to pedestrians and vehicles. 43.7% of the respondents are dissatisfied with wires, optical fibers, etc. Disorderly wiring is likely to lead to fires due to overload or bad connection, and personal injuries and property damages, and also affects community appearance. Figure 4-5 Disorderly wiring 5) Insufficient and poorly maintained landscaping 37.1% of the respondents are dissatisfied with community landscaping. In most old communities, landscaping is either insufficient or poorly maintained. 4.2.1.2 Demand analysis It can be seen from Table 4-4 that Nanping Sub-district has the highest level of demand for sanitation, followed by parking management and fire fighting facilities; Huayuanlu Sub-district’s top 3 needs are sanitation, parking management and public spaces; Nanshan Sub-district has the highest level of demand for septic tanks and sewer lines, followed by public spaces and sanitation. Table 4-4 Percentages of top needs for Old Community Renewal 27 Nanping Sub- Huayuanlu Sub- Nanshan Sub- Item district district district Parking management 22.3% 16.5% 7.5% Sanitation 23.3% 17.6% 9.4% Septic tanks and sewer lines 5.8% 10.6% 45.3% Landscaping 4.9% 2.4% 3.8% Roads 5.8% 10.6% 3.8% Rain drainage 1.9% 3.5% 0 Fire fighting facilities 18.4% 3.5% 7.5% Facades 1.0% 2.4% 1.9% Roof water proofing 0 1.2% 1.9% Wires, optical fibers, etc. 1.9% 2.4% 0 Fitness facilities 2.9% 10.6% 3.8% Public spaces 6.8% 16.5% 13.2% Other 4.9% 2.4% 1.9% Source: SA survey(January 2018) 4.2.2 Current situation of public spaces and residents’ needs The task force conducted a sampling survey on satisfaction and demand among households in communities around public spaces. 4.2.2.1 Current situation of public spaces 1) Irregular parking 46.4% of the respondents are dissatisfied with road occupation for parking near public spaces, resulting in the functional weakening of public spaces. 2) Poor sanitation 17.5% of the respondents are dissatisfied with the overall environment of parks, where waste and pet feces can be seen everywhere, resulting in bacterial proliferation. Interview with a resident in Nanhu Park near Nanhu Community, Huayuanlu Sub-district (male, 46 years) Everyone would sit for a while in Nanhu Park in leisure time, but there are too many dogs here. Sometime ago, a dog bit 4 persons and was then killed. Dog feces make the park very dirt.� A nearby aunt said, “There is only one pavilion in the park, and there is no other shelter. Roadside benches have no backrest, and are uncomfortable.� 3) Disturbance from square dancing music Residents would dance on several big squares, such as Hongsheng Square. However, nearby residents hate square dancing because music is not controlled, but their complaints have not been handled properly. 4) Shortage of facilities 28.8% and 32% of the respondents are dissatisfied with public spaces resting facilities and functional facilities respectively. There is no fitness facility or recreational facility for children in 3 parks, making them less attractive to old people, women and children. All the 4 parks are short of public toilets, trash bins and other sanitation facilities, resulting in poor sanitation and inconvenience. Random interview in Houbao Park beside Houbao Community, Nanping Sub-district (female, 36 years) We often come to the park to enjoy open river views, but the parking spaces here are 28are many dog feces; the streetlamps are not insufficient, and road occupation is serious; there bright enough, making us feel unsafe at night; the public toilets are also insufficient. 16.5% of the respondents are dissatisfied with public spaces protective facilities. For example, Guohuishan Park is close to old communities on Xiangshui Road, but is almost abandoned due to the lack of facilities. 5) Insufficient accessibility of some public spaces Although Guohuishan Park is close to old communities on Xiangshui Road, its accessibility is low due to limited connecting footpaths. 4.2.2.2 Residents’ needs Residents’ main needs for public spaces are as follows: 1) the management and maintenance of public spaces and surrounding environments, accounting for 28% and 19% respectively; 2) improved infrastructure of public spaces, especially protective and lighting facilities, both accounting for 11.6%, and resting and functional facilities, accounting for 6.3%; and 3) the accessibility and comfort of public spaces. Table 4-5 Needs for public spaces N Valid percent Overall environment 36 19.0 Protective facilities 22 11.6 Lighting facilities 22 11.6 Space size 13 6.9 Space convenience and comfort 3 1.6 Functional facilities 12 6.3 Road occupation for parking 53 28.0 Resting facilities 12 6.3 Distance 2 1.1 Management and maintenance 2 1.1 Accessibility 1 0.5 Other 11 5.8 Total 189 100.0 Source: SA survey(January 2018) 4.2.3 Current situation of areas of Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal and residents' needs 256 questionnaires within the communities covered by the Old Community Renewal and 32 men-times of random interviews were conducted on slow traffic systems. 1) Current situation of the area of Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal a) Poor walking environment on both sides of urban trunk roads Some sidewalks are too narrow or occupied by vehicles. Most secondary trunk roads lack road- crossing facilities, traffic signals, sidewalks for the blind, etc. b) Poor road connection First, the connection between the built-up area of Nan’an District and the waterfront area west of Nanbin Road is poor, so that residents in the built-up area cannot utilize the waterfront area effectively, and enjoy river views closely. Random interview in Houbao Park beside Houbao Community, Nanping Sub-district (male, 60 years or above, retiree) The Houbao area is quiet and comfortable, ideal for old people. I bought a secondhand house (on the 2nd floor of an old building) here 10 years 29ago. There was a road between the park and Nanbin Road, and I could walk to the park in about 10 minutes. However, this road was broken due to house construction, extending the walking time to over half an hour. Second, the connection between the built-up area of Nan’an District and the Nanshan Mountain is poor. No sufficient slow traffic space is reserved, resulting in mixed vehicle and pedestrian traffic, and serious traffic congestion, posing greater risks to pedestrians. c) Insufficient urban furniture The Nanshan Mountain climbing footpath lacks protective measures, signs, benches, toilets, trash bins, etc., and its both sides are disorderly. 2) Residents’ needs Residents’ needs for slow traffic systems are focused on walking environment improvement.40.7% of the respondents are dissatisfied with road conditions, 62.5% are dissatisfied with urban furniture (e.g., beaches, trash bins). Table 4-6 Satisfaction with slow traffic systems (%) Road conditions Sanitation Infrastructure Urban furniture Very satisfied 0 3.1 6.2 3.1 Satisfied 31.3 34.8 25.0 25.0 Neither, nor 28.1 31.3 9.4 9.4 Dissatisfied 21.9 18.8 46.9 40.6 Very dissatisfied 18.8 12.5 12.5 21.9 Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Source: SA survey (January 2018) 30 5. Local Poor Population Nan’an District is one of the urban districts of Chongqing. Although it is relatively more developed, its development is unbalanced, and it has a large floating population (174,400 in 2016, accounting for 20% of its resident population). With the development of Jiangnan New Town of Nan’an District in recent years, its population is moving to Jiangnan New Town gradually. The Nanping old town has a large elderly population, a large floating population and a large low-income population, which will benefit from the Subproject. 5.1 MLS population In 2017, the number of MLS population in Nan’an District is 10,630, ranking the fifth in Chongqing's main urban area; the proportion of the MLS population in the area is 1.52% of the total, ranking the third in Chongqing main urban area, which indicates the area is relatively poor. Table 5- 1 MLS Population in Chongqing (2016-2017) MLS MLS MLS MLS Area Population Population Change proportion proportion Change (2016) (2017) (2016) (2017) Total 940,368 941,819 0.15% 2.79% 2.78% -0.44% Yuzhong District 11,875 11,442 -3.65% 2.24% 2.18% -2.62% Dadukou District 2,612 2,664 1.99% 1.02% 1.02% 0.27% Jiangbei District 6,846 6,211 -9.28% 1.14% 1.02% -10.57% Shapingba District 8,207 7,989 -2.66% 1.02% 0.98% -4.30% Jiulongpo District 10,399 12,427 19.50% 1.16% 1.35% 17.26% Nan’an District 10,581 10,630 0.46% 1.55% 1.52% -2.14% Beipei District 9,586 9,652 0.69% 1.52% 1.52% 0.26% Yubei District 14,629 14,536 -0.64% 1.50% 1.45% -3.51% Banan District 14,334 13,994 -2.37% 1.58% 1.53% -3.29% Liangjiang New District 452 437 -3.32% 0.19% 0.17% -8.15% Source: Chonqging Civil Affairs Bureau As of December2017, the number of MLS population in the sub-districts of the project area is as shown in Table 5-2, and the distribution of them is shown in Figure 5-1. From April 1, 2017, Chongqing’s urban MLS subsidy was 500 yuan per capita per month, and rural MLS subsidy 350 yuan per capita per month. These subsidies apply to Nan’an District. Table 5- 2 MLS population of Sub-district or Town in Nan’an District (2017) Severely Percent of HHs Females Disabled Underage Severely ill disabled MLS Sub-district / township population Urban Rural Urban Rural Urban Rural Urban Rural Urban Rural Urban Rural (%) Danzishi Sub-district 994 0 336 0 186 0 122 0 56 0 50 0 2.59 Meitangxi Sub-district 853 0 379 0 175 0 112 0 53 0 62 0 1.62 Huayuanlu Sub-district 721 0 305 0 218 0 114 0 65 0 57 0 0.88 Jiguanshi Town 228 48 105 24 54 7 36 10 20 1 36 21 1.98 Longmenhao Sub- 975 0 376 0 199 0 122 0 50 0 34 0 4.08 district 31 Nanping Sub-district 1957 0 827 0 324 0 315 0 90 0 96 0 2.07 Nanping Town 1308 18 657 8 243 3 193 3 70 0 72 0 1.53 Nanshan Sub-district 410 350 176 214 139 102 48 20 50 28 41 74 1.83 Tongyuanju Sub- 588 0 207 0 99 0 64 0 27 0 27 0 1.12 district Tushan Town 769 18 296 7 206 8 73 0 69 4 70 4 1.40 Nan’an District 9515 1118 3991 548 2091 303 1294 98 652 95 703 216 1.57 Source:Nan’an District Civil Affairs Bureau Figure 5-1 Map of MLS Population of the Project Area Nan’an District’s MLS population is located mainly in old communities in Nanping Longmenhao, Danzishi Sub-districts and Nanping Town, where the aged and the poverty people live. Young and richer residents have moved to new areas or newly built communities. Table 5- 3 MLS population affected by Old Community Renewal(2017) Registered Low-income population Proportion of Male Female Sub-district Community population Urban 3-noes Urban MLS MLS (0,000) (0,000) (0,000) population population population (%) Dongxing Road 1.2 0.6 0.9 1 171 1.4 Jinzi Street 1.0563 0.3699 0.6279 3 82 0.78 Nanping Xiangshui Road 1.202 0.6296 0.7333 1 49 0.41 Yangguang 1.061 0.5137 0.6518 1 265 2.5 Wuzhenshan 0.3251 0.1526 3589 3 53 1.63 Nanshan Huangjueya 0.9 0.4 1 6 156 1.73 Nanhu 1.35 0.725 1.1386 1 95 0.73 Jinshan 1.1978 0.6588 0.8552 1 91 0.76 Huayuanlu Gulouwan 0.8377 0.42 0.5 34 0.41 Jinyan 0.9453 0.4523 0.8065 1 223 2.36 Source:local sub-district offices In Old Community Renewal, the communities with more MLS population are Huangjueya and Wuzhenshan Communities, Nanshan Sub-district; Dongxing Road and Yangguang Communities, Nanping Sub-district; and Jinyan Community, Huayuanlu Sub-district, as shown in Table 5-3. 32 5.2 Extremely poor population Currently, urban 3-noes residents, members of 5-guarantee households, orphans and distressed children are defined as extremely poor population, including urban and rural old people, disabled people, people under 16 years, and people with no ability to work, no income source and no statutory supporter. From April 1, 2017, the basic living subsidy for extremely poor population of Chongqing Municipality is 650 yuan per capita per month; from July 1, 2016, a caring subsidy of 200 yuan per capita per month is granted to extremely poor population that is disabled or under 16 years. Extremely poor population is subject to centralized or scattered support, where scattered support is recommended for those able to take care of themselves, and centralized support recommended for those unable to able to take care of themselves wholly or partly. See Table 5-4. Table 5- 4 Extremely poor population of the subproject area (2017) 3-noes population 5-guarantee population Sub-district / township Centralized Scattered Centralized Scattered Distressed Total Total Orphans support support support support children Tongyuanju Sub-district 11 2 9 / / / 1 1 Huayuanlu Sub-district 6 4 2 / / / 2 Nanping Sub-district 15 7 8 / / / 1 3 Haitangxi Sub-district 12 7 5 / / / / 2 Longmenhao Sub-district 26 16 10 / / / 1 2 Danzishi Sub-district 11 2 9 / / / 2 2 Nanshan Sub-district 5 0 5 15 7 8 / 5 Nanping Town 9 5 4 / / / / 6 Tushan Town 3 1 2 2 1 1 / 1 Jiguanshi Town 7 5 2 1 1 0 / 4 Source: Nan’an District Civil Affairs Bureau 5.3 Floating population In June 2017, Nan’an District had a floating population of 639,200, broken down as follows: Table 5- 5 Floating population of the subproject area (2017) Longmenhao Tongyuanju district Nanping Sub- Danzishi Huayuanlu Nanping Town Tushan Town Nanshan Jiguanshi Haitangxi Sub-district Population 10,643 44,154 70,352 3,701 50,125 91,865 75,459 45,612 12,276 94,314 Working 10,247 35,492 66,410 2,416 48,765 89,826 346 11,452 11,122 58,315 Recruited 114 121 164 35 22 64 1,337 56 12 336 Investment / 24 395 153 39 160 167 253 132 46 221 doing business Farming 3 12 87 4 25 1 5 4 12 Service 15 158 127 289 21 14 198 20,008 6 119 Studying 5 92 3 198 2 6 8 11,960 582 28,303 Preschool 78 1 54 4 7 293 3 11 66 17 children 33 Medical care 8 1 555 1,188 197 2 Seeking refuge 51 1,704 143 151 797 1,431 568 399 68 302 with relatives Visiting friends 1 167 8 1 4 30 2 5 1,775 and relatives Source: Nan’an District Public Security Bureau The floating population of the subproject area exists mainly in Tongyuanju Sub-district, Nanping Sub-district, Nanping Town, Huayuanlu Sub-district, Tushan Town, Nanshan Sub-district and Haitangxi Sub-district. In the floating population of Nanshan Sub-district of 46,000, 20,000 deal with services, over 12,000 are at school, and the others are mostly employed; in the floating population of Meitangxi Sub-districtof 94,000, 28,000 are at school, and the others are mostly employed; in the floating population of the other sub-districts and towns, over 90% are employed, and 58.6% are rural status, indicating that the main purpose of floating population is to increase income by working in town. 40.7% of floating population lives in leased houses, 20.5% in homes of urban friends, 16.5% in houses offered by employers, and 11.8% in self-purchased houses. Among the old communities involved in Old Community Renewal, those Nanping and Huayuanlu Sub-districts have higher lease rates of 40%-60%, and those in Nanshan Sub-district have lower lease rates of 10%-25%. Table 5- 6 Percentages of house lease under Old Community Renewal Average per # of tenant Percent # of tenants Percent capita Sub-district Community Year built households monthly income(yuan) Dongxing Road 390 30% 1,200 30% 2,000-4,000 1980-1990 Jinzi Street 1,920 47% 5,768 57% 2,000-4,000 1980-1990 Nanping Xiangshui Road 2,600 50% 5,400 45% 2,000-4,000 1980s-1990 Yangguang / / / / / / Wuzhenshan 976 26% 1,919 25% / / Nanshan Huangjueya 800 11% 3,000 13.5% / 1990s Nanhu / 40% / / 2,500 / Jinshan / 40% / / 2,500 / Huayuanlu Gulouwan / / / / 1,750 / Jinyan / / / / 1,670 / Source: Feasibility Study Report;“/� refers to “not available�. 5.4 Disabled population In Nan’an District, disabled population accounts for 2.27% of gross population. In the subproject area, Jiguanshi Town, Longmenhao Sub-district, Danzishi Sub-district and Nanshan Sub-district have higher proportions of disabled population. Table 5- 7 Disabled population of the subproject area (2017) Percent of Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Gross Sub-district / township disabled disability disability disability disability population population (%) population population population population Nanping Sub-district 1,965 2.06 154 197 381 1,233 Huayuanlu Sub-district 1,261 1.46 63 127 311 760 34 Meitangxi Sub-district 1,228 1.82 101 134 221 772 Tongyuanju Sub-district 1,002 1.86 81 101 207 613 Longmenhao Sub-district 1,173 4.77 61 134 202 776 Danzishi Sub-district 1,761 4.47 68 163 328 1,202 Nanshan Sub-district 1,408 3.33 45 150 214 999 Nanping Town 1,246 1.35 68 130 228 820 Tushan Town 1,387 2.42 75 173 267 872 Jiguanshi Town 720 5.00 20 54 129 517 Nan’an District 15,914 2.27 896 1,711 3,120 10,187 Source: Nan’an District Disabled People’s Federation 5.5 Main needs of special groups 5.5.1 Poor population Poor population mostly lives in old communities, dealing mainly with trading, catering, logistics, housekeeping, etc., or being retired or disabled. They prefer free fitness and recreational activities, and their social intercourse occurs in communities mainly, so they have a stronger demand for fitness and recreational facilities. Their main needs for the Subproject are: 1) improved community environment and public spaces infrastructure, richer community life, and more frequent social intercourse; 2) increased income and job opportunities; and 3) no or minimal rise in expenditure after project completion. 5.5.2 Floating population Floating population includes two types mainly. One type consists of migrant workers, mostly from rural areas, dealing mainly with peddling, housekeeping, handling and skilled jobs, mostly earning less than 2,000 yuan per month and with poor living conditions, mostly in leased houses in old communities or worksite dormitories; the other type consists of residents having newly bought houses, mostly office workers, and with better living conditions. This SA focuses on the first type. The main needs of those of the first type for the Subproject are: 1) improved community environment and public spaces infrastructure; 2) increased income and job opportunities; and3) acceptable rise in house rental after project completion. 5.5.3 Disabled population Currently, barrier-free facilities is not constructed systematically; in some public spaces, there is no barrier-free toilet, and sidewalks for the blind are mostly occupied. 35 Figure 5-2 Shortage of barrier-free facilities in Houbao Park The main needs of disabled population for barrier-free facilities are: 1) consistency of barrier- free facilities of roads; 2) construction of barrier-free facilities for overpasses and underpasses; and 3) construction of barrier-free facilities for public toilets. Mr. Lu, Archives Section, Nan’an District Disabled People’s Federation I am a disabled person, and have personal experiences of barrier-free facilities. On squares and streets, there is no ramp at entrances and exits, and sidewalks for the blind are not constructed systematically. There are elevators at light rail stations, but there is no ramp at entrances and exits, making the disabled difficult to reach elevators. There are sidewalks for the blind and signs on roads around parks, but are partly occupied by vehicles and peddlers. Some public toilets have no ramp. 36 6. Social Impact Analysis 6.1 Old Community Renewal 6.1.1 Positive impacts 1) Improving community security Since fire fighting facilities in old communities are seriously damaged, they can hardly function when a fire occurs; fire passages are often blocked by vehicles; due to the lack of lighting and monitoring facilities, thefts and robberies occur often at night. Therefore, residents, especially old people and other vulnerable groups, have a low sense of security. Such measures as regulating parking management, increasing fire fighting facilities and improving pavements under the Subproject will strengthen residents’ sense of security significantly. Interview with a resident in the railway community, Nanping Sub-district (female, 45 years) The biggest problem of the community is being unsafe. In the last fire accident, fire wagon could not come in, and it was useless to call the traffic police. As a result, 3 persons of a family were killed. In addition, the streetlamps are insufficient and dark, so that we dare not go out at night. 2) Improving community infrastructure and residential comfort Old communities mostly have no maintenance and property management, resulting in facility aging, water leakage, pipeline blocking, etc. In addition, old communities are short of fitness and recreational facilities. The Subproject will improve community infrastructure and residential comfort greatly. 3) Improving community sanitation and living quality In old communities, due to the lack of property management, a household usually pays 3-10 yuan per month to hire a cleaner. In the questionnaire survey, 47.3% of the respondents are dissatisfied with community sanitation. In these old communities, old furniture, domestic waste and other sundries are dumped anywhere, causing inconveniences to residents. Old Community Renewal will improve community sanitation and living quality. 4) Promoting property appreciation Through Old Community Renewal, house prices and rentals of old communities will rise, so that residents can earn more by selling or leasing houses. 5) Promoting social intercourse and integration With the increase of fitness and recreational facilities and spaces, residents will participate more in community activities, thereby promoting social intercourse and integration, and improving their community identity and sense of belonging. 6.1.2 Negative impacts 1) Environmental impacts of construction Construction machinery and vehicle operations will produce noise and dust, thereby affecting residents’ rest and life to some extent. Possible closed construction of community road pavement and facade reconstruction may cause traffic inconvenience. However, such impacts are temporary, and can be accepted by most residents. Interview with a resident in a dormitory community in Nanshan Sub-district (male, 34 years) Construction will certainly affect our lives, such as noise, air pollution and traffic inconvenience, but such negative impacts are temporary and can be overcome. The contractor is expected to 37 take measures to reduce such measures, such as sprinkling and avoiding overnight construction. 2) Temporary impacts on stores Old communities are mainly located in the urban center of Nanan district heartland, surrounding with some convenience stores, hair salons, fruit shops and restaurants. Construction machinery, construction work and construction noise will, to a certain extent, affect the normal business activities; The delivery vehicles of the stores will not be able to pass smoothly due to the construction, and the exotic vehicles will not be able to get in smoothly, which will have a negative impact on the external transportation and sales of the products. The income of the store may be affected. 3) Increased management and maintenance costs after renewal After renewal, community management and maintenance costs may increase, such as landscaping, cleaning and facility maintenance, therefore, the residents of the community will be charged with certain property management fees, but residents can only accept a slight rise. Interview in Dongxing Road Community, Nanping Sub-district (female, 46 years) After renewal, the community will have a better environment, and better roads, fitness facilities and activity spaces. We are willing to pay for this, but many residents here are retirees with limited financial strength, so their affordability must be considered. 6.2 Public Space Renewal 6.2.1 Positive impacts 1) Increasing the utilization of public spaces, and providing better recreational experiences to residents Existing public spaces are of low utilization rates due to limited size, inadequate management, occupation for business purposes, etc., such as Nanhu Park, Guohuishan Park, Houbao Park and Hongsheng Square. In Public Space Renewal, parks will be re-planned, and provided with recreational facilities and infrastructure, such as beaches, trash bins, public toilets, streetlamps and guardrails, to improve their convenience and safety; vehicle and pedestrian systems of squares and pedestrian streets will be re-planned for orderly and convenient traffic. After renewal, residents using public spaces will have better recreational experiences. 2) Improving urban image, and making public spaces more active Existing parks and squares lack cultural implications. In Public Space Renewal, local landscape factors will be incorporated into Hongsheng Square, and a tea culture street built for Nanhu Park, turning them into windows of urban image and local culture, and making them more active. 3) Improving the commercial environment, and promoting economic development and employment The Subproject will provide better public spaces to residents, and increase pedestrian volume and consumption, thereby promoting the development of nearby commerce and services, economic growth, and employment, and increasing the income of local residents, especially the subproject area women, the poor, floating population and other vulnerable groups. 4) Improving the accessibility and safety of public spaces The accessibility and safety of public spaces is an important factor that prevents residents from 38 going to public spaces. For example, Guohuishan Park lacks connecting roads and guardrails; Houbao Park lacks slow traffic footpaths, and is inconvenient for disabled people and children. The Subproject will improve the accessibility and safety of public spaces, and make public spaces more attractive to residents by regulating parking, re-planning vehicle and pedestrian systems, and providing protective facilities. 5) Economic benefits generated by urban green spaces Public Space Renewal will increase housing prices of old communities by 20% as estimated in the Feasibility Study Report, and generate ecological benefits, such as carbon fixation, oxygen release and dust retention, thereby bringing economic benefits, totaling 1.0501 million yuan per annum. 6.2.2 Negative impacts 1) Construction impacts on environment During construction, waste cleanup and transport will produce dust, noise and waste, thereby affecting nearby residents adversely, and threatening the personal safety of local residents, especially old people, children and pregnant women. The owner will pay more attention to such impacts during construction, give publicity and education on construction safety, and take measures to reduce such impacts. 2) Impact on the traffic efficiency and safety of nearby residents and vehicles Some parks, squares and roads may be closed during construction, thereby affecting traffic, and nearby residents’ recreational activities. 3) Impact on nearby stores Construction will affect nearby stores, such as making it inconvenient for customers to enter stores and delivery trucks to pass, so their income may be affected to some extent. 6.3 Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal 6.3.1 Positive impacts 1) Providing better walking experiences In Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal, slow traffic systems and street appearance will be renewed, landscaping improved, and urban furniture added to create more attractive public spaces, and provide better walking experiences to pedestrians. 2) Strengthening road connection, and making urban traffic smoother In Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal, some blind roads will be reopened, Longhuang Highway, Hugui Road, Tushan Branch Road and some slow traffic footpaths constructed to further optimize the urban road network, and strengthen the connection between the built-up area of Nan’an District, and the waterfront area west of Nanbin Road and the Nanshan Mountain. 3) Optimizing the walking environment For urban trunk roads in Nan’an District, some sidewalks are too narrow or occupied by vehicles. Most secondary trunk roads lack road-crossing facilities, traffic signals, sidewalks for the blind, etc. Existing footpaths will be broadened or reconstructed, road-crossing and supporting facilities (e.g., barrier-free facilities and sidewalks for the blind) added, and landscaping optimized to create a better walking environment for residents, especially old people, disabled and other special groups. 4) Providing better mountain climbing experiences The Nanshan Mountain climbing footpath lacks protective measures, signs, benches, toilets, 39 trash bins, etc., and its both sides are disorderly. Mountain climbing footpaths will be constructed or renewed, and landscaping optimized to provide better mountain climbing experiences. 5) Advocating a low-carbon green lifestyle, and mitigating the urban heat island effect The renewal of mountain climbing footpaths, and the optimization of slow traffic landscape in the Nanshan Mountain will increase the traffic flow of such footpaths, advocate a low-carbon green lifestyle, and reduce urban motor vehicle traffic and greenhouse gas emissions, thereby mitigating the urban heat island effect. 6.3.2 Negative impacts 1) Resettlement The 4 roads will affect Nan’an District Tushan Town and Longmenhao Sub-district. 14.2 mu of collective land (6.5 mu of cultivated land, 2.5 mu of other farmland, 3.9 mu of housing land and 1.3 mu of unused land) will be acquired permanently, affecting 14 households with 36 persons; 112.85 mu of state-owned land will be allocated; rural residential houses of 1,450 m2, urban residential houses of 539 m2, non-residential properties on state-owned land of 4,464.32m2, and houses with limited property rights of 4,636.8 m2 will be demolished, affecting 33 households with 90 persons. These affected households’ income and livelihoods will be affected to varying degrees. The owner should conduct land acquisition and livelihood restoration properly, and make sure that compensation is paid timely and fully in coordination with the agencies concerned. 2) Impacts of construction on traffic efficiency and safety Safe impacts of construction are reflected mainly in impacts on nearby residents, students and vehicles. Some slow traffic systems are already narrow or have mixed traffic. Construction vehicles may threaten the personal safety of local residents, especially old people, children and women, and noise and dust produced by construction may affect pedestrian and vehicle traffic. 3) Environmental impacts of construction Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal involves many roads and large construction quantities, and wastewater, solid waste, dust and waste gases produced by construction may have adverse environmental impacts. The construction of mountain climbing footpaths may affect the ecological environment of Nanshan Forest Park. 6.4 Measures to mitigate negative impacts 6.4.1 LA and HD impacts 1) First, take LA and HD impacts as an important factor of option selection for minimization. 2) Plan and implement LA carefully, and hold a public hearing when the LA compensation program is developed to collect comments and suggestions. 3) Conduct a social survey properly and extensive publicity on the benefits of the Subproject to win the support of local residents. 4) Improve the resettlement and compensation policies for LA and HD to protect the immediate interests of affected residents, and enforce the resettlement and compensation policies and rates strictly on an open, fair and just basis. Ensure that compensation is paid timely and fully. 5) Establish a risk early warning system, screen uncertainties in LA and HD daily, and strengthen field security to handle any emergency timely and effectively. 6.4.2 Measures to reduce traffic and safety impacts 40 Optimize the construction plan for key roads, accelerate construction, and disclose construction progress to residents by all means timely; Regulate construction behavior, and ensure that construction vehicles and equipment operate within specified areas in order not to affect public traffic; Strengthen safety protection by setting up fixed warning signs to remind vehicles to drive slowly; Strengthen emergency management by providing rescue equipment and vehicles for quick and efficient emergency response. 6.4.3 Negative environmental impacts 1) All functional departments should cooperate closely to supervise construction strictly, and minimize construction impacts, such as noise, vibration, dust, wastewater and solid waste. 2) Construction staff is prohibited from discharging domestic water to natural receiving waters. Take measures to dispose of wastewater, solid waste and waste gases produced by construction timely and properly. 3) Extend wet operation during construction, and provide sprinkling equipment on the construction site to control dust, especially for affected communities and streets; arrange vehicle entries and exits rationally on the construction site, and provide tire flushing facilities there. 4) Schedule construction rationally, and prohibit high-noise construction machinery from operating near residential areas at night (22:00-6:00); prohibit high-noise construction near noise- sensitive buildings at night, and noise-generating construction within 100m around examination sites during the periods of the college and senior high school entrance examinations. 5) Locate construction passages and camps away from lush vegetation where possible, and take appropriate measures to conserve and restore the vegetation if this is impossible. 6) Ensure that construction vehicles do not drive during the peak traffic hours. 7) Control pollution and emissions in strict conformity with the applicable national standards at the operation stage. 6.4.4 Negative impacts on special groups 1) Comments of special groups, especially old people, the poor, the disabled and floating population, will be collected extensively to protect their interests. 2) After the completion of the Subproject, property management fees will be appraised strictly to ensure that such fees do not overly rise. Relevant policies will be enacted to ensure that poor population will receive subsidies for property management fees, and their expenditure will not rise. 3) Management and maintenance jobs during and after project implementation will be first made available to floating population, poor population and other vulnerable groups. 41 7. Social Gender Analysis 7.1 Local women’s perceptions of, needs for and suggestions on the Subproject 7.1.1 Situation of local women At the end of 2016, Chongqing had a registered population of 33.9211 million, including 16.4687 million females, accounting for 48.6%, and Nan’an District had a registered population of 700,100, including 356,200 females, accounting for 50.9%. As shown in Table 7-1, the subproject area had more females than males. Table 7-1 Female population of the subproject area (2016) Gross Female Gender Division population(0,000) population(0,000) ratio Chongqing Municipality 3392.11 1646.87 106 Nan’an District 70.01 35.62 97 Longmenhao Sub-district 2.46 1.24 98 Tongyuanju Sub-district 5.40 2.77 95 Meitangxi Sub-district 6.73 3.35 101 Danzishi Sub-district 3.94 2.00 97 Nanping Sub-district 9.57 4.90 95 Nanshan Sub-district 4.23 2.13 99 Huayuanlu Sub-district 8.64 4.34 99 Nanping Town 9.26 4.79 93 Tushan Town 5.74 2.96 94 Jiguanshi Town 1.44 0.76 89 Source: Statistical Yearbook of Nan’an District 7.1.2 Statistics of female samples in the questionnaire survey 1) Age Among the samples, 59.6% are females. Among the female samples, 46.8% are aged 60 years or above, and 46.4% aged 31-59 years. Among the male samples, 46.4% are aged 31-59 years, and 40.3% aged 60 years or above. Table 7-2 Age and gender distribution of samples Gender Total Male Female Less than 18 years 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% 18-30 years 12.7% 6.0% 8.7% 31-40 years 6.1% 10.1% 8.5% Age 41-50 years 19.3% 16.1% 17.4% 51-60 years 21.0% 20.2% 20.5% 60 years or above 40.3% 46.8% 44.2% Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Source: SA survey(January 2018) 2) Educational level 68% of the female samples and 47.5% of the male samples have received junior high school or below, indicating that the overall educational level of the samples is low. Based on a Chi-square test, the overall educational level of the females is much lower than that of the males. Table 7-3Educational levels of samples by gender 42 Gender Total Male Female Junior high school or below 47.5% 68.0% 59.7% Senior high school / secondary 31.5% 18.0% 23.5% Educational technical school level Junior college 13.3% 7.1% 9.6% Undergraduate 7.7% 6.0% 6.7% Graduate or above 0.8% 0.4% Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Table 7-4 Chi-square test Value df Progressive Sig. (both sides) Pearson chi-square 21.917a 4 0.000 Likelihood ratio 22.552 4 0.000 Linearity and linear combination 9.489 1 0.002 N in valid cases 447 Source: SA survey(January 2018) 3) Occupation Those being employed mostly work at state-owned and private enterprises, with no significant difference between the two genders. Table 7-5 Occupations by gender Gender Occupation Total Male Female Administrative organ or public institution 8.9% 7.5% 8.1% State-owned enterprise 29.4% 24.8% 26.7% Private enterprise 26.7% 25.9% 26.2% Foreign enterprise or joint venture 0.6% 0% 0.2% Other 34.4% 41.7% 38.8% Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Source: SA survey(January 2018) Table 7- 6 Chi-square test Value df Progressive Sig. (both sides) Pearson chi-square 4.081a 4 0.395 Likelihood ratio 4.428 4 0.351 Linearity and linear combination 2.424 1 0.119 N in valid cases 446 Source: SA survey(January 2018) 7.1.3 Women’s main needs for the Subproject There is no gender difference in the most needed facility, both being parking management. In addition, women pay more attention to septic tanks and sewer lines, fitness facilities, sanitation, and recreational facilities, while men pay more attention to public spaces. Table 7-7 Needs for Old Community Renewal by gender 43 Gender Total Male Female Parking management 19.4% 19.9% 19.7% Sanitation 19.4% 17.2% 18.0% Septic tanks and sewer lines 9.7% 19.9% 16.0% Landscaping 6.5% 2.0% 3.7% Roads 7.5% 6.6% 7.0% Most needed Rain drainage 2.2% 2.0% 2.0% community Fire fighting facilities 11.8% 9.9% 10.7% facility Facades 1.1% 2.0% 1.6% Wires, optical fibers, etc. 2.2% 1.3% 1.6% Fitness facilities 3.2% 7.3% 5.7% Public spaces 15.1% 7.9% 10.7% Other 2.2% 4.0% 3.3% Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Source: SA survey(January 2018) Both genders show concern about overall environment, road occupation for parking, protective facilities, lighting facilities and functional facilities, but men pay more attention to road occupation for parking and overall environment, while women pay more attention to protective facilities, lighting facilities and functional facilities. Table 7- 8 Needs for Public Space Renewal by gender Gender Total Male Female Overall environment 22.9% 16.0% 19.0% Protective facilities 8.4% 14.2% 11.6% Lighting facilities 9.6% 13.2% 11.6% Space size 7.2% 6.6% 6.9% Most urgent Space convenience and comfort 1.2% 1.9% 1.6% need for public Functional facilities 3.6% 8.5% 6.3% space Road occupation for parking 33.7% 23.6% 28.0% improvement Resting facilities 7.2% 5.7% 6.3% Distance 1.2% 0.9% 1.1% Management and maintenance 2.4% 0% 1.1% Accessibility 0% 0.9% 0.5% Other 2.4% 8.5% 5.8% Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Source: SA survey(January 2018) In general, men and women have roughly consistent needs for the Subproject, but their concerns are different, where men pay more attention to the overall environment, such as road occupation for parking, public spaces and sanitation, while women pay more attention to details, safety and comfort, such as septic tanks and sewer lines, protective facilities, fitness facilities and lighting facilities. 7.1.4 Suggestions on the Subproject Women’s main suggestions for the Subproject are: 1) Establishing effective public participation and feedback mechanisms Women are more concerned about communities than men, and have higher requirements for the comfort of communities and public spaces, so they are more likely to identify and raise issues. At FGDs, some women proposed that more attention should be paid to women’s needs, such as ensuring that a certain proportion of participants should be women, and establishing special public participation and feedback mechanisms for women. 44 Women’s FGD in Dongxing Road and Changhang Communities, Nanping Sub-district The owner should listen more to us, but such opportunities are just too few. The community committee should also visit us more often, and establish a feedback mechanism, so that we know how our opinions have been collected and acted on. 2) Opening up more dancing spaces for women Women like square dancing very much, and most dancers are women, usually with several teams dancing on the same square. Women expect more dancing spaces to meet their needs. However, since nearby residents often complain about square dancing music, dancing spaces should be far away from residential areas. 3) Enhancing training for women, and offering job opportunities Since women’s overall educational and income levels are lower than those of men, they have needs for higher income and richer knowledge. In the Subproject, training and drilling on fire fighting can be offered to women, health workshops held for old women, and suitable jobs generated at the construction and operation stages offered to women to increase their income. Women’s FGD in Nanhu Park, Huayuanlu Sub-district We women are poorly educated and earn less. Of course, we want to earn more money through, for example, skills training on housekeeping, babysitting, etc., as well as employment, even if temporary. 4) Considering women’s needs in infrastructure improvement Compared to men, women have a stronger demand for public toilets, slow traffic footpaths and landscaping. Such facilities should be designed in consideration of women’s needs. Women’s FGD at No.10-12 Fuhong Road, Nanping Sub-district 1) There is no resting facility for residents, and the existing old people activity center is for profit; 2) Alley trees are too lush, and should be trimmed so as not to block sunlight and streetlamps. The benches in the community are insufficient, especially for old women. A public toilet should be built in the community for the convenience of women. 7.2 Positive impacts of the Subproject on women 1) Creating a comfortable living environment for the benefit of women’s physical and mental health Old communities and public spaces have crude infrastructure and poor sanitation. After the completion of the Subproject, the community environment will be improved, public spaces will be utilized more efficiently, and more convenient slow traffic will be available, thereby improving the comfort of recreational activities for women, which is beneficial to women’s physical and mental health. 2) Improving communities and public spaces to ensure women’s safety Compared to men, more women live alone or are elderly, and use public spaces for longer times. A good environment of communities and public spaces will improve women’s safety and living quality. Measures such as installing or improving cameras, fire fighting facilities, handrails, guardrails, 45 lighting facilities, and access control systems will be taken to protect women’s personal and property safety. 3) Increasing women’s job opportunities and income Some unskilled jobs will be generated at the construction and operation stages, and construction will also generate nearby commercial and service jobs, such as waiter, salesperson and cleaner. Women can get employed or earn more money by doing these jobs. 4) Enhancing women’s political participation Women can express opinions and suggestions on the Subproject through the public participation mechanism. After the completion of the Subproject, women will participate in community maintenance and management. 7.3 Negative impacts of the Subproject on women and mitigation measures/plan 1) HD may affect women’s living standard directly. If affected women do not receive proper house replacement or financial compensation, they will be forced to live in more remote areas, so that their living convenience may be reduced. This will be discussed in further detail in the RAP. 2) Women’s job opportunities under the Subproject may be affected. Local women’s overall educational level and financial status are low, and their participation capacity is insufficient. Construction will affect nearby stores, thereby reducing the income of female employees. After the completion of the Subproject, urban management will be strengthened, reducing the income of female peddlers. The following measures may be taken to mitigate impacts on women: 1) Stage-by-stage and enclosed construction will be conducted to minimize negative impacts on nearby stores; 2) Jobs suitable for women should be offered during and after construction where possible; 3) After the completion of the Subproject, peddlers will be allowed to operate in certain areas, and their behavior regulated; 4) Employment training on service, housekeeping, cleaning, etc. will be offered to women to promote their employment. 3) Construction impacts on women’s health: Construction dust and noise will affect women’s physical and mental health, especially pregnant and lactating women, thereby potentially increasing their medical expenses. In view of this, such negative impacts should be minimized during construction. 4) Construction impacts on women’s daily lives: Construction may cause inconvenience to women’s daily lives and community activities, such as traffic and square dancing. Construction management should be strengthened to mitigate such negative impacts. 7.4Gender Action Plan The Subproject will improve infrastructure of local communities and public spaces,and local residents’ living quality greatly. Local women will benefit from the improved living environment and infrastructure. In addition, since the Subproject may have potential risks, gender-sensitive measures should be taken to enhance the Subproject’s positive impacts, and minimize its negative impacts, thereby promoting women’s participation and development. The Gender Action Plan has been developed in consultation with the Nan’an District PMO, IAs, women’s federation, etc. See Table7-9. 46 Table 7- 9 Gender Action Plan Suggestion Target IAs Stage Actions Funding Monitoring indicators 1.Considering Local Design agency, owner, Construction Women’s special needs should be considered in Subproject Form, frequency and records of women’s needs women PMO, district agencies subproject design: budget collection of women’s needs and in subproject concerned, sub-district Old Community Renewal—— opinions at the design stage, design offices, community 1) Provide facilities for old communities in women’s specific suggestions, committees consideration of needs of women, old people and and design feedback other vulnerable groups. 1) Suggestions of local women 2) Improve the landscaping and sanitation of old and old people on community communities in consideration of women’s needs. facilities, landscaping, sanitation, Public Space Renewal—— etc., and design feedback; 3) Consider opinions of women and old people in 2) Suggestions of local women terms of public space utilization and facility setup. and old people on infrastructure 4) Provide dancing spaces and slow traffic and overall environment of public footpaths in parks to women where possible. spaces, and design feedback Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal—— 5) Consider women’s needs in the setup of infrastructure and urban furniture for slow traffic and mountain climbing footpaths. 2. Promoting Local Design agency, owner, Construction 1) Make sure not less than 40% of participants of Subproject 1) Number of public participation women’s women contractor, PMO, district and public participation meetings at all stages are budget meetings, number of female participation, agencies concerned, operation women. participants, and minutes; and improving sub-district offices, 2) Conduct publicity and offer training in 2) Time, venue and mode of their status community committees consideration of women’s needs and features. publicity and training 3. Offering job Local Design agency, owner, Construction 1) Make sure 20% of unskilled jobs generated by Subproject 1) Number of women receiving opportunities to women contractor, PMO, district the Subproject first available to women and other budget and unskilled jobs during construction; women to agencies concerned, vulnerable groups. contractor 2) Number of women receiving increase income sub-district offices, 2) Make sure 20% of public welfare jobs generated budget public welfare jobs during community committees by the Subproject first available to women and other operation; vulnerable groups. 3) Number of female members of 3) Make sure 30% of members of community community autonomy autonomy organizations are women. organizations 4. Offering skills Affected Owner, PMO, district Construction 1) Offer training in consideration of women’s needs Contractor 1) Time, venue and mode of and knowledge local agencies concerned, and and features. budget publicity and training training to women sub-district offices, operation 2) Make sure not less than 40% of trainees are 2) Form of fire fighting and fitness women community committees women. training at the community level 47 8. Public Participation 8.1 Forms and process of public participation at the preparation stage Since September2017, the Nan’an PMO has conducted a series of surveys and public participation activities. At the preparation stage, the Bank mission, feasibility study agency, environmental management plan preparation agency, etc. conducted a social survey in the subproject area to collect needs and suggestions, and improve the subproject design. This report has been prepared based on site visit, questionnaire survey, key informant interview, FGD and other public participation activities, and participants include local agencies concerned, sub- district and community officials, affected residents, etc. 8.1.1 Site visit From November 2017 to January 2018, the task force conducted participatory observation on local community roads, infrastructure, landscaping, exterior walls, parks, squares, footpaths, etc. to gain a more intuitive understanding of the current situation of the subproject area. 8.1.2 Questionnaire survey From November 2017 to January 2018, 28 communities affected by Old Community Renewal and 17 affected by Public Space Renewal were selected for the questionnaire survey, with 450 copies in total, covering community parking management, sanitation, landscaping, roads, facade, drainage and infrastructure for Old Community Renewal, and overall environment of public spaces, protective facilities, lighting, convenience, comfort, road occupation for parking, resting facilities, management, maintenance, accessibility, etc. for Public Space Renewal. 8.1.3 Key informant interview Key informant interviews were conducted with 30 men-times of key informants from the district labor and social security bureau, employment bureau, civil affairs bureau, ethnic and religious affairs bureau, fire control detachment, public security bureau, land reservation center, women’s federation, disabled people’s federation, sub-district offices and town governments, Chongqing Jiangnan Urban Construction & Asset Management Co., Ltd., Nanshan Ecological Belt Management Committee, and community committees to learn the Subproject’s impacts and potential risks, relevant needs and suggestions, etc. 8.1.4 FGD 54 FGDs were held in 28 communities in Nanping, Nanshan and Huayuanlu Sub-districts in the beneficiary area of Old Community Renewal, including 27 FGDs with women, to learn residents’ needs for the Subproject, the Subproject’s impacts, and relevant comments and suggestions through brainstorming. 32 FGDs were held in 17 communities in the beneficiary area of Public Space Renewal, including 16 FGDs with women, with 436 participants in total, including 207 women, accounting for 47.8%; 167 residents aged 60 years or above, accounting for 38.3%; and 48 poor and disabled residents, accounting for 11%. 48 Table 8-1 Public participation activities Activity Time Participants Key opinion / suggestion Outcome 1. Questionnaire survey: A Task force, community Poor sanitation, insufficient amenities, Conduct design based on local residents’ questionnaire survey was Nov. 2017 residents, community facades and pipelines in need of opinions and needs to meet their needs as conducted in 28 communities (256 – Jan. workers renovation much as possible. copies) to learn satisfaction with 2018 and needs for community facilities. 2. Key informant interview: 18 Task force, district Special needs of the poor, women, Involve women, the poor, the disabled and men-times, learning impacts, agencies concerned, children, the disabled and old people old people in relevant meetings to allow Dec. needs, potential risks and Nanshan, Nanping and should be considered in design, and them to express their opinions, and carry 2017 – suggestions, etc. Huayuanlu Sub-districts the Subproject should be handed over out autonomous management after Jan. 2018 to residents for autonomy. completion under the direction of community committees. 3. Residents’ FGD: 27 FGDs in 28 Task force, community Residents need sanitation, septic tanks Conduct design based on local residents’ Old communities, learning residents’ Nov. 2017 residents, community and sewer lines, fire fighting facilities, opinions and needs to meet their needs as Community needs and suggestions for – Jan. committee members parking management, and fitness much as possible, act strictly on the Renewal improvement 2018 facilities; negative construction impacts environmental management plan during should be minimized. construction. 4. Women’s FGD: 27 women’s Task force, female Open up dancing spaces in Involve a certain percentage of women in Nov. 2017 FGDs in 28 communities, learning residents, community communities to meet women’s needs; relevant meetings to consider their needs – Jan. women’s needs and suggestions committee members add public toilets and add fitness and opinions in design, and meet their 2018 for improvement facilities in communities. needs as much as possible. 5. In-depth interview: 20 men- Task force, community Take measures to mitigate Conduct design based on local residents’ times, learning the Subproject’s residents, community environmental impacts of construction. opinions and needs to meet their needs as impacts, attitudes to and Nov. 2017 committee members much as possible, act strictly on the suggestions on the Subproject – Jan. environmental management plan during 2018 construction to minimize noise and dust pollution. Disclose construction information in advance. 1. Questionnaire survey: A Task force, community Insufficient accessibility and safety of Conduct design based on local residents’ questionnaire survey was Nov. 2017 residents, community parks, irregular parking on public roads, opinions and needs to meet their needs as conducted in 17 communities (194 – Jan. committee members insufficient recreational facilities much as possible. Public copies) to learn satisfaction with 2018 Space and needs for public spaces. Renewal 2. Residents’ FGD: learning Task force, community Pooroverall environment, disorderly Conduct design based on local residents’ Nov. 2017 residents’ needs and suggestions residents, community parking and shortage of protective opinions and needs to meet their needs as – Jan. for improvement committee members facilities exist in public spaces; much as possible, act strictly on the 2018 negative construction impacts should environmental management plan during 49 be minimized. construction to minimize noise and dust pollution. Disclose construction information in advance. 3. Women’s FGD: 16 women’s Task force, female Open up dancing spaces in Involve a certain percentage of women in FGDs in 17 communities, learning Nov. 2017 residents, community communities to meet women’s needs; relevant meetings to consider their needs women’s needs and suggestions – Jan. committee members add public toilets in public spaces; and opinions in design, and meet their for improvement 2018 create jobs for women. needs as much as possible. Create jobs for women during and after construction. 4. Key informant interview: 12 Task force, key Consider special needs of the poor, Involve women, the poor, the disabled and Dec. men-times, learning impacts, informants of district women, children, the disabled and old old people in relevant meetings to allow 2017 – needs, potential risks and agencies concerned people. them to express their opinions, and meet Jan. 2018 suggestions, etc. their special needs as much as possible. 5. In-depth interview: 66 men- Task force, residents 1) Poor park sanitation Conduct design based on local residents’ Nov. 2017 times, learning the Subproject’s using public spaces 2) Shortage of lighting, fitness and opinions and needs to meet their needs as – Jan. impacts, needs for and recreational facilities, and public toilets; much as possible, and minimize negative 2018 suggestions on the Subproject 3) Shortage of benches and trash bins impacts. 1. Questionnaire survey: A questionnaire survey was Task force, residents conducted in 28 communities (256 Nov. 2017 Shortage of road-crossing facilities, Conduct design based on local residents’ using slow traffic copies) to learn satisfaction with – Jan. poor road connection and landscaping, opinions and needs to meet their needs as footpaths, stores, and needs for urban slow traffic 2018 serious road occupation for parking much as possible. community officials footpaths, sanitation, supporting facilities, etc. 2. In-depth interview: 32 men- Task force, residents Shortage of road-crossing facilities, Conduct design based on local residents’ Nov. 2017 Urban Slow times, learning the Subproject’s using slow traffic poor road connection and landscaping, opinions and needs to meet their needs as – Jan. Traffic impacts, attitudes to and footpaths, stores, serious road occupation for parking much as possible. 2018 System suggestions on the Subproject community officials Renewal 3. FGD with residents affected Task force, residents Receive reasonable compensation, Develop a rational compensation and Nov. 2017 by HD: learning HD impacts affected by LA and HD, and ensure that the living standard is resettlement program to minimize HD – Jan. HD management office, not reduced after HD. impacts. 2018 community officials 4. Key informant interview: 16 Task force, district Reduce HD impacts, and consider Develop a rational compensation and men-times, learning impacts, Dec. agencies concerned, actual needs of the disabled, women resettlement program to minimize HD needs, potential risks and 2017 – owner, sub-district and old people in design. impacts; consider needs of special groups suggestions, etc. Jan. 2018 offices, community in design. committees 50 8.2 Public participation plan for the implementation stage In Nan’an District, a sound public consultation mechanism has been established, where residents’ opinions are classified as major, minor and private affairs. The government is responsible for major affairs, community committees for minor affairs and residents for their own private affairs. According to the classification criteria, the Subproject is a major affair, for which the district departments concerned are responsible, and it will be subject to consultation at community discussion meetings involving community officials, residents’ representatives, local entities’ heads, people’s congress delegates, etc. Issues, opinions and suggestions on the Subproject raised by residents will be addressed through consultation and democratic voting, and those that cannot be addressed will be submitted to discussion meetings at the next higher level. The public participation plan of the Subproject has been developed through consultation with all stakeholders. See Table 8-2. Table 8-2 Public participation plan Stage Type Activity Mode Remarks 1) Introducing project information; Questionnaire Involving PMO, IAs, 2) Distributing the project leaflet; survey, FGD, in- sub-district offices, Project 3) Collecting opinions and suggestions depth interview community Design optimization from local residents committees Giving feedback on residents’ opinions FGD, written report and issues 1) Disclosing construction information Field observation, in advance; broadcast, TV, 2) Involving community residents in Internet, leaflet, construction, and making 30% of jobs poster first available to women, the poor and Project other vulnerable groups; construction 3) Giving feedback on issues and Construct opinions raised by residents ion Communicating residents’ opinions and FGD, written report Involving PMO, IAs, suggestions with the owner and the contractor, contractor supervising agency 1) Offering training and drilling on fire Workshop, Q&A, Involving district Fire fighting, fighting to community residents; brochure, poster, agencies concerned, fitness and 2) Offering fitness and health training to broadcast, TV, sub-district offices, health training old people, especially old women Internet, meeting community committees 1) Management and maintenance of Involving PMO, IAs, local sanitation, infrastructure and district civil affairs Project fitness facilities bureau, sub-district management 2) Establishing autonomous offices, community Operation organizations in old communities to committees maintain the community environment Grievance Feedback system Appeal hotline Involving PMO, IAs redress 9.3Grievance redress mechanism The current appeal channels in Nan’an District include: 1) Online appeal channel: Residents may file appeals with the competent authorities by the mayor’s public mailbox, the people’s working information platform, etc., and written replies will be given for written appeals. 2) Telephone appeal channel: All sub-district offices and community committees have appeal 51 hotlines. Table 8-3 Appeal hotlines Nanping Sub-district Office (023) 62801117 Huayuanlu Sub-district Office (023)86368000 Nanshan Sub-district Office (023)62463145 Longmenhao Sub-district Office (023)62870533 Tongyuanju Sub-district Office (023)62395100 Danzishi Sub-district Office (023) 62511848 Meitangxi Sub-district Office (023) 62754776 Tushan Town Government (023) 65205211 Nanping Town Government (023) 62800237 Jiguanshi Town Government (023) 62951279 3) Face-to-face appeal channel: Residents may file appeals with community grid inspectors or building supervisors for reporting to superior agencies, or with community officials, or with complaint offices of departments concerned. 52 9. Social Risks and Social Action Plan 9.1 Social risks in project design The subproject design must incorporate ideas and opinions of local residents, stores, educational institutions, etc. directly affected by the Subproject. However, their ideas and opinions may be ignored at the design stage. In addition, special needs and opinions of women, the disabled, children and old people may also be ignored in the subproject design. Suggestions: 1) Fully consider needs of women, old people and other vulnerable groups in Old Community Renewal to improve facilities of old communities; 2) Full consider women’s needs for landscaping and the environment in Public Space Renewal, and open up dancing spaces for women; 3) Fully consider needs of women, old people and the disabled in Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal. 9.2 Social risks in project implementation 1) Risks of involuntary resettlement LA and HD for the Subproject will affect Liuhulan and Lianhua Villages, Tushan Town, and Shanghao Community, Longmenhao Sub-district, Nan’an District. 14.2 mu of collective land will be acquired permanently, affecting 14 households with 36 persons; rural residential houses of 1,450 m2, urban residential houses of 539 m2 and houses with limited property rights of 4,636.8 m2 will be demolished, affecting 33 households with 90 persons. Local residents’ lives and livelihoods will be affected by LA to some extent. Low compensation rates, untimely payment of compensation ,and improper resettlement may result in objections by affected persons. Suggestions: 1)Reduce LA in subproject design and implementation, and provide full compensation to affected persons; 2) Take income and livelihood restoration measures to ensure that affected persons are involved in detailed design to minimize resettlement impacts; conduct resettlement in conjunction with local skills training and other development programs. 2) External risks of construction Risks arising from uncertain external factors may occur during construction. 1) Natural disasters and utility outages on construction sites may cause personal injuries and property damages to construction workers; 2) Improper decision-making or coordination by the government may result in unsmooth construction progress; 3) Changes in relevant policies and regulations may also affect construction progress. Suggestions: 1) Isolate risks in space and time during construction to minimize casualties and damages; 2) Perform a cost effectiveness analysis before taking engineering measures; 3) Offer education on laws, regulations, policies and standards on safety, investment, urban planning, land administration, etc. to construction workers, so that they fully understand potential risks and how to control such risks. 3) Safety risks of construction Such risks include risks to the safety of construction workers and nearby residents during construction. 1) Construction vehicles, and noise and dust produced by construction will threaten the personal safety of local residents, especially old people, children and pregnant women; 2) Construction vehicles and materials will cause traffic difficulties in old communities and public spaces, and pose safety risks;3) Improper operations and inadequate protective measures may cause 53 injuries and deaths to construction workers. Suggestions: Construction impacts are short-term in nature, and will disappear with the completion of construction. However, effective measures should still be taken to mitigate such impacts: 1) Conduct publicity, disclose construction information to residents, and take protective measures before construction; conduct stage-by-stage and enclosed construction to minimize negative impacts, take dust and noise control measures, and clean up construction waste timely during construction; 2) Set up safety signs on construction sites; and 3) Include construction safety management in construction contracts, and strength safety education for construction workers. 4) Risks of store operations Construction will affect nearby stores, such as making it inconvenient for customers to enter stores and delivery trucks to pass, and producing noise and dust, so their income may be affected to some extent. Suggestions: 1) Conduct construction stage by stage, and reserve spaces for trucks and pedestrians; 2) Schedule construction rationally; 3) Use construction machinery that meets the noise control standard, and take noise insulating measures; 4) Conduct environmental monitoring to learn construction impacts and make adjustments timely; 5) Collect and dispose of solid waste and dust properly, and strengthen the management of environmental protection facilities. 9.3 Management and maintenance risks 1) Environmental and facility maintenance risks The objectives of the Subproject can be realized, and local residents can benefit most from the Subproject only if proper subsequent management and maintenance is conducted. If no regular management and maintenance, the facilities will be damaged or stolen; the plants and flowers will dead. Suggestions: 1) Establish a sound management mechanism; 2) Involve local residents in infrastructure management and maintenance; 3) Establish autonomous organizations to manage community affairs. 2) Risks of increased living costs After community and public space renewal, property management fees may rise due to cleaning and landscaping costs, and rentals of tenants may also rise, thereby increasing living costs of local residents. Suggestions: 1) Establish autonomous organizations to engage specialized cleaning and landscaping staff, and minimize the rise of property management fees; 2) Grant subsidies for property management fees to poor population. 3) Risks of occupying public resources After old community and public space renewal, public spaces may be occupied for such purposes as commercial operations (amusement facilities, community fairs, etc.), peddling and parking. Suggestions: Specify management responsibilities, and conduct normative community autonomy; prohibit facilities that do not meet the functional positioning and planning requirements from being built. 4) Risks of increased traffic accidents Community and public space improvement will attract more vehicles, thereby possibly increasing traffic accidents. In addition, higher driving speeds will increase the possibility of traffic 54 accidents. Suggestions: Set up safety warning signs near communities or parks, and strengthen safety education. 5) Risks of urban gentrification “Gentrification� is a dynamic process of urban space restructuring, where urban communities occupied formerly by lower-income residents are now occupied by higher-income residents. In the Subproject, urban gentrification may result from rental rise accompanied by community renewal, making lower-income residents unable to afford higher rentals. Suggestions: 1) Strengthen public participation and consultation to learn residents’ needs and affordability, especially vulnerable groups; 2) Grant government subsidies for property management fees to low-income population; 3) Provide employment assistance to low-income population, and make project management and maintenance jobs first available to them; 4) Offer public rental housing to urban low-income population. 6) Risks in community autonomy In the Subproject, communities will be subject to autonomy after renewal, but the insufficient participation awareness of residents and the unsound autonomy mechanism may lead to risks. Suggestions: 1) Apply different autonomy patterns to different communities, such as granting government support to communities short of resources, realizing autonomy later for communities not ready for autonomy yet, and establishing community autonomy organizations for communities with sufficient resources. 2) Strengthen public participation in the establishment of community autonomy organizations, and determine their management patterns, rules and regulations through adequate consultation to reflect community residents’ opinions and suggestions. 3) Set up alley parking lots, retail points, etc. if conditions permit, or offer paid services (housekeeping, repair, printing, etc.) through consultation with community residents to finance community autonomy organizations. 4) Train members of community autonomy organizations on legal and social work to enhance their capacity; train low-income community residents on employment skills. 5) Conduct community activities to promote neighborhood relationships and community integration. 9.4 Social Action Plan A feasible social action plan has been developed in consultation with the PMO, owner, IAs and design agency. See Table 9-1. 55 Table 9-1 Risks and Social Action Plan Stage Risks Actions Agencies Stage Funding Monitoring indicators Design 1) Ideas and Public participation: Involve local residents in relevant meetings, Design Construction Subproject 1) Time, venue and participants of opinions of especially women, old people, the disabled and other vulnerable agency, preparation budget public participation meetings, and nearby residents, groups; make sure not less than 40% of participants of relevant contractor, number of women, old people and especially meetings are women, old people and the disabled; pay attention to PMO, the disabled and other vulnerable women, old ideas and opinions of direct beneficiaries especially old people and owner, groups; people and other women; incorporate opinions of women, old people and the district 2) Needs and suggestions on vulnerable disabled in the design of public spaces and slow traffic footpaths. agencies facility design in Old Community groups, may be Details: 1) Fully consider needs of women, old people and other concerned, Renewal, and design feedback; ignored at the vulnerable groups in Old Community Renewal to improve facilities sub-district 3) Needs and suggestions on design stage. of old communities; offices, facility design in Public Space 2) Ideas and 2) Full consider women’s needs for landscaping and the community Renewal, and design feedback; opinions of local environment in Public Space Renewal, and open up dancing committees 4) Needs and suggestions on residents, stores, spaces for women; facility design in Urban Slow Traffic educational 3) Fully consider needs of women, old people and the disabled in System Renewal, and design institutions, etc. Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal. feedback; may be ignored 4) Set up alley parking lots, retail points, etc. if conditions permit, or 5) Needs and suggestions of in the subproject offer paid services to finance community autonomy organizations. women, old people and the design. For special groups: disabled, and design feedback 3) The 1) Consider special needs of old people and women for resting and sustainable fitness facilities; operation of 2) Add resting and fitness facilities, footpaths and barrier-free public community toilets for public spaces; autonomy 3) Consider needs of vulnerable groups in construction of slow organizations is traffic footpaths, such as barrier-free facilities. not considered. 4) Make jobs generated by the Subproject first available to local floating and poor population. 56 Construction 1) Risks of 1) Reduce LA in subproject design and implementation, and Design Construction Subproject 1) See the RAP for details; involuntary provide full compensation to affected persons; agency, preparation, budget 2) Clauses on construction safety in resettlement 2) Include construction safety management in construction owner, construction, construction contracts, and their 2) External risks contracts, and strength safety education for construction workers; PMO, operation implementation; of construction, 3) Conduct publicity, disclose construction information to residents, district 3) Traffic coordination, and form such as natural and take protective measures before construction; agencies and frequency of relevant publicity; disasters, 4) Isolate risks in space and time during construction to minimize concerned, 4) Measures taken to reduce traffic improper casualties and damages; sub-district impacts during construction; decision-making 5) Take dust and noise control measures, and Set up safety signs offices, 5) Measures taken to reduce noise or coordination on construction sites; community during construction; 3) Safety risks of 6) Conduct stage-by-stage and enclosed construction to minimize committees 6) Complaints about overnight construction negative impacts; construction, and handling; 4) Risks of store 7) Set up non-horning signs near communities, and guiding signs 7) Setup of non-horning and operations near construction sites; guiding signs, and comments; 8) Strengthen traffic guidance during peak traffic hours. 8) Traffic guidance during peak For special groups: hours, and comments; 1) Give safety publicity and education at communities and schools; 9)Persuasion of old people and 2) Make sure construction vehicles drive slowly in densely women during construction; populated areas; 10) Disposal of construction waste, 3) Dispose of construction waste properly. and comments Operation and management 1) Environmental 1) Establish community autonomy organizations to manage Owner, Operation Budgets of 1) Number of community and facility community affairs autonomously, and promote public participation; PMO, agencies autonomy organizations maintenance 2) Strengthen public participation and consultation to learn district concerned established; feedback on public risks; residents’ needs and affordability, especially vulnerable groups; agencies participation; 2) Risks of 3) Offer training on fire control, health and fitness to residents, concerned, 2) Utilization of public spaces and occupying public train members of community autonomy organizations on legal and sub-district slow traffic footpaths by residents; resources; social work to enhance their capacity; train low-income community offices, 3) Frequency and men-times of 3) Risks of residents on employment skills; community training; increased traffic 4) Provide employment assistance to low-income population, and committees 4) Low-income population accidents make project management and maintenance jobs first available to subsidized; 4) Risks of them; 5) Residents’ complaints about and urban 5) Offer public rental housing to urban low-income population. feedback on public spaces gentrification 6) Set up safety warning signs near communities or parks, and 5) Risks in strengthen safety education; community 7) Conduct community activities to promote neighborhood autonomy relationships. For special groups: 1) Strengthen fire safety training for old people, women and training in ways accepted by them; 57 2) Offer health and fitness training to old people; 3) Make sure 30% of members of community autonomy organizations are women; 4) Grant subsidies for property management fees to the poor and MLS population. 58 Appendix 1 FGD Minutes Wuzhenshan and Jinwo Communities, Nanshan Sub-district 1. What problems are there in your community? (1) Fire water; (2) store management; (3) underground pipelines; (4) cleanup of septic tanks; (5) safety concern of open communities; (6) narrow public areas 2. What measures or actions can be taken to solve these problems? Community proprietors’ committees should have law enforcement powers. 3. Which important services and facilities are still unavailable? Please specify. (1) Fitness facilities; (2) cleanup of septic tanks 4.Which of the above services and facilities are most urgently needed? (Enumerate them in order.) Cleanup of septic tanks 5. What do you think of the Subproject? Government assistance and financial support 6. What benefits do you expect of the Subproject? High community security, comfortable environment 7. Will the Subproject have any negative impact on you? Yes, but can be avoided 8. What are your suggestions on avoiding or mitigating such negative impacts? A meeting should be held before construction to communicate with residents, and construction safety should be ensured. 9.What are your ideas and suggestions on maximizing the benefits of the Subproject? Proprietors should be instructed on facility use and maintenance. 10.How is the success of the Subproject measured? Satisfaction of residents, effects and service lives of facilities Xiangshui Road Railway Community, Nanping Sub-district 1.What problems are there in your community? (1) Water leakage; (2) unregulated waste dumping; (3) disorderly wiring; (4) poor water supply; (5) irresponsibility of property management company; (6) unregulated wastewater discharge 2. What measures or actions can be taken to solve these problems? (1) Waste cleanup; (2) water network improvement; (3) fire passage management and maintenance; (4) greater care about old people’s physical health 3. Which important services and facilities are still unavailable? Please specify. (1) Fitness facilities; (2) insufficient streetlamps; (3) elevators 4.Which of the above services and facilities are most urgently needed? (Enumerate them in order.) (1) Water pipes; (2)elevators 5. What do you think of the Subproject? I strongly support it, and expect it to break ground soon. 6. What benefits do you expect of the Subproject? More comfortable and safer living environment 7. Will the Subproject have any negative impact on you? Acceptable, but not to be solved with residents’ money 8. What are your suggestions on avoiding or mitigating such negative impacts? Transparency of project funds 9.What are your ideas and suggestions on maximizing the benefits of the Subproject? Training on basic knowledge, and subsequent management and maintenance 59 10.How is the success of the Subproject measured? Visible benefits and effects for residents FGD in Nanhu Park near Nanhu Community, Huayuanlu Sub-district 1. What problems are there in your nearby public spaces? Please talk freely. (Researcher: Record each problem in detail.) (1) Landscaping survival rate below 20%, due to trampling; (2) sanitation and spitting; (3) improper handling of some affairs; (4) too many dogs; (5) no fitness facilities; (6) unregulated parking; (7) insufficient pavilions in parks 2. What measures or actions can be taken to solve these problems? (1) Strengthening publicity; (2) special supervision and management; (3) building pavilions and corridors 3. Which important services and facilities are still unavailable? Please specify. (1) Pavilions and corridors; (2) fitness facilities; (3) park sanitation 4. Which of the above services and facilities are most urgently needed? (Enumerate them in order.) (1) Pavilions and corridors; (2) fitness facilities; (3) park sanitation 5. What do you think of the Subproject? Strongly support 6. What benefits do you expect of the Subproject? The park has a better environment, and more resting and fitness facilities. 7. Will the Subproject have any negative impact on you? No 8. What are your suggestions on avoiding or mitigating such negative impacts? None 9. How is the success of the Subproject measured? All the problems raised by us are solved. Women’s FGD in Houbao Park, Nanping Sub-district 1. What problems are there with local women? Please talk freely. (Researcher: Record each problem in detail.) (1) Alley tree felling near the kindergarten; (2) poor sanitation, and insufficient cleaners; (3) unrepaired benches; (4) poor parking management; (5) property damages caused by falling tree branches 2. What measures or actions can be taken to solve these problems? (1) Assigning more cleaners, and having them work under supervision; (2) management by the government 3. What benefits does the Subproject have for poor women? Increasing income for female peddlers due to environmental improvement 4. Which of the above services and facilities are most urgently needed? (Enumerate them in order.) (1) Management duties not clearly defined; (2) unregulated parking 5. What benefits do you expect of the Subproject? (1) Managing parking spaces; (2) increasing recreational facilities; (3) reserving activity spaces for old people 6. Will these benefits differ between men and women? How? No, because activity spaces of old people are shared 7. Will the Subproject have any negative impact on you? It will cause some temporary inconveniences. 8. Are these negative impacts serious for women? If yes, which? No 9. What are your ideas and suggestions on maximizing the benefits of the Subproject? 60 Reserving activity spaces 10. How is the success of the Subproject measured? Our opinions are considered and acted on. Women’s FGD in Xiangshui Road Community, Nanping Sub-district 1. What problems are there with local women?Please talk freely. (1) Too small fire hose; (2) lack of fitness facilities; (3) no streetlamp; (4) poor sanitation; (5) no screening service for women’s diseases; (6) blocking of fire passage 2. What measures or actions can be taken to solve these problems? (1) Adding streetlamps; (2) adding fitness facilities; (3) replacing water pipes; (4) dredging of fire passage 3. Is there anything different for poor women? (1) Lack of skills; (2) heavy family burden; (3) failure to treat diseases timely 4. Which important services and facilities are still unavailable? Please specify. (1) Property management; (2) elevators; (3) water pipes; (4) fire passage 5. Which of the above services and facilities are most urgently needed? (Enumerate them in order.) (1) Fire passage; (2) water pipe improvement 6. What benefits do you expect of the Subproject? (1) Environment improvement; (2) community security improvement 7. Will these benefits differ between men and women? How? Yes, where women use such facilities more frequently 8. Will the Subproject have any negative impact on you? Yes, but can be overcome 9. Are these negative impacts serious for women? If yes, which? Yes, where women stay longer in communities 10. What are your ideas and suggestions on maximizing the benefits of the Subproject? (1) Organizing free physical checkup for women; (2) education on fire fighting 11. How is the success of the Subproject measured? (1) Visible improvement; (2) addition of facilities; (3) a cleaner environment 61 Appendix 2 In-depth Interview Minutes Nanping Square Mr. Li: There are insufficient parking spaces, roads are seriously occupied, streetlamps are not bright enough, and some guardrails are seriously damaged, posing risks to children; there are also insufficient resting facilities, so that people can hardly rest when walking on the square. Huigong Road Square Ms Wang: There is a food market and a small commodity market beside the square, so he often runs through the square for shopping, but he rarely stays long here, because there is nothing on it. He expects that the square has some resting facilities and a better environment. Nanhu Park Uncle Wang: Nearby residents would go to the park in leisure time, but there are too many dogs here. Sometime ago, a dog bit 4 persons and was then killed. Dog feces make the park very dirt. A nearby aunt: There is only one pavilion in the park, and there is no other shelter. Roadside benches have no backrest, and are uncomfortable. Hongsheng Square Aunt Li: We often dance here, almost every day, except when it rains. This is a good leisure place for us. The only shortcoming is that it is short of resting facilities and trees, especially in hot summer. Nanping Main Street Sidewalks here are of poor sanitation, and there is waste everywhere. Pavements are uneven and seriously damaged, and streetlamps are insufficient, dark and aged. In addition, there are insufficient public toilets and resting facilities. Nanshan Mountain Climbing Footpath Aunt Zhang: I come here often for exercise. It is also a landmark of our city. However, there are many inconveniences here, such as lack of signs and handrails. 62 Appendix 3 Key Informant Interview Minutes Disabled people’s federation Name Lu Title Archives Section Date 2018-1-3 1. Please talk about statistics of disabled people in your district. 1) Nan’an District has an urban disabled population of 2,091 and a rural disabled population of 303. They are elderly and poorly educated. Many of them deal with low-end jobs or are unemployed. 2) Nan’an District was one of the two districts selected as a national barrier-free urban district by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development in 2016. 3) Nan’an District was selected as a national civilized urban district in 2014 through extensive reconstruction. 2. What are the main difficulties of the disabled in public life? Their main difficulties are low income, difficulty in social integration, traffic difficulty and insufficient barrier- free facilities. The municipal government should enact detailed regulations to improve barrier-free facilities. 3. What is the district plan for the reconstruction of barrier-free facilities? Add sidewalks for the blind, and barrier-free facilities in urban parks and squares. 4. What special needs do the disabled have for public spaces and slow traffic footpaths? How can these needs be met? Many residents occupy sidewalks for the blind for operation or parking, while the blind cannot use them. Existing problems: Barrier-free facilities are not constructed consistently and normatively, so they are actually inconvenient to use. There is no barrier-free passage in many overpasses and underpasses. First, sidewalks for the blind on public spaces and slow traffic footpaths should be connected. Second, barrier-free toilets should be provided at suitable locations. 5. What can be done for the disabled in the Subproject? 1) Systematic design should be made to connect barrier-free facilities of communities and public spaces seamlessly. Ramps should be provided on sidewalks and at entrances of malls. Barrier-free facilities should also be provided for overpasses. 2) Barrier-free toilets should be built and actually utilized. 3) Supervision and management staff should be assigned to avoid the occupation of sidewalks for the blind, and ensure that barrier-free toilets are actually utilized. Women’s federation Name Fu Ping Title District women’s federation Date 201-1-4 1. Please talk about statistics of women in your district. As of November 2017, Nan’an District had a registered female population of 363,300, a resident female population of 645,000 and a floating female population of 349,200. Over half of females have annual income of below 50,000 yuan, most women have received secondary technical school or above education, and many women are employees of private enterprises. 2. What are general concerns of women? 1) They need a high level of comfort and convenience of public spaces. 2) They need public toilets in public spaces. 63 3) They need relatively isolated spaces for square dancing in order to avoid complaints by nearby residents. 3. Which district supporting policies and programs are available for women? 1) Reemployment program implemented by the women’s federation; 2) Interest-free business startup loans offered by enterprises; 3) Free employment training on housekeeping and babysitting offered by companies 4. How to ensure that local women are aware of and benefit from such supporting policies and programs? Community women‘s federations give publicity by the Internet, leaflet and telephone; Sub-district offices give publicity by leaflet, etc. Local women are made aware of such policies and programs through publicity, and then trained to help them find jobs. 5. How should women’s special needs be met in the Subproject? Many residents complain strongly about noisy square dancing at night. Suggestion: Relatively isolated spaces should be opened up for square dancing in order to not to affect nearby residents. Public security bureau Name Chen Title Population detachment Date 2017-1-4 1. Which management measures and policies are there for floating population? Strengthen the management of floating population from the source, and give centralized publicity. 2. What about public security in old communities? Thefts and robberies occur often. There are 4,022 registered drug addicts (1,511 registered residents), but this is by far less than the actual number. Registered drug addicts: Huayuanlu Sub-district has 144, accounting for 9.5%, Nanping Sub-district has 216, accounting for 14.3%, and Nanshan Sub-district has 674, accounting for 43%. 3. Installation of the “Skynet� in old communities and future plan The “Skynet� has been installed in some old communities, but our installation progress cannot meet demand, so some residents still fee unsecure. We will strengthen installation in the future. 4. What should be considered for floating population in the Subproject? Access control systems can hardly be installed, because residents are unwilling to pay. Government coordination in this respect is expected. Civil affairs bureau Name Liu Title Chief of the MLS Section Date 2018-1-3 1. What policies have been enacted for vulnerable groups? Medical insurance is subsidized by the district government at 80% for 8 groups of people who have no income source and no ability to work. 2. Can you provide statistics on vulnerable groups in old communities? Orphans: 2 in Danzishi, Haitangxi and Nanping Sub-districts each 3. Can you describe vulnerable groups in the 3 sub-districts? Is there any special case? In Longmenhao Sub-district, many young people work elsewhere, leaving those with difficulties behind. 64 Vulnerable population: 11 in Danzishi Sub-district, 26 in Longmenhao Sub-district, and 3 in Tushan Town, including two members of five-guarantee households (receiving 12,000 yuan and 27,000 yuan per annum respectively) 4. What are the poor populations of the 3 sub-districts? What are subsidies for them? Nanshan: 15 members of five-guarantee households(8 receiving 11,000 yuan per annum and 7 receiving 26,000 yuan per annum), 5 3-noes people, accounting for 4% Huayuanlu: 6 3-noes people, accounting for 5% Nanping: 15 3-noes people Overall proportion of the district: 13% 650 yuan per month (medical expenses reimbursed as the case may be) 5. How are autonomous organizations established? What are their roles? They serve as a tie between the government and residents, and are the foundation of community autonomy. 6. How is public participation conducted at the community level? In Nan’an District, residents’ opinions are classified as major, minor and private affairs. The government is responsible for major affairs, community committees for minor affairs and residents for their own private affairs. 7. Do you have anything else to say? A sound public participation mechanism has been established, and community discussion meetings are held to allow residents to express their own opinions. Employment bureau 1.Overall employment in Nan’an District In 2017, Nan’an District had a newly added urban employed population of over 50,000, and a registered urban unemployment rate of 1.91%, below the target of 2.8%, indicating a stable employment situation. Migrant workers can enjoy the same employment services as local residents. 2.Existing employment assistance policies Employment subsidy for MLS population, social security subsidy for those with employment difficulties, employment skills training, refresher training for active employees, employment adaptability training, placement to public welfare jobs, free employment services 3.Employment assistance policies in Nanping, Huayuanlu and Nanshan Sub-districts The relevant policies of the 3 sub-districts are consistent with those of the district. In December 2017, the registered urban unemployment rates of the 3 sub-districts were 1.94%, 1.93% and 1.64% respectively. 4.Employment assistance policies in Tushan Town, Danzishi Sub-district and Longmenhao Sub-district The relevant policies of the 3 sub-districts / towns are consistent with those of the district. Fire department Name Wang Title Adviser Date 2017-1-4 1. How do you think of the current situation of fire protection in old communities in your district, especially old communities affected by the Subproject (mostly in Nanping, Huayuanlu and Nanshan Sub-districts)? (1) Very satisfied; (2) satisfied; (3) neither, nor √; (4) worried; (5) very worried Fire fighting facilities in old communities have been improved since 2015, and this improvement has been completed to date. 2. Why do you choose the above answer? Is there any special consideration? 65 During old community renewal, all fire fighting facilities have been renewed. There are insufficient fire fighting facilities, and some vehicles block fire passages, so there are still some safety risks. 3. What are your top 3 suggestions on fire control for local old communities? 1) Improve people’s fire control awareness, and conduct fire drills. 2) Keep fire passages unobstructed. 3) Provide more fire fighting facilities. 4. Do you have statistics on fires in old communities? 127 fires occurred in the district in 2017, in which 64were associated with residential buildings. 33 fires occurred in the 3 sub-districts, in which 19 were associated with residential buildings. No one was killed. 5. What benefits will the Subproject have for old communities? It may reduce the number of fires. It will have benefits anyway. 6. What are your ideas and suggestions for subproject design and preparation? Hydrants in old communities are not supplied with water, but they are of the dry type. Firewater pipelines, fire evacuation signs and fire extinguishers should be deployed in a unified manner. 66 Appendix 4 Fieldwork Photos FGD in Houbao Community, Nanping Sub- FGD in Huangjiaoya Community, Nanshan district Sub-district Random interview in Nanhu Park Interview in Chongwen Road Community, Nanshan Sub-district Women’s FGD in Xingyu Garden, Nanping Women’s FGD in Dongxing Road Sub-district Community, Nanping Sub-district Interview at the Nan’an District Civil Affairs Interview at the Nan’an District Disabled Bureau People’s Federation 67 Unregulated Parking in Xinhua Community Unregulated waste dumping in Changhang Community Damaged shed in Tuanyuanbao Community Damaged fire fighting facility in Xinjian Street Community Nanhu Park Houbao Park Road from community to Guohuishan Park Hongsheng Square Huigong Road (Pedestrian Street) Nanping Wanda Square 68