Chongqing New Urbanization Pilot & Demonstration Project Jiulongpo Urban Regeneration Subproject Social Assessment Report Jiulongpo District Government Chongqing Inturer Technology Development Co., Ltd. March 2018 2 Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................................... 7 1.1 BACKGROUND AND SCOPE OF THE SUBPROJECT ..................................................................................................... 7 1.1.1 Background of the Subproject ....................................................................................................................................7 1.1.2 Scope of the Subproject .................................................................................................................................................7 1.2 OVERVIEW OF SA ................................................................................................................................................................. 8 1.2.1 Tasks ..........................................................................................................................................................................................8 1.2.2 Subjects and scope ...........................................................................................................................................................9 1.2.3 Key concerns ........................................................................................................................................................................9 1.2.4 Methods ................................................................................................................................................................................. 10 2 SOCIOECONOMIC PROFILE OF THE SUBPROJECT AREA ................................................................. 12 2.1 ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS ............................................................................................................................................ 12 2.2 DEMOGRAPHICS ................................................................................................................................................................. 12 2.3 ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT..................................................................................................................... 13 3 SAMPLING SURVEY OF THE SUBPROJECT AREA .................................................................................. 15 3.1 SAMPLING METHOD ........................................................................................................................................................... 15 3.1.1 Screening of target communities ............................................................................................................................... 15 3.1.2 Determination of sample size ....................................................................................................................................... 17 3.2 SOCIOECONOMIC PROFILE ............................................................................................................................................. 19 3.2.1 AGE AND GENDER .............................................................................................................................................................. 19 3.2.2 EDUCATIONAL LEVEL ......................................................................................................................................................... 20 3.2.3 EMPLOYMENT ...................................................................................................................................................................... 20 3.2.4 INCOME................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 4 STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS .................................................................................................................................. 22 4.1 STAKEHOLDER IDENTIFICATION..................................................................................................................................... 22 4.1.1 PRINCIPLES FOR STAKEHOLDER CLASSIFICATION ............................................................................................. 22 4.1.2 NEEDS OF STAKEHOLDERS ......................................................................................................................................... 22 4.2 DEMAND ANALYSIS OF STAKEHOLDERS ..................................................................................................................... 23 4.3 DEMAND ANALYSIS AND KEY CONCERNS OF AFFECTED RESIDENTS ............................................................... 24 3 4.3.1 RESIDENTS’ NEEDS FOR AND KEY CONCERNS ABOUT SLOW TRAFFIC FOOTPATHS ................................... 24 4.3.2 RESIDENTS’ NEEDS FOR AND KEY CONCERNS ABOUT PUBLIC SPACES .......................................................... 26 5 SOCIAL IMPACT ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................................. 31 5.1 URBAN SLOW TRAFFIC SYSTEM RENEWAL ............................................................................................................. 31 5.1.1 POSITIVE IMPACTS ......................................................................................................................................................... 31 5.1.2 NEGATIVE IMPACTS ........................................................................................................................................................ 33 5.2 PUBLIC SPACE RENEWAL................................................................................................................................................ 33 5.2.1 POSITIVE IMPACTS ......................................................................................................................................................... 33 5.2.2 NEGATIVE IMPACTS ........................................................................................................................................................ 34 5.3 MEASURES TO MITIGATE NEGATIVE IMPACTS........................................................................................................... 35 5.3.1 Negative environmental impacts ............................................................................................................................ 35 5.3.2 Adverse safety impacts................................................................................................................................................ 36 5.3.3 Negative impacts on special groups .................................................................................................................... 36 6 POVERTY ANALYSIS ............................................................................................................................................. 37 6.1 LOCAL POOR POPULATION .............................................................................................................................................. 37 6.1.1 MLS population ................................................................................................................................................................. 37 6.1.2 Very poor population ..................................................................................................................................................... 38 6.1.3 Floating population ......................................................................................................................................................... 39 6.1.4 Disabled population........................................................................................................................................................ 39 6.2 IMPACTS ON POOR POPULATION ................................................................................................................................... 40 6.2.1 Positive impacts................................................................................................................................................................ 40 6.2.2 Negative impacts ............................................................................................................................................................. 40 6.2.3 Measures to mitigate negative impacts ............................................................................................................. 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 7.2 POSITIVE IMPACTS OF THE SUBPROJECT ON WOMEN .......................................................................................... 46 7.3 NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF THE SUBPROJECT ON WOMEN AND MITIGATION MEASURES/PLAN .................... 46 7.3.1 Negative impacts of the Subproject on women .............................. 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Bookmark not defined. 4 7.3.2 Measures to mitigate negative impacts ............................................................................................................. 46 7.4 GENDER ACTION PLAN .................................................................................................................................................... 47 8 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ...................................................................................................................................... 50 8.1 FORMS AND PROCESS OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AT THE PREPARATION STAGE ........................................ 50 8.1.1 Site visit ................................................................................................................................................................................. 50 8.1.2 Questionnaire survey .................................................................................................................................................... 50 8.1.3 Key informant interview ............................................................................................................................................... 50 8.1.4 FGD.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 50 8.1.5 In-depth interview ............................................................................................................................................................ 50 8.2 OUTCOMES OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION....................................................................................................................... 50 8.3 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PLAN FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION STAGE...................................................................... 54 8.4 GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ............................................................................................................................. 55 9 RISKS OF THE SUBPROJECT AND ACTION PLAN ................................................................................... 56 9.1 RISKS OF DESIGN ............................................................................................................................................................... 56 9.2 SOCIAL RISKS DURING IMPLEMENTATION .................................................................................................................. 56 9.3 SUBSEQUENT MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE RISKS ..................................................................................... 57 9.4 SOCIAL ACTION PLAN ....................................................................................................................................................... 58 APPENDIX 1 FIELDWORK PHOTOS....................................................................................................................... 62 APPENDIX 2 FGD MINUTES ...................................................................................................................................... 64 APPENDIX 3 KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEW MINUTES .................................................................................. 65 5 ABBREVIATIONS 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 6 1 Introduction 1.1 Background and scope of the Subproject 1.1.1 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. Jiulongpo District is located in western downtown Chongqing, and governs 8 sub-districts and 11 towns, with a resident population of 1.2018 million (including an urban population of 1.0893 million), and an urbanization rate of 91.78%. In 2016, the district’s GDP was 109 billion yuan, gross output value of industrial enterprises above designated size of 131 billion yuan, per capita disposable income urban residents 33,000 yuan, and per capita disposable income rural residents 17,000 yuan. The Jiulongpo District Regeneration Subproject (hereinafter, the “Subproject�) aims to utilize existing land and public spaces more effectively to meet the growing demand of local residents, and improve living quality and the accessibility of public spaces, thereby promoting overall economic and social development, and industry transformation. 1.1.2 Scope of the Subproject The Subproject consists of 3 components, namely, slow footpath, public space quality improvement Planning and institutional capacity building. See Table 1-1. Table 1-1 Components of the Subproject Component Code Subcomponent Description Reports Construction of a slow footpath from Caiyun Lake Park Slow Footpath A1 Slow Footpath - to Egongyan Park Yangjiaping Sub- B1 Construction of Kanglong public green space DDR district Construction of Baitao Road public green space - B2 Erlang Sub-district Construction of Wutaishan public green space DDR Construction of Longjingwan public green space - Public Space B3 Jiulong Town Reconstruction of Caiyun Lake Wetland Park - Quality Improvement Shiqiaopu B4 Construction of Shimei public green space - Sub-district Shipingqiao Construction of Taohua Stream public green space - B5 Sub-district Construction of Jiulong Community Park DDR Huayan Sub- B5 Construction of Tiaodenghe Riverside Park DDR district 7 Urban Planning Renewal of Jiulongpo District - Revision of Regulatory Plan of Jiulongpo District - Planning and Annual Implementation Plan for Urban Renewal of Planning and - Institutional Jiulongpo District C1 Institutional Capacity Capacity Building Middle-term and Long-term Plan for Jiulongpo District - Building (2035) Research on Green Building - Institutional capacity building - Source: Feasibility Study Report Figure 1-1 Location map of the Subproject 1.2 Overview of SA 1.2.1 Tasks This SA aims to learn stakeholders’ expectations and needs, identify the Subproject’s positive 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) learning the current situation of local public spaces and slow traffic footpaths, and the potential beneficiary population; 2) promoting extensive public participation, especially women, the poor and other vulnerable groups, and proposing a public participation strategy accordingly; 3) identifying the Subproject’s primary stakeholders, learning their perceptions of and needs for the Subproject, and collecting their comments on the Subproject; 8 4) identifying the Subproject’s impacts on and potential risks to stakeholders, especially women, the poor, the disabled and other vulnerable groups; 5) developing a social action plan through extensive public participation and consultation, and reporting the SA findings and suggestions to the IAs and design agency. In 2017, Jiulongpo District had a minority population of 29,250, accounting for 3.3% of registered population; the subproject area had a minority population of 15,617, accounting for 2.88% (3.77% for Yangjiaping Sub-district, 2.63% for Shipingqiao Sub-district, 2.18% for Shiqiaopu Sub-district, 2.69% for Erlang Sub-district, 3.72% for Zhongliangshan Sub-district, 2.52% for Jiulong Town and 3.01% for Huayan Town). 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. Proposed Baitao Road Park and Huayan Riverfront Park will affect 5 groups of two communities in two sub-districts and one town. 145.1 mu of rural collective land and 159.2 mu of state-owned land will be acquired permanently; rural residential houses of 14,545 m2 will be demolished, affecting 48 households with 239 persons, including houses without property rights of 200 m2; rural non- residential properties of 56,732.4 m2 will be demolished, affecting 50 entities, including properties without property rights of 20,900 m2; non-residential properties on state-owned land of 102,091 m2 will be demolished, affecting 64 entities, including properties without property rights of 40,882.1 m2. According to OP4.12 and BP4.12, a resettlement action plan (RAP) should be prepared for the Subproject. 1.2.2 Subjects and scope The Subproject consists of Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal and Public Space Renewal. Slow traffic footpaths and supporting facilities in Jiulongpo District will be renewed to improve the accessibility and serviceability of urban slow traffic footpaths, and the convenience and comfort of urban residents. Public spaces will be renewed to improve the urban environment and living conditions. The direct beneficiary area of the Subproject includes 5 sub-districts (Yangjiaping, Shipingqiao, Shiqiaopu, Erlang and Zhongliangshan) and two towns (Jiulong and Huayan), and has a beneficiary population of over 417,000, including 413,900 urban residents and 3,130 rural residents. Yangjiaping, Shipingqiao and Shiqiaopu Sub-districts are located in the densely populated old urban area of Jiulongpo District, with large elderly and poor populations. Erlang and Zhongliangshan Sub-districts, and Jiulong and Huayan Towns are located in junctions among sub-districts / townships, with a large population converted from rural status into urban status, where vulnerable groups are an integral part of the direct beneficiary population. The indirect beneficiary area is the whole of Jiulongpo District. 1.2.3 Key concerns The key concerns of this SA are: 1) Economic and social development: learning the current situation of local economic and social development, and the current situation and existing issues of public spaces and slow traffic footpaths; 2) Identifying primary stakeholders, and analyzing impacts and potential risks, especially for women and the poor; 3) Learning the development of local women, minority residents, low-income population and other vulnerable groups, and their needs for the Subproject; 4) Developing a public participation mechanism and conducting public participation activities, especially for women, the poor and other vulnerable groups, proposing a project management 9 pattern and a public participation strategy accordingly, and developing a social action plan to optimize the subproject design, evade risks and promote the realization of the subproject objectives. 1.2.4 Methods 1) Literature review First, basic information of the Subproject was collected from the feasibility study agency; second, statistics on local socioeconomic profile and population, local policies, information on past projects, etc. were collected from district agencies concerned, sub-district offices, etc. 2) Key informant interview Key informant interviews were conducted with 47 men-times of key informants from the district labor and social security bureau, employment bureau, civil affairs bureau, ethnic and religious affairs bureau, public security bureau, women’s federation, disabled people’s federation, sub-district offices, and community committees to learn the Subproject’s impacts and potential risks, relevant needs and suggestions, etc. 3) FGD 22 FGDs were held in 15 communities in the beneficiary area of Public Space Renewal, including 12 FGDs with women, to learn residents’ needs for the Subproject, the Subproject’s impacts, and relevant comments and suggestions through brainstorming. 16 FGDs were held in 9 communities in the beneficiary area of Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal, including 9 FGDs with women. There are 124 participants in total, including 68 women, accounting for 54.8%; 57 residents aged 60 years or above, accounting for 46%; and 16 poor and disabled residents, accounting for 13%. 4) In-depth interview 27 in-depth interviews were conducted with residents’ representatives in the area of Public Space Renewal to learn their attitudes to and needs for the Subproject, and the Subproject’s potential impacts on and risks to them. 5) Random interview 22 random 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. 6) Observation Participatory observation was conducted on public spaces, infrastructure, landscaping, sanitation, footpaths, etc. to gain a more intuitive understanding of the current situation of the subproject area. 7) Questionnaire survey Through screening, 38 communities affected by Public Space Renewal and 26 by Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal were selected for the questionnaire survey, with 496 copies in total, including 460 valid copies, with the aim of learning perceptions of nearby public spaces, recreational facilities, activity spaces, parking management, etc. among local residents (including women, old people, the disabled, the poor, the unemployed, students, etc.), and their suggestions and opinions. 55% of the respondents are females, and 88.9% local residents. 240 copies were distributed for Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal, with 178 valid copies recovered. Table 1-2 Survey methods and statistics 10 Key informant interviews HHs In-depth Component FGDs District agencies, Sub-districts, surveyed interviews owner communities Public Space Renewal 22 460 27 Urban Slow Traffic System 21 26 16 178 22 Renewal Source: SA survey (January 2018) 11 2 Socioeconomic Profile of the Subproject Area 2.1 Administrative divisions 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. Jiulongpo District is an urban district of Chongqing Municipality, located in southwestern Chongqing, being an integral part of the Yuzhong Peninsula surrounded by the Yangtze and Jialing Rivers, governing 8 sub-districts, 11 townships, 117 communities and 101 villages. Table 2-1 Administrative divisions (2016) Division Sub-districts Townships Communities Villages China 8105 31755 \ \ Chongqing 216 812 3048 8068 Jiulongpo 8 11 117 101 Source: Statistical Yearbook 2017 of China; Statistical Yearbook 2017 of Chongqing Municipality; Statistical Yearbook 2017 of Jiulongpo District 2.2 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; a population aged above 65 years of 3.8197 million, accounting for 12.53%; a minority population of 1.8432 million, accounting for 9.5%; and a floating population of 6.5788 million. At the end of 2016, Jiulongpo District had a registered population of 917,200, including a female population of 462,900, accounting for 50.47%; and an urban population of 766,600, accounting for 83.58%. The district had a resident population of 1.2018 million, an increase of 14,900 or 1.2% from 2015. Table 2-2 Population and composition (2016) Household registration Elderly population Gender (0,000) Population (0,000) (0,000) Division (0,000) Percent Urban Percent Over 65 Percent Females (%) population (%) years (%) China 138271 67456 48.79 79298 57.35 15003 10.8 Chongqing 3392.11 1646.87 48.55 1615.51 47.63 381.97 12.53 Jiulongpo 91.72 46.29 50.47 76.66 83.58 / / Source: Statistical Yearbook 2017 of China; Statistical Yearbook 2017 of Chongqing Municipality; Statistical Yearbook 2017 of Jiulongpo District The subproject area includes 5 sub-districts (Yangjiaping, Shipingqiao, Shiqiaopu, Erlang and Zhongliangshan) and two towns (Jiulong and Huayan), and has a registered population of 417,000, accounting for 41.46% of that of Jiulongpo District; a female population of 209,800, accounting for 12 45.32% of that of Jiulongpo District; an urban population of 413,700, accounting for 53.97% of that of Jiulongpo District; and a floating population of 744,800, accounting for 81.2% of that of Jiulongpo District. Table 2-3 Registered population of the subproject area (2016) Component (Public Gender Total population Space Renewal: A; Division HHs Population Urban Slow Traffic Male Female Urban Rural System Renewal: B) Yangjiaping Sub- A 38658 101926 50793 51133 101926 0 district Shipingqiao Sub- A, B 24292 59568 29696 29872 59568 0 district Shiqiaopu Sub- A, B 26083 60381 29634 30747 60381 0 district Erlang Sub-district A, B 13114 31419 15813 15606 31419 0 Zhongliangshan A, B 23683 56254 28157 28097 56254 0 Sub-district Jiulong Town A, B 25196 58123 28455 29668 58123 0 Huayan Town A 49324 49324 24689 24635 46194 3130 Source: Statistical Yearbook 2017 of Jiulongpo District 2.3 Economic 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, Jiulongpo District’s GDP was 108.967 billion yuan, up 10.3%, and per capita GDP 91,235 yuan, up 8.9%. By industry, the added value of primary industries was 950 million yuan, down 2.3%; that of secondary industries 47.935 billion yuan, up 11.7%; and that of tertiary industries 60.082 billion yuan, up 9.4%. Table 2-4 GDP and composition (2016) Primary industries (00 Secondary industries (00 Tertiary industries (00 GDP (00 million yuan) million yuan) million yuan) Division million yuan) Added value % Added value % Added value % China 744127 63671 8.6 296236 39.8 384221 51.6 Chongqing 17559.3 1303.2 3.2 7755.7 47.7 8500.4 49.1 Jiulongpo 1089.67 9.5 0.87 479.35 43.99 600.82 55.14 Source: Statistical Yearbook 2017 of China; Statistical Yearbook 2017 of Chongqing Municipality; Statistical Yearbook 2017 of Jiulongpo District 13 2) Fiscal revenue In 2016, Jiulongpo District’s local fiscal revenue was 5.965 billion yuan, down 2.6%, in which public fiscal revenue was 5.931 billion yuan, down 2.7%, including a tax revenue of 4.326 billion yuan, down 17.9%. Fiscal expenditure was 20.138 billion yuan, up 3.1%, including public budgetary expenditure of 8.548 billion yuan, down 13.2%. 3) Per capita income Table 2-5 Income indicators (2016) Per capita disposable income of Per capita disposable income of Division urban residents (yuan) rural residents (yuan) Chongqing Municipality 29610 11549 Jiulongpo District 33431 16935 Source: Statistical Yearbook 2017 of Chongqing Municipality; Statistical Bulletin 2017 of Jiulongpo District In 2016, the per capita disposable income of urban residents of Chongqing Municipality was 29,610 yuan and that of rural residents 11,549 yuan. The per capita disposable income levels of urban and rural residents of Jiulongpo District were higher than the averages of Chongqing Municipality. In 2016, the per capita disposable income of residents of Jiulongpo District was 32,075 yuan, up 9.2%, in which that of urban residents was 33,431 yuan, up 8.8%, and that of rural residents 16,935 yuan, up 9.4%. In 2016, the per capita nonproductive expenditure of residents of Jiulongpo District was 22,681 yuan, up 8.3%, in which that of urban residents was 23,512 yuan, up 7.8%, and that of rural residents 13,407 yuan, up 10.9%. 14 3 Sampling Survey of the Subproject Area 3.1 Sampling method 3.1.1Screening of target communities A survey was conducted in all communities covered directly by Public Space Renewal. A directly covered community is defined as one located in the same block as the plot of the public space, within 5 minutes’ walk from such plot, and having good access to the public space. There are 44 directly covered communities in total (as shown in Table 3-1), in which 4 are under construction, one has not been occupied, and one is newly built and has a very low occupancy rate. These 6 communities are not covered by the survey. Another community has two proposed parks nearby. Therefore, 37 sample communities were finally chosen. For Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal, if a community within 5 minutes’ walk from a footpath was also covered directly by Public Space Renewal, such community was included in the survey for both components. For other footpaths, some nearby old communities were chosen, and random interviews on nearby pedestrians conducted. 24 communities were chosen for Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal in total, in which 21 were also covered directly by Public Space Renewal. Table 3-1 Communities covered by Public Space Renewal Information of target community Details Size of Completed Occupancy Community No. Park Community Buildings HHs proposed nearby rate park park (ha) park Kanglong Medium 1 Zhongfang Nali 7 2052 Low 1.59 No Park class CREC Jiucheng Medium 8 2112 35% No No.1 class Spring & Lake Medium 6 1265 0% No (Phase 3) class Baitao Road Dachuan Medium 2 3 860 100% 3.09 No Park International class Medium Dafei Oasis 3 400 100% No class Yicheng Happy Medium 1 323 100% No Time class Medium Oasis Garden 5 1003 98% No class Taohuaxi Poly Aishangli Medium 3 7 2377 90% 2 No Park Shangjia class Poly Aishangli Medium 8 2485 90% No Shangmei class Property Zhigao Garden 3 1495 85% No Wutaishan swap 4 3.84 Park Medium Dibo Spring 3 1015 98% No class 15 Information of target community Details Size of Completed Occupancy Community No. Park Community Buildings HHs proposed nearby rate park park (ha) park Medium Junyi New Vision 19 3006 100% No class Medium Yuqi Community 7 994 99% No class Wutaishan Property 17 578 99% No Community swap Medium Huamei Time Town 7 1745 93% No class Ziyuan COSMO Medium 3 539 88% No Time class Property Sunny Xinyue 3 1468 95% No swap Taoyuan Lijing 5 1072 99% Resettlement No Wangjing Medium 2 596 80% No Jiulong Yourenzui class 5 Community Poly Aishangli Under 14.61 Medium Park 9 2706 No Phase 2 construction class Vanke West Town Medium 5 1503 98 No Phase 1 class Vanke West Town Under Medium 6 1912 No Phase 2 construction class Under Medium Caixin Shiguangli 2 425 No construction class Taiheng Caiyun Medium 5 1026 100 No Impression class Ocean Xiangpai 3 862 25% High class No 6 Shimei Park 3.5 Medium Rongding Garden 3 1080 100% No class Medium Caise Aoling 2 288 95% class Longxin Medium 7 1497 100 International class Yes Longjingwan Jinzhou Xingyun Medium 7 2 237 90% 1 (Olympic Park Garden class Park) Jundu Caishe Medium 2 250 98% Phase 2 class Tongchuang Aoyun Medium 8 916 99% Zone B class Caiyun Lake Jinke Yunhu Medium 8 28 3131 90% 3.09 Park Garden class 16 Information of target community Details Size of Completed Occupancy Community No. Park Community Buildings HHs proposed nearby rate park park (ha) park Jinke Luyun Medium 23 2162 90% Garden class Xiexin Tianjiao Medium 13 2195 95% Town class Xiexin Caiyun 97 1006 95% High class Lake No.1 Yes Medium Vanke West Town 11 3415 50% (Caiyun class Lake Park) Taiheng Caiyun Medium 5 1026 100 Impression class Medium Oasis Garden 5 1003 98% class Medium Spring & Lake 18 3794 80% class Under Diecai West Town 18 5500 Resettlement No construction Property Huayu Garden 6 1410 80% No swap Rainwater Dormitory of Medium 9 Conservation electromechanical 8 384 100% 5.6 No class Park factory Shengma Garden Old 1 100 100% No (Phase 3) community Huayan South 10 295 80% Fundraising No Village Table 3-2 Communities covered by Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal and respondents Road Communities Respondents Yuanjiagang Light Rail Station – Chongqing Residents and 1 Old communities Construction Hospital segment pedestrians Chongqing Construction Hospital – Egongyan Residents and 2 Old communities Interchange segment pedestrians Communities around Caihong Road (beside Caiyun Lake) – Wutaishan Community 3 Jiulong Community Park Interchange segment residents and Taohuaxi Park Shipingqiao Main Street – Longjing Bay Bridge Wutaishan Park and Community 4 segment Longjingwan Park residents Longjing Bay Bridge – Aoyun Road – Aoti Road Community 5 Longjingwan Park segment residents 3.1.2Determination of sample size 17 Through screening, 37 communities affected by Public Space Renewal and 24 affected by Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal (totaling 40, in which 21 overlap) were selected for the questionnaire survey at sampling rates of 2% for communities with 1,000 or less households, 1% for those with 1,000-2,500 households and 0.5% for those with over 2,500 households for Public Space Renewal, and 2% for communities with 500 or less households, 1% for those with 500-2,000 households and 0.5% for those with over 2,000 households for Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal, with 496 copies for Public Space Renewal and 240 copies for Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal, and 460 valid copies for Public Space Renewal and 178 valid copies for Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal. There are many invalid copies for Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal, mainly because some residents have not used footpaths and lack understanding. Table 3-3 Communities covered by the survey and respondents Number of copies No. Community Public Space Renewal Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal 1 CREC Jiucheng No.1 15 - 2 Dachuan International 17 - 3 Dafei Oasis 8 - 4 Yicheng Happy Time 6 - 5 Spring & Lake 15 - 6 Huayu Garden 23 - 7 Dormitory of electromechanical factory 8 - 8 Huayan South Village 7 - 9 Shengma Garden (Phase 3) 6 10 Ocean Xiangpai 5 - 11 Rongding Garden 11 - 12 Jinke Yunhu Garden 14 - 13 Jinke Luyun Garden 19 - 14 Xiexin Tianjiao Town 21 - 15 Xiexin Caiyun Lake No.1 19 - 16 Vanke West Town 17 - 17 Oasis Garden 20 10 18 Poly Aishangli Shangjia 21 11 19 Poly Aishangli Shangmei 22 11 20 Zhigao Garden 13 13 21 Dibo Spring 10 10 22 Junyi New Vision 15 15 23 Yuqi Community 20 10 24 Wutaishan Community 11 6 18 Number of copies No. Community Public Space Renewal Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal 25 Huamei Time Town 16 16 26 Ziyuan COSMO Time 9 9 27 Sunny Xinyue 14 14 28 Taoyuan Lijing 11 11 29 Wangjing Yourenzui 10 10 30 Vanke West Town Phase 1 15 15 31 Caise Aoling 5 5 32 Longxin International 15 15 33 Jinzhou Xingyun Garden 5 5 34 Jundu Caishe Phase 2 5 5 35 Tongchuang Aoyun Zone B 18 9 36 Taiheng Caiyun Impression 10 10 37 Oasis Garden 20 10 38 Wenhua Village 3 - 7 39 Wenhua Village 5 - 6 40 Laodong Village - 7 41 Subtotal 496 240 3.2 Socioeconomic profile 3.2.1 Age and gender Among the respondents of Public Space Renewal, males and females accounted for 44% and 56% respectively, minors and old people aged 60 years or above for 26.5%, and those aged 18-60 years for 73.5%. For Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal, there were 178 valid copies, in which males and females accounted for 47.8% and 52.2% respectively, minors and old people aged 60 years or above for 29.2%, and those aged 18-60 years for 70.8%. In general, the age and gender distribution of the samples is quite uniform. See Table 3-4. Table 3-4 Distribution of ages Public Space Renewal Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal Age N Percent N Percent Less than 18 years 6 1.3 2 1.1 18-30 years 77 16.7 18 10.1 31-40 years 79 17.2 24 13.5 41-50 years 84 18.3 29 16.3 51-60 years 98 21.3 55 30.9 19 60 years or above 116 25.2 50 28.1 Total 460 100.0 178 100 Source: SA survey (January 2018) 3.2.2 Educational level Among the respondents of Public Space Renewal, those having received senior high school / secondary technical school or below education account for 61.8%, and those having received junior college or above education for 38.2% only. The overall educational level of residents living in these old communities is below average. Among the respondents of Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal, those having received senior high school / secondary technical school or below education account for 51%, and their overall educational level is slightly higher. Table 3-5 Distribution of educational levels Public Space Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal Renewal Educational level N Percent N Percent Junior high school or below 108 23.5 28 16 Senior high school / secondary technical 176 38.3 63 35 school Junior college 107 23.3 45 25 Undergraduate 57 12.3 30 17 Graduate or above 12 2.6 12 7 Total 460 100.0 178 100 Source: SA survey (January 2018) 3.2.3 Employment For Public Space Renewal, 30.5% of the respondents work at enterprises or public institutions, and 22.8% choose “other�, including rural residents converted into urban status and self-employers. For Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal, 33% of the respondents work at enterprises or public institutions, and 30% choose “other�, mainly including laid-off workers and rural residents converted into urban status. Table 3-6 Distribution of occupations Public Space Renewal Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal Occupation N Percent N Percent Administrative organ or public institution 55 12 16 9 State-owned enterprise 85 18.5 42 24 Private enterprise 198 43 58 33 20 Foreign enterprise or joint venture 17 3.7 7 4 Other 105 22.8 55 30 Total 460 100 178 100 Source: SA survey (January 2018) 3.2.4 Income For Public Space Renewal, 63.1% of the respondents have annual household income of 50,000- 200,000 yuan, and only 11% have over 300,000 yuan. For Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal, 57.3% of the respondents have annual household income of 50,000-200,000 yuan. The overall income level of local households is medium. Table 3-7 Distribution of annual household income Public Space Renewal Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal Annual household income N Percent N Percent 50,000 yuan or less 79 17.2 33 18.5 50,000-100,000 yuan 200 43.5 73 41 100,000-200,000 yuan 90 19.6 29 16.3 200,000-300,000 yuan 40 8.7 22 12.4 300,000-500,000 yuan 39 8.4 16 9 Over 600,000 yuan 12 2.6 5 2.8 Total 460 100 178 100 Source: SA survey (January 2018) 21 4 Stakeholder Analysis 4.1 Stakeholder identification 4.1.1 Principles for stakeholder classification Stakeholders refer to individuals or groups affecting or affected by the realization of the objectives of a project. Stakeholders are divided into: 1) primary stakeholders: referring to target groups of a project, especially poor and marginalized groups that lack information and powers, and are excluded from the development process; 2) borrowing stakeholders: referring to governments of borrowing countries; and 3) secondary stakeholders: mainly including NGOs, business organizations, and experts interacting with primary stakeholders directly. 4.1.2 Needs of stakeholders 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 residents using or expected to use public spaces under Public Space Renewal, residents to be resettled under Huayan Riverfront Park, and residents using slow traffic footpaths and mountain climbing footpaths. The direct beneficiary area of the Subproject includes 5 sub-districts (Yangjiaping, Shipingqiao, Shiqiaopu, Erlang and Zhongliangshan) and two towns (Jiulong and Huayan), and has a beneficiary population of over 417,000, including 413,900 urban residents and 3,130 rural residents. Yangjiaping, Shipingqiao and Shiqiaopu Sub-districts are located in the densely populated old urban area of Jiulongpo District, with large elderly and poor populations. Erlang and Zhongliangshan Sub-districts, and Jiulong and Huayan Towns are located in junctions among sub-districts / townships, with a large population converted from rural status into urban status, where vulnerable groups are an integral part of the direct beneficiary population. Public Space Renewal will increase the utilization of public spaces, and provide better leisure and recreational spaces to residents. Their main needs are: 1) need for significantly improved public spaces and facilities; 2) need for safe and convenient traffic; 3) need for improved and convenient footpaths; and 4) need for significantly improved future living quality. 2) Affected local enterprises and stores Enterprises and stores near public spaces and footpaths will benefit from the improved surrounding environment, and provide employment and income-generating opportunities to more residents. Increased customer volume will also increase their business turnover, thereby promoting 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. Their main needs are 1) need for an improved business environment; and 2) need for an increased customer volume. 3) 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 Jiulongpo PMO under the Subproject Leading Group is responsible for coordinating and managing the preparation and implementation of the Subproject. The IAs of the 22 Subproject include the Jiulongpo District Urban Administration Bureau, Chongqing Chuangyi Construction & Investment Co., Ltd., Chongqing Yulong Asset Management (Group) Co., Ltd., and Jiulongpo District Planning Bureau. These IAs are responsible for the implementation of the Subproject. Their main need is promoting the implementation of the Subproject, and causing the Subproject to be completed as soon as possible through joint efforts. 4) Women, old people and the poor The subproject area has a female population of 209,800, accounting for 50.3%; a poor population (MLS population and very poor population) of 12,700 and a disabled population of 16,000. Their main needs are: 1) sound nearby public leisure spaces; and 2) easier access to public spaces and more leisure modes. 5) Key government agencies Key government agencies like the district development and reform commission, land and resources bureau, LA management office and planning bureau can make decisions that affect the design and implementation of the Subproject. Their main need is to promote the successful implementation of the Subproject, thereby promoting local economic development and living quality improvement. 6) Other government agencies Other government agencies related to project activities include the district women’s federation, disabled people’s federation, public security bureau, civil affairs bureau, sub-district offices, community committees, etc. Their main need is to maximize benefits for residents and vulnerable groups in the Subproject. 4.2 Demand analysis of stakeholders 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 Main concerns 1) Need for significantly improved public 1) Affected income and spaces and facilities; livelihoods, and reduced living standard 2) need for safe and convenient traffic; Affected local 2) Increased living costs 1 3) need for improved and convenient residents footpaths; 3) Construction impacts (noise, pollution and traffic 4) need for significantly improved future inconvenience) living quality 1) Need for an improved business 1) Unreasonable compensation environment; 2) need for an increased Local enterprises pedestrian volume. 2) Temporary traffic 2 inconvenience, and reduced and stores customer volume and turnover during construction 3 PMO, owner, Promoting the implementation of the 1) Unsmooth implementation government Subproject, and causing the Subproject to 23 No. Stakeholder Main needs Main concerns agencies concerned, be completed as soon as possible through 2) Temporary increase of etc. joint efforts workload 1) Sound nearby public leisure spaces; 1) Lack of special considerations for the disabled; 2) easier access to public spaces and more leisure modes. 2) Lack of special considerations Women, the poor, 4 for baby care; the disabled 3) Lack of special considerations for old people, such as wood benches and rain shelters Other agencies Relieving social pressure, and creating 5 concerned better communities 4.3 Demand analysis and key concerns of affected residents The task force has collected needs of affected local residents – the No.1 primary stakeholder – by means of sampling survey, FGD and random interview. 4.3.1 Residents’ needs for and key concerns about slow traffic footpaths 1) Satisfaction of residents to existing slow traffic footpaths Table 4-2 Satisfaction of residents to existing slow traffic footpaths Road condition (%) Sanitation (%) Infrastructure (%) Urban furniture (%) Very satisfied 18.9 20.5 12 7.6 Satisfied 33.1 30.7 30.3 32.6 Neither, nor 21.7 25.6 33.7 33.1 Dissatisfied 21.1 18.2 20 20.3 Very dissatisfied 5.1 5.1 4 6.4 Total 100 100 100 100 Source: SA survey (January 2018) It can be seen from Table 4-2 that 26.2% of the respondents are dissatisfied with road conditions, 23.3% dissatisfied with sanitation, 24% dissatisfied with infrastructure, and 26.7% dissatisfied with urban furniture. Random interview (Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal) (female, 62 years): Strollers here are mostly old people and those carrying children. Some parts of the pavement are seriously damaged, and would be water-logged on rainy days. Trash bins, benches and amusement facilities are insufficient, and many people throw litter about. 24 Existing roads are aged and seriously damaged, and would be water-logged on rainy days; some footpaths are unprotected, where accidents are likely to occur; most footpaths are narrow and of poor accessibility. Environmental sanitation is generally poor, pet feces are rarely cleaned up, and flowers, grasses and trees are not trimmed regularly. Many road segments are poorly lit due to insufficient streetlamps, affecting traffic safety. Urban furniture (e.g., toilets and benches), and recreational facilities are insufficient. 2) Figure 4-1 Chongqing Construction Hospital – Egongyan Interchange segment Residents’ needs for and concerns about slow traffic footpaths Table 4-3 Residents’ needs for and concerns about slow traffic footpaths First (%) Second (%) Third (%) Fourth (%) Road condition 61 10.5 12.5 12.9 Sanitation 20.1 50.8 27.1 6.5 Infrastructure 13 25 43.8 19.4 Urban furniture 5.8 12.1 16.7 61.3 Other 0 1.6 0 0 SA survey (January 2018) It can be seen from Table 4-3 that the top 3 needs of residents for slow traffic footpaths are road condition, sanitation and infrastructure, as chosen by 61%, 20.1% and 13% of the respondents respectively. Interview with a resident in Yuqi Community (male, 47 years): Existing footpaths are unsatisfactory, narrow (occupied by parking spaces, etc.) and uneven, so that old people and children are likely to fall. Footpaths should be renewed through sound planning, preferably thoroughly. 25 Residents’ concerns about road conditions are: 1) road convenience and accessibility, especially connection with urban primary trunk roads; 2) road evenness; and 3) extension of road spaces. Residents’ concerns about the environment are: 1) cleanliness; 2) landscaping on both sides; and 3) regular vegetation maintenance. Residents’ concerns about infrastructure are: 1) wooden benches, preferably with backrests and rain shelters; and 2) road signs and posts at key points. Interview with a resident in Hengjie Community, Shipingqiao Sub-district (female, 49 years): Footpaths are used frequently, such as shopping and exercise. Landscaping and environmental sanitation on both sides should be improved. The Subproject is expected to improve the existing footpath environment, so that we can enjoy flowers while walking. 4.3.2 Residents’ needs for and key concerns about public spaces 4.3.2.1 Current situation of public spaces 1) Utilization of public spaces Table 4-4 Utilization of public spaces Weekdays Weekends Weekly average Frequency of going to nearby Valid percent Valid percent Valid percent N N N squares (%) (%) (%) 0 61 13 42 9 51.5 11 Once 75 16 99 22 87 19 Twice 132 29 150 33 141 31 3 times 63 14 53 12 58 13 4 times 43 9 43 9 43 9 5 times or more 86 19 73 16 79.5 17 Total 460 100 460 100 460 100 Source: SA survey (January 2018) In the past half year, 70.5% of the respondents went to nearby squares twice or more per week, and 17.5% went there 5 times or more per week. Public spaces have become an integral part of nearby residents’ lives. 2) Purpose of public spaces Table 4-5 Purpose of public spaces (multiple choices) 26 Purpose of going to parks N Percent (%) Dancing 144 17.10 Walking 376 44.50 Passing by 153 18.10 Consumption 114 13.50 Other 57 6.80 Total 844 100.00 Source: SA survey (January 2018) 27 Interview with a resident in Hengjie Community, Shipingqiao Sub-district (female, 45 years): Footpaths are used frequently, such as shopping and exercise. Existing footpaths are not broad enough, and landscaping and sanitation should be improved. The Subproject is expected to improve the existing footpath environment, and add some resting facilities, such as benches. The main functions of parks in daily life are walking, chosen by 44.5% of the respondents, followed by passing by (18.1%) and dancing. Those dancing in parks are mostly elderly retired women, and also include some men and young women. Figure 4-2Huayan Riverfront Park (Phase 1) Table 4-6 Reasons for not going to squares (multiple choices) Reason for not going to squares N Percent None nearby 146 17.70% Inconvenient traffic 161 19.60% Long distance 169 20.50% Dirtiness 53 6.40% No time 156 19.00% Poor equipment or management 88 10.70% Other 50 6.10% Total 823 100.00% Source: SA survey (January 2018) In the questionnaire survey, among reasons for not going to squares, 19% of the respondents choose “no time�, 17.7% choose “none nearby�, 20.5% choose “long distance�, and 19.6% choose 28 “inconvenient traffic�. It can be seen that accessibility is a k ey factor that determines if residents go to squares. Constructing parks near communities will benefit residents directly. Table 4-7 Walking time to the nearest park N Valid percent Within 5min 106 23 5-10min 106 23 10-15min 69 15 15-20min 46 10 20-30min 109 23.7 Over 30min 23 5.3 Total 460 100 Source: SA survey (January 2018) Only 23% of the respondents can walk to the nearest park within 5 minutes, and 39% over 15 minutes. Long distances from parks are an important reason for not going to squares for many residents. Interview with a resident in Hengjie Community, Shipingqiao Sub-district (male, 46 years): There is no park nearby, and we have to walk a long distance to the nearest park, so we strongly need a recreational place. If there is a park within 10-15 minutes’ walk, we would go there twice a week for leisure and exercise. It should have a good environment, sound recreational facilities and good landscaping. 4.3.2.2 Residents’ attitudes to public spaces 93.8% of the respondents expect a park to be built nearby (see Table 3-10). 66% of the respondents think that building a park nearby will raise housing price, but most of the respondents think that housing price will not rise too much (see Table 4-9). Of course, all residents think that building a park nearby will improve their living environment. Table 4-8 Need for nearby parks N Valid percent (%) Very necessary 303 65.8 Necessary 129 28 Don’t care 26 5.7 Unnecessary 2 0.5 29 N Valid percent (%) Total 460 100 Source: SA survey (January 2018) Table 4-9 Will park building raise prices? N Valid percent Yes, but insignificant 293 64 Yes, significant 9 2 No 158 34 Total 460 100 Source: SA survey (January 2018) Table 4-10 What a public space do you expect the nearby open space to be built into? Very important Important Neither, Unimportant Completely (%) (%) nor (%) (%) unimportant (%) Accessibility 70.4 24.3 3.7 1.5 0 Landscaping 84.8 10.6 4.1 0.5 0 Public toilet 78.3 17.3 3.8 0.7 0 Protective measure 70.4 23.3 5.2 1.1 0 Resting facility 69.6 24.6 4.6 1.1 0.2 Fitness and activity facility 68.2 25.5 5.4 0.9 0 Management and 65.1 29.2 3.9 1.1 0.7 maintenance Pest feeding 70.7 18.5 7.2 2.5 1.1 Activity space 64.1 28.3 6.1 1.5 0 Communication comfort 64.3 27.6 6.3 1.7 0 and convenience Lighting facility 65.4 25.4 5.5 3.7 0 Recreational facility 60 27.6 9.1 2.8 0.4 Parking 63 23.9 5.4 4.1 3.5 Source: SA survey (January 2018) 84.8% of the respondents think that landscaping is very important, 78.3% think that a public toilet is very important, and over 60% think that accessibility, protective measure, resting facility, fitness and activity facility, management and maintenance, pet raising, activity space, communication comfort and convenience, and lighting facility are very important. 30 Figure 4-3 Taohuaxi Park 5 Social Impact Analysis 5.1 Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal 5.1.1 Positive impacts 1) Optimizing the slow traffic environment to meet needs of nearby vulnerable groups Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal will add urban furniture, seats, lighting facilities, etc., and adjust the commercial layout on both sides to offer better services to nearby residents, and meet their needs, especially old people, children, the disabled, the poor and other vulnerable groups. 2) Establishing a complete circular slow traffic system to improve accessibility The slow traffic system under the Subproject is Phase 3, with a planned length of 4.7-5.3km, with the theme of the old town. It will be connected to Phase 2, which begins with the Egongyan Interchange, and ends at Caiyun Lake Park beside the Wutaishan Interchange. This component will connect Egongyan Park to Caiyun Lake Wetland Park to establish a closed loop system of recreational, fitness and ecological footpaths, thereby serving more residents. 3) Optimizing the walking environment to provide better walking experiences Existing primary urban trunk roads in Jiulongpo District have a poor walking environment, and some sidewalks are not separated from vehicle lanes, too narrow, occupied for vehicle parking or retail, or poorly landscaped. Secondary trunk roads and branch roads mostly lack road-crossing facilities, traffic signals and sidewalks for the blind, resulting in high risks for road-crossing pedestrians. The slow traffic system under the Subproject has 4-6m wide walking spaces, and 4m landscaping spaces are reserved where conditions permit. Road-crossing facilities and other supporting facilities are added; pedestrians are separated from vehicles by green belts or handrails where conditions permit; supporting facilities for the disabled are added; footpaths are landscaped. All these measures 31 will optimize the walking environment to provide better walking experiences, especially for old people, the disabled and other special groups. 32 Interview with a resident in Panlong New Town Community, Jiulong Town (male, 56 years): This component will have great positive impacts for our people. Many old people and children are taking part in outdoor activities, but we are often worried about dark streetlamps, uneven pavements, and the shortage of seats and recreational facilities. Only when these problems must be solved are our practical needs truly met. 5.1.2 Negative impacts 1) Impacts of construction on traffic efficiency and safety Safety 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. 2) 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. 5.2 Public Space Renewal 5.2.1 Positive impacts 1) Providing better recreational experiences to residents Table 5-1 Current situation of proposed parks under Public Space Renewal Park Current situation Longjingwan Park With a high gradient, being vegetable land now, serving as a traffic connection Formerly a plant, in good condition, being the highest point of Wutaishan Community, Wutaishan Park with good views, connecting surrounding communities Narrow, being vegetable land, separated by 3 surrounding communities, causing Taohuaxi Park inconvenience to nearby residents Being a plant and a warehouse, with communities completed nearby, to be restored to Baitao Road Park a green space Jiulong Community Being partly a plant and partly vegetable land, run through by a river, to form a green Park corridor with Caiyun Lake and Taohua Rivulet after completion Shimei Park Being vegetable land, with a high-tension line tower, poorly utilized and of poor safety Former site of Kanglong Food Factory, which has been relocated, with a high-tension Kanglong Park line tower, with safety risks Surrounded by New East Cooking School, Shengma Community (Phase 3), the Huayan Beach Park Tiaodeng River and the dormitory area of the tire factory, to be subject to ecological rehabilitation and landscaping to create a good living environment 33 Park Current situation Caiyun Lake To be upgraded into a high-end park due to poor management and inadequate Wetland Park functions (Phases 2 and 3) Yangjiaping, Shipingqiao and Shiqiaopu Sub-districts are located in the densely populated old urban area of Jiulongpo District, with large elderly and poor populations. Erlang and Zhongliangshan Sub-districts, and Jiulong and Huayan Towns are located in junctions among sub-districts / townships, with a large poor population, and bad living conditions, short of public spaces. In Public Space Renewal, public spaces will be re-planned, leisure facilities and infrastructure added to meet more needs, and improve user convenience and safety, and vehicle and pedestrian traffic systems will be re-planned to realize orderly and convenient traffic, thereby providing better leisure experiences to local residents, especially women, old people and the poor who use public spaces more frequently. 2) Improving urban image, and making public spaces more active Existing parks and squares lack cultural implications. Caiyun Lake Wetland Park is the largest integrated park in Jiulongpo District, and a “green lung� of the city. Its Phase 1 has been upgraded, with a round-the-lake footpath completed, but Phases 2 and 3 are short of facilities and unattractive. Cultural factors will be incorporated to turn it into a window of urban image and local culture, and making it 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 going to public spaces. Parks will provide good leisure spaces to residents, and improve the accessibility and safety of public spaces by providing protective and leisure facilities. 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. Interview with an official of the Jiulong Town Government (female, 43 years): These leisure spaces will be bigger, and meet people’s leisure needs more effectively, thereby improving their well-being. However, direct interests of vegetable growers will be affected. 5.2.2 Negative impacts 1) Environmental and traffic impacts of construction During construction, there will be negative impacts on the local water, air, acoustic and ecological environments. Earth excavation, bulk material handling and vehicle transport will generate flying dust, and vehicles will generate tail gases, thereby reducing surrounding air quality. Construction vehicles 34 and machines will generate noise, affecting residents within a radius of 200m around the construction site. Earth, stones and domestic waste generated by construction will affect the hygiene of the construction site. These negative impacts will affect the health of workers and nearby residents. During construction, some nearby roads may be closed, affecting the traffic of nearby residents and vehicles, and possibly resulting in traffic congestion. After completion, increased pedestrian and vehicle volumes will lead to a greater incidence of traffic congestion and accidents. Non-local visitors will impose pressure on public facilities. 2) 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. However, such impacts are temporary. 3) Impact on nearby house rentals and commodity prices The improvement of public spaces may raise house rentals, thereby increasing living costs of floating population or forcing them to move away; it may also increase commodity prices in nearby areas, thereby increasing living costs of nearby residents. However, only 1.9% of the respondents think that the price rise arising from this component will affect them seriously. Interview with a resident in Rongding Garden near Shixiaolu Community, Shipingqiao Sub-district (female, 49 years): This project has many positive impacts, and even its negative impacts (e.g., noise, dust and traffic inconvenience) are temporary. We should pay more attention to such negative impacts during construction. 5.3 Measures to mitigate negative impacts 5.3.1 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) Measures will be taken to dispose of wastewater, solid waste and waste gases produced by construction timely and properly, and wastewater treated before discharge into the municipal sewer network. Exposed slopes and stockyards will be protected with plastic films or non-woven fabrics during construction, and set up catch drains around stockyards. Vehicle tires entering and leaving the construction site will be cleaned to prevent urban roads from being affected by flying dust and sludge, and water sprinkled on roads within 200m around the construction site to reduce flying dust. Construction will be scheduled rationally to avoid overnight construction, and fences set up around residential areas and schools to reduce construction noise; low-noise equipment will be selected, and machinery maintenance strengthened to reduce construction noise. Domestic waste will be collected regularly at appointed places, and sorted before transport to nearby waste treatment stations for treatment. 3) Management will be strengthened at the operation stage to regulate operations. The Environmental Regulations for Contractors will be observed to ensure that the environment is not affected by contractor activities. A code of conduct will be established for construction workers to avoid adverse social impacts. During construction, a community participation and complaint registration mechanism will be established, and information communication with the public strengthened to minimize social impacts. 35 5.3.2 Adverse safety impacts 1) Ensure that construction vehicles do not drive during the peak traffic hours. The construction site will be separated and marked at the boundary to reminder residents of safety. 2) The supervising staff should inspect equipment and operations regularly to avoid safety risks due to equipment failure or nonstandard operations. 5.3.3 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) Management and maintenance jobs during and after project implementation will be first made available to floating population, poor population and other vulnerable groups. 3) Mobile stalls should be offered to peddlers to provide with poor population more job opportunities and also stabilize commodity prices. 36 6 Poverty Analysis 6.1 Local poor population 6.1.1 MLS population In 2017, Jiulongpo District has an MLS population of 12,427, ranking third among the urban districts, accounting for 1.16% of the district’s population, a year-on-year increase of 19.5%. Table 6-1 MLS populations of urban districts of Chongqing Municipality (2016-2017) Urban and Urban and Proportion to Proportion to Year-on- Year-on- rural MLS rural MLS gross gross District year year population in population in population in population in growth, % growth, % 2016 2017 2016, % 2017, % Total 940,368 941,819 0.15% 2.79% 2.78% -0.44% Yuzhong 11,875 11,442 -3.65% 2.24% 2.18% -2.62% Dadukou 2,612 2,664 1.99% 1.02% 1.02% 0.27% Jiangbei 6,846 6,211 -9.28% 1.14% 1.02% -10.57% Shapingba 8,207 7,989 -2.66% 1.02% 0.98% -4.30% Jiulongpo 10,399 12,427 19.50% 1.16% 1.35% 17.26% Nan’an 10,581 10,630 0.46% 1.55% 1.52% -2.14% Beibei 9,586 9,652 0.69% 1.52% 1.52% 0.26% Yubei 14,629 14,536 -0.64% 1.50% 1.45% -3.51% Banan 14,334 13,994 -2.37% 1.58% 1.53% -3.29% Liangjiang 452 437 -3.32% 0.19% 0.17% -8.15% Source: Chongqing Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau As of February 2018, Jiulongpo District had an urban MLS population of 9,464 and a rural MLS population of 3,301. In the subproject area, Zhongliangshan Sub-district had an urban MLS population of 1,936, accounting for 2% of that of the district, and the proportion of urban MLS population to nonagricultural population is higher than the district average by 2.24 percentage points. Yangjiaping Sub-district had an urban MLS population of 1,198, accounting for 13% of that of the district. Table 6-2 MLS population of the subproject area (updated to February 2018) Urban MLS Proportion to the district’s Rural MLS Proportion to the district’s Division population urban MLS population (%) population rural MLS population (%) Jiulongpo 9464 / 3301 /. District Yangjiaping 1198 13 0 0 Shipingqiao 713 8 0 0 Shiqiaopu 508 5 0 0 37 Urban MLS Proportion to the district’s Rural MLS Proportion to the district’s Division population urban MLS population (%) population rural MLS population (%) Erlang 168 2 0 0 Zhongliangshan 1936 20 34 1 Jiulong Town 282 3 0 0 Huayan Town 795 8 81 2 Source: Jiulongpo District Civil Affairs Bureau Figure 6-1 MLS Population Mapping of Jiulongpo District 6.1.2 Very poor population According to the applicable policy, urban and rural old and disabled people, minors under 16 years who have no ability to work, no income source, and no statutory support obligor are included in the scope of support for very poor population. From April 1, 2017, the basic living subsidy for very poor population in Chongqing Municipality is 650 yuan per capita per month. From July 1, 2016, disabled very poor residents and those under 16 years are granted a care subsidy of 200 yuan per capita per month. Very poor population is subject to centralized or scattered support, where those able to take care of themselves are encouraged for scattered support, and those unable to take care of themselves will be provided with centralized support. Table 6-3 Local very poor population Division Very poor population Females Old people Minors Disabled people Yangjiaping 8 1 4 1 2 Shipingqiao 20 6 6 3 13 38 Division Very poor population Females Old people Minors Disabled people Shiqiaopu 3 1 2 1 0 Erlang 1 0 1 0 0 Zhongliangshan 14 2 9 1 0 Jiulong Town 2 1 1 1 0 Huayan Town 10 1 7 0 2 Source: Jiulongpo District Civil Affairs Bureau 6.1.3 Floating population In 2016, Jiulongpo District had a net floating population of 884,000, accounting for 24% of resident population, in which 272,000 people were from other cities; the subproject area had a floating population of 542,000, accounting for 61.3% of that of the district, in which 161,000 people were from other cities, accounting for 59.1%. Table 6-4 Local floating population Floating Source Sub-district / town Female population population Other districts Other cities Jiulongpo District 883994 416219 611573 272421 Yangjiaping 87241 44495 63556 23685 Shipingqiao 57784 28033 41712 16072 Shiqiaopu 131074 62183 90487 40587 Erlang 54050 24993 36694 17356 Zhongliangshan 66661 30363 46574 20087 Jiulong Town 74287 36354 52065 22222 Huayan Town 71254 33922 50548 20706 Source: Jiulongpo District Public Security Bureau 6.1.4 Disabled population In the subproject area, the disabled population of Yangjiaping Sub-district accounts for nearly 10% of the district’s disabled population. Needs of the disabled for public spaces and slow traffic footpaths should be fully considered in the Subproject. Table 6-5 Local disabled population Disabled Proportion to the district’s Class Class Class Class Sub-district / town population disabled population (%) 1 2 3 4 Yangjiaping Sub- 1469 9.16 113 296 353 707 district Zhongliangshan Sub- 1077 6.72 83 224 297 473 district 39 Disabled Proportion to the district’s Class Class Class Class Sub-district / town population disabled population (%) 1 2 3 4 Shipingqiao Sub- 1050 6.55 77 222 259 492 district Erlang Sub-district 347 2.16 24 81 88 154 Huayan Town 876 5.46 80 161 251 384 Jiulong Town 774 4.83 53 130 218 373 Shiqiaopu Sub-district 1028 6.41 81 209 248 490 Jiulongpo District 16033 100 511 1323 1714 3073 Source: Jiulongpo District Disabled People’s Federation 6.2 Impacts on poor population 6.2.1 Positive impacts Local poor population mostly lives in old communities, dealing mainly with peddling, catering, logistics, housekeeping, etc., including some old and disabled people. They prefer free fitness and recreational activities, mostly near communities, so they have an more urgent need for public spaces and footpaths. The Subproject’s positive impacts on poor population include: 1) Strengthening road connection, and making urban traffic smoother for the poor After the completion of Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal, Egongyan Park and Caiyun Lake Wetland Park will be connected to create a complete circular slow traffic system to improve the traffic convenience of poor population who goes out by bus and foot mainly greatly. Barrier-free facilities will also be improved for the disabled. 2) Improving the living environment for the poor The areas where several parks under the Subproject are undeveloped, and residents here have a low overall income level. The construction of public spaces and facilities will provide more opportunities of outdoor activities and social intercourse, and better leisure experiences to poor population. Public spaces will also become important places of urban culture and popular science education for poor population. 3) Increasing income and job opportunities for the poor Public Space Renewal will increase property income in nearby areas, promote commerce and service development, and create more job opportunities, thereby promoting the employment of local poor and floating population, and increasing their income. 6.2.2 Negative impacts 1) Construction impacts on residents The closure of roads and the passage of vehicles during construction may cause traffic inconvenience to population, and create safety risks. Wastewater, flying dust, noise, tail gases and solid waste generated by construction may affect the environment adversely, thereby affecting the physical health of the population. 2) Temporary impacts on job opportunities and income Construction will affect nearby stores, thereby reducing the income of poor residents involved. After the completion of the Subproject, urban management will be strengthened, reducing the income of peddlers. 40 3) Potential increase of living costs The improvement of public spaces and footpaths may raise housing price and rental, and the reduction of peddlers may raise commodity prices. 6.2.3 Measures to mitigate negative impacts 1) Comments of special groups, especially the poor, the disabled and floating population, will be collected extensively to protect their interests. 2) Management and maintenance jobs during and after project implementation will be first made available to floating population, poor population and other vulnerable groups. After the completion of the Subproject, peddlers will be allowed to operate in certain areas, and their behavior regulated 3) Measures will be taken to minimize construction impacts on the health of poor population. 41 7 Gender Analysis 7.1 Local women’s needs and suggestions 7.1.1 Situation of local women At the end of 2016, Jiulongpo District had a registered population of 917,200, including 463,000 females, accounting for 50.5%. Table 7-1 Female population of the subproject area Gross population Female population Percent (%) Jiulongpo District 917228 462963 50.47 Yangjiaping Sub-district 101926 51133 50.17 Shipingqiao Sub-district 59568 29872 50.15 Shiqiaopu Sub-district 60381 30747 50.92 Erlang Sub-district 31419 15606 49.67 Zhongliangshan Sub-district 56254 28097 49.95 Jiulong Town 58123 29668 51.04 Huayan Town 49324 24635 49.95 Total 416995 209758 50.30 Source: Statistical Yearbook of Jiulongpo District In the subproject area, male population is almost equal to female population. In Erlang Sub-district, Zhongliangshan Sub-district and Huayan Town, female population is slightly less than male population. 7.1.2 Statistics of female samples in the questionnaire survey 1) Gender ratio In the questionnaire survey, 56% and 52.2% of the respondents of Public Space Renewal and Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal are females respectively. Table 7-2 Gender ratios in the questionnaire survey Public Space Renewal Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal Sex N Valid percent N Valid percent Male 202 44.0 85 47.8 Female 258 56.0 93 52.2 Total 460 100.0 178 100.0 Source: SA survey (January 2018) 2) Age 42 Over half of the respondents are aged 30-60 years. Females aged 51-60 years use public spaces and footpaths more frequently than males, because there is a large retired female population with more time and chances of outdoor activities in this age group. Table 7-3 Age and gender distribution of samples Public Space Renewal Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal Age Male Female Male Female Less than 18 years 1.50% 1.20% 2.40% 18-30 years 15.80% 17.40% 8.20% 11.80% 31-40 years 19.30% 15.50% 18.80% 8.60% 41-50 years 18.30% 18.20% 15.30% 17.20% 51-60 years 20.30% 22.10% 24.70% 36.60% 60 years or above 24.80% 25.60% 30.60% 25.80% Total 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% Source: SA survey (January 2018) 3) Educational level 17.9% and 30.6% of the male respondents of Public Space Renewal and Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal have received undergraduate or above education, while these proportions are 12.8% and 13.6% for the female respondents only. The overall educational level of the females is lower than that of the males. Table 7-4 Educational levels of samples by gender Public Space Renewal Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal Educational level Male Female Male Female Junior high school or below 24.30% 22.90% 12.90% 18.30% Senior high school / secondary 37.10% 39.10% 30.60% 39.80% technical school Junior college 20.80% 25.20% 25.90% 24.70% Undergraduate 14.40% 10.90% 22.40% 11.80% Graduate or above 3.50% 1.90% 8.20% 5.40% Total 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% Source: SA survey (January 2018) 7.1.3 Women’s main needs for the Subproject 1) Demand for parks Table 7-5 Demand for nearby parks by gender 43 Gender Total Male Female Very necessary 57.40% 72.50% 65.90% Necessary 36.60% 21.30% 28.00% Don’t care 5.90% 5.40% 5.70% Unnecessary —— 0.80% 0.40% Total 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% Source: SA survey (January 2018) Table 7-6 Chi-square test Value Df Progressive Sig. (both sides) Pearson chi-square 14.994a 3 .002 Likelihood ratio 15.694 3 .001 Linearity and linear combination 5.841 1 .016 N in valid cases 460 Source: SA survey (January 2018) It can be seen from Table 7-6 that there are significant differences in demand for parks between males and females, where females have stronger demand for parks. 2) Needs for park facilities Both genders show concern about public space landscaping, accessibility, public toilets, fitness facilities, etc., but men pay more attention to accessibility, road occupation for parking, and management and maintenance, while women pay more attention to pet feeding, public toilets and public space landscaping. Table 7-7 Needs for park facilities by gender Very Neither, Completely Item Gender Important Unimportant important nor unimportant Public space Male Male 89.4% 7.9% 2.7% 0 landscaping Female Female 81.3% 12.6% 5.3% 0.8% Male Male 74.8% 21.3% 3.5% 0.5% Accessibility Female Female 67.1% 26.7% 3.9% 2.3% Male Male 76.2% 17.8% 5.4% 0.5% Protective measures Female Female 65.9% 27.5% 5.0% 1.6% Male Male 66.3% 24.1% 7.5% 2.0% Lighting measures Female Female 64.7% 26.4% 3.9% 5.0% Activity space size Male Male 68.8% 24.8% 5.4% 1.0% 44 Very Neither, Completely Item Gender Important Unimportant important nor unimportant Female Female 60.5% 31.0% 6.6% 1.9% Convenience and Male Male 65.8% 25.7% 6.4% 2.0% comfort of communication space Female Female 63.2% 29.1% 6.2% 1.6% Fitness and activity Male Male 70.6% 22.4% 6.0% 1.0% facilities Female Female 66.3% 27.9% 5.0% 0.8% Road occupation for Male Male 66.8% 23.3% 5.4% 1.5% parking Female Female 60.1% 24.4% 5.4% 6.2% Male Male 73.8% 18.8% 5.4% 1.5% Resting facilities Female Female 66.3% 29.1% 3.9% 0.8% Male Male 62.9% 25.2% 9.4% 2.0% Recreational facilities Female Female 57.8% 29.5% 8.9% 3.5% Management and Male Male 68.7% 26.4% 3.5% 0 maintenance Female Female 62.4% 31.4% 4.3% 1.9% Male Male 79.0% 17.4% 3.6% 0 Public toilets Female Female 77.7% 17.1% 4.0% 1.2% Male Male 70.5% 16.1% 8.3% 2.6% Pet feeding Female Female 70.9% 20.3% 6.4% 2.4% Source: SA survey (January 2018) 3) Needs for footpaths Females have stronger needs for infrastructure (18.39%) and urban furniture (7.3%) than males. Table 7-8 Needs for footpaths by gender Item Male Female Road condition 66.7% 56.1% Overall environment 22.2% 18.3% First need Infrastructure 6.9% 18.3% Urban furniture 4.2% 7.3% Road condition 9.8% 11.1% Overall environment 55.7% 46.0% Second need Infrastructure 29.5% 20.6% Urban furniture 3.3% 20.6% Other 1.6% 1.6% 45 Road condition 13.6% 11.5% Overall environment 22.7% 30.8% Third need Infrastructure 54.5% 34.6% Urban furniture 9.1% 23.1% Source: SA survey (January 2018) 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 After the completion of the Subproject, public spaces will be improved and utilized more efficiently to provide women with a higher level of afforestation and recreation facilities, 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) 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. After the completion of the Subproject, maintenance and operation will provide job opportunities as cleaning, management and others, which will bring more job opportunities to women. 3) Improving footpaths to improve the traffic convenience of women The construction of footpaths under the Subproject will strengthen connections with existing footpaths, thereby improving the traffic convenience of women; the improvement of infrastructure and urban furniture will improve the convenience of women in outdoor activities. 7.3 Negative impacts on women and mitigation measures/plan 1) 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. 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. 3) Construction will cause traffic inconvenience to women. 7.3.1 Measures to mitigate negative impacts 1) Mitigating construction impacts on women: Stage-by-stage and enclosed construction will be conducted to minimize impacts on women’s health; strict construction management will be strengthened to minimize negative impacts on the environment and nearby residents; during the construction of footpaths, access roads will be provided to minimize traffic impacts. 2) Mitigating employment impacts on women: Management and maintenance jobs during implementation and after completion will be first made available to women. After the completion of the Subproject, peddlers will be allowed to operate in certain areas, and their behavior regulated. Employment and business startup training will be offered to women. 46 7.4 Gender Action Plan The Subproject will improve infrastructure of public spaces and slow traffic footpaths, 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 Jiulongpo District PMO, IAs, women’s federation, etc. See Table 7-9. 47 Table 7-9 Gender Action Plan Suggestion Target IAs Stage Actions Funding Monitoring indicators Women’s special needs should be considered in subproject design: Form, frequency and records of Public Space Renewal—— collection of women’s needs and opinions at the design stage, 1) Consider opinions of women and old people in women’s specific suggestions, and terms of public space utilization and facility setup. design feedback 1. Considering Design agency, owner, women’s PMO, district agencies 2) Provide dancing spaces and slow traffic footpaths 1) Suggestions of local women and Local Constructio in parks to women where possible. project needs in concerned, sub-district old people on community facilities, women n budget subproject offices, community 3) Set up baby care rooms in public toilets. landscaping, sanitation, etc., and design committees design feedback; Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal—— 2) Suggestions of local women and 4) Consider women’s needs in the setup of old people on infrastructure and infrastructure and urban furniture for slow traffic and overall environment of public mountain climbing footpaths. spaces, and design feedback 5) Offer drink drinking water on footpaths. Design agency, owner, 1) Make sure not less than 40% of participants of 1) Number of public participation 2. Promoting contractor, PMO, public participation meetings at all stages are meetings, number of female women’s Constructio Local district agencies women. project participants, and minutes; participation, n and women concerned, sub-district budget and improving operation 2) Conduct publicity and offer training in 2) Time, venue and mode of publicity offices, community their status consideration of women’s needs and features. and training committees 1) Make 20% of unskilled jobs generated by the Subproject first available to women and other 1) Number of women receiving Design agency, owner, vulnerable groups. unskilled jobs during construction; 3. Offering job project contractor, PMO, opportunities budget Local district agencies Constructio 2) Make 30% of public welfare jobs generated by the 2) Number of women receiving to women to and women concerned, sub-district n Subproject first available to women and other public welfare jobs during operation; increase contractor offices, community vulnerable groups. income budget 3) Number of women employed after committees 3) Make jobs generated after project completion first completion available to women and other vulnerable groups. 48 1) Offer training in consideration of women’s needs 1) Scope, time and venue of training, 4. Offering Owner, PMO, district and features. and proportion of female trainees skills and Affected agencies concerned, Constructio 2) Offer training on environmental protection, fitness Contractor 2) Time and venue of workshop and knowledge local sub-district offices, n and and health to local women. budget training, and proportion of female training to women community operation trainees women committees 3) Select green and beautiful families to advocate a healthy lifestyle for women. 3) Frequency of selection 49 8 Public Participation 8.1 Forms and process of public participation at the preparation stage Since September 2017, the Jiulongpo 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 October 2017 to January 2018, the task force conducted participatory observation on existing local public spaces, facilities and footpaths 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, 37 communities affected by Public Space Renewal were selected for the questionnaire survey, with 496 copies in total, including 460 valid copies, with the aim of learning perceptions of nearby public spaces, recreational facilities, activity spaces, parking management, etc. among local residents (including women, old people, the disabled, the poor, the unemployed, students, etc.), and their suggestions and opinions. 240 copies were distributed for Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal, with 178 valid copies recovered, with the aim of learning suggestions and opinions of local residents on footpath accessibility, hygiene and infrastructure. 8.1.3 Key informant interview Key informant interviews were conducted with 47 men-times of key informants from the district labor and social security bureau, employment bureau, civil affairs bureau, ethnic and religious affairs bureau, public security bureau, women’s federation, disabled people’s federation, sub-district offices, and community committees to learn the Subproject’s impacts and potential risks, relevant needs and suggestions, etc. 8.1.4 FGD 22 FGDs were held in 15 communities in the beneficiary area of Public Space Renewal, including 12 FGDs with women, to learn residents’ needs for the Subproject, the Subproject’s impacts, and relevant comments and suggestions through brainstorming. 16 FGDs were held in 9 communities in the beneficiary area of Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal, including 9 FGDs with women. There are 124 participants in total, including 68 women, accounting for 54.8%; 57 residents aged 60 years or above, accounting for 46%; and 16 poor and disabled residents, accounting for 13%. 8.1.5 In-depth interview 27 in-depth interviews were conducted with residents’ representatives in the area of Public Space Renewal to learn their attitudes to and needs for the Subproject, and the Subproject’s potential impacts on and risks to them. 22 random 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. 8.2 Outcomes of public participation At the preparation stage, the task force, PMO, feasibility study agency etc. conducted adequate informed consultation and public participation to collect local residents’ attitudes to, needs for and suggestions on the Subproject, and conducted communications with local agencies concerned to incorporate local residents’ needs and suggestions into the subproject design. 50 The above public participation activities aim to minimize the Subproject’s potential negative impacts and risks, and enhance local residents’ opportunities to benefit from the Subproject. See Table 8-1. 51 Table 8-1 Outcomes of public participation Main activity Time Participants Key opinion / suggestion Outcome 1. Questionnaire survey: 37 communities Task force, local The demand for nearby parks is Conduct design based on local Nov. were selected, with 460 valid copies, with residents, high; the main purpose of parks is residents’ opinions and needs to 2017 – the aim of learning perceptions among community officials walking; the needs for public space meet their needs as much as Jan. local residents, and their suggestions landscaping, accessibility and public possible. 2018 and opinions toilets are the strongest. 2. Residents’ FGD: 10 FGDs with Task force, local Parks should be well landscaped Conduct design based on local residents were held in 15 communities to residents, and equipped, and kept clean; residents’ opinions and needs to learn residents’ needs for the Subproject, Nov. community officials negative impacts on nearby meet their needs as much as the Subproject’s impacts, and relevant 2017 – residents should be minimized possible, act strictly on the comments and suggestions. Jan. during construction. environmental management plan 2018 during construction to minimize noise and dust pollution. Disclose construction information in advance. Public Space Renewal 3. Women’s FGD: 12 FGDs with women Task force, female Women have higher demand for Involve a certain percentage of were held in 15 communities to learn residents, parks because they use parks more women in relevant meetings to their needs for the Subproject, the community officials frequently; they expect that relevant consider their needs and opinions in Nov. Subproject’s impacts, and relevant bus routes be provided for parks; design, and meet their needs as 2017 – comments and suggestions. women’s needs should be much as possible. Create jobs for Jan. considered in design, such as women during implementation and 2018 dancing spaces, toilets, seats, baby after completion. care facilities and direct drinking water. 4. Key informant interview: Key informant Task force, local key Special needs of the poor, women, Involve the poor, the disabled and Nov. interviews were conducted with 27 men- informants children, the disabled, ole people old people in relevant meetings to 2017 – times to learn the Subproject’s impacts and floating population should be allow them to express their opinions, Jan. and potential risks, relevant needs and considered during design and and conduct design based on their 2018 suggestions, etc. implementation. opinions to meet their special needs. 5. In-depth interview: 27 in-depth Task force, The needs for park landscaping, Conduct design based on local interviews were conducted with residents’ Nov. community residents environmental sanitation, lighting, residents’ opinions and needs to representatives to learn their attitudes to 2017 – fitness, toilets and recreational meet their needs as much as and needs for the Subproject, and the Jan. facilities should be met; civilized possible, and minimize negative Subproject’s potential impacts on them. 2018 construction should be conducted to impacts. reduce environmental impacts. 52 Main activity Time Participants Key opinion / suggestion Outcome 6. FGD of residents affected by HD: Nov. Task force Reasonable compensation should Take rational compensation and learning HD impacts through site visit 2017 – be offered; the living standard resettlement measures to minimize and personal interviews Jan. should not be reduced after HD. HD impacts. 2018 1. Questionnaire survey: 178 valid copies Task force, local Needs for road condition, overall Conduct design based on local Nov. in 24 communities, learning residents’ residents, environment and infrastructure are residents’ opinions and needs to 2017 – opinions and suggestions on footpath community officials strong, and the satisfaction with meet their needs as much as Jan. accessibility, hygiene and infrastructure existing footpaths and infrastructure possible. 2018 is low. 2. Residents’ FGD: 7 FGDs with Task force, local The parking, sanitation, safety and Conduct design based on local residents in 24 communities, learning residents, residents public facilities of existing footpaths residents’ opinions and needs to residents’ needs for the Subproject, the Nov. using slow traffic should be improved. meet their needs as much as Subproject’s impacts, and relevant 2017 – footpaths, possible, act strictly on the Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal comments and suggestions Jan. community officials environmental management plan 2018 during construction to minimize noise and dust pollution. Disclose construction information in advance. 3. Women’s FGD: 9 FGDs with women in Task force, female Women have higher demand for Involve a certain percentage of 24 communities, learning their needs for Nov. residents using slow parks because they have more women in relevant meetings to the Subproject, the Subproject’s impacts, 2017 – traffic footpaths, leisure time, and their needs for consider their needs and opinions in and relevant comments and suggestions Jan. community officials toilets, seats, baby care facilities, design, and meet their needs as 2018 etc. should be met. much as possible. 4. Key informant interview: 20 men- Task force, local key HD impacts should be reduced, Take rational compensation and Nov. times, learning the Subproject’s impacts informants practical needs of the disabled, resettlement measures to minimize 2017 – and potential risks, relevant needs and women and old people met as much HD impacts, and give consideration Jan. suggestions, etc. as possible, and the connectivity of to needs of special groups in design. 2018 sidewalks for the blind improved. 5. In-depth interview: 22 men-times, Nov. Task force, residents There is a lack of road-crossing Conduct design based on local learning their attitudes to and needs for 2017 – using slow traffic facilities, road connectivity and residents’ opinions and needs to the Subproject, and the Subproject’s Jan. footpaths, stores, landscaping are poor, and road meet their needs as much as potential impacts on them 2018 community officials occupation for parking is serious. possible. 53 8.3 Public participation plan for the implementation stage The current public participation mechanism in Jiulongpo District is based mainly on community participation, where affairs concerning residents’ interests must be implemented with the approval of residents only. Interview with the Erlang Sub-district Office: Communities are responsible for public participation. We wanted to build a hospital beside Caiyun Lake, and conducted a survey on nearby residents. Since this was not approved by residents, the hospital was not built. All residents agree to build a park, but opinions on reducing construction impacts must be collected before implementation. This is an inevitable step. Matters related to the Subproject 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. 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 depth interview community Design optimization suggestions from local residents committees Giving feedback on residents’ FGD, written opinions and issues report 1) Disclosing construction information Field in advance; observation, 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 Constru opinions raised by residents ction Communicating residents’ opinions FGD, written Involving PMO, IAs, and suggestions with the owner and report contractor, the 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 broadcast, TV, sub-district offices, health 2) Offering fitness and health training Internet, meeting community training to old people, especially old women committees 54 Stage Type Activity Mode Remarks Management and maintenance of Involving PMO, IAs, Project local sanitation, infrastructure and district agencies, sub- managemen fitness facilities district offices, Operatio t community n committees Grievance Feedback system Appeal hotline Involving PMO, IAs redress 8.4 Grievance redress mechanism The current appeal channels in Jiulongpo 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 hotlines. Table 8-3 Appeal hotlines Yangjiaping Sub-district (023)86160398 Shipingqiao Sub-district (023)68828346 Shiqiaopu Sub-district (023)68611943 Erlang Sub-district (023)68688167 Zhongliangshan Sub-district (023)89232789 Jiulong Town (023)68820413 Huayan Town (023)65268689 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. 55 9 Project Risks and Social Action Plan 9.1 Risks of design Opinions of local residents and stores must be incorporated into the subproject design. Special attention should be paid to needs and opinions of women, old people, the disabled and other special groups. Suggestions: 1) Full consider women’s needs for landscaping and the environment in Public Space Renewal, increase leisure facilities, and open up entertainment spaces for women and children; 2) Fully consider needs of women, old people and the disabled in Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal, increasing the slow walk path and enhance the connection of the blind line trails; and the construction of public toilets is more in line with the needs of women, the elderly and the disabled. 9.2 Social risks during implementation 1) 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. Rationally designing the project organization form and establishing a reasonable system can effectively prevent and reduce risks. 2) 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 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. 3) 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. 56 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 Subsequent 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. Suggestions: 1) Establish a sound management mechanism; 2) Involve local residents in infrastructure management and maintenance; 3) Manage public spaces and footpaths rationally after completion to ensure that they are effectively utilized. 2) Risks of local residents’ lack of facility use and maintenance knowledge Local residents have limited knowledge on how to use fire fighting and fitness facilities, especially old people and children. Suggestions: 1) Improve the environmental and fitness awareness of residents, and cause them to maintain completed public spaces and footpaths actively; 2) Strengthen training and publicity on environmental awareness for old people, women and children; 3) Conduct training and publicity on fitness knowledge for residents. 3) Risks of occupying public resources After completion, due to the improvement of the environment, increased pedestrian and vehicle volumes will lead to a greater incidence of traffic congestion and accidents. Non-local visitors will impose pressure on public facilities. For example, changing the use of public space, and carrying out commercial operations such as outdoor tea houses, amusement facilities and commodity display and sale; or vendors take up space to sell; and more traffic resulting in random parking of public space, etc. Suggestions: Define management responsibilities clearly to realize normative management. Facilities that do not meet the requirements of public space function positioning and planning and design cannot be constructed at will. Allow vendors to operate in certain areas, and regulate their behavior. 4) 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 needs of local residents, especially the poor and floating population; 2) Provide employment assistance to low-income population, and make management and maintenance jobs generated by the Subproject first available to them; 3) Offer public rental housing to urban low-income population. Public rental housing means indemnificatory housing funded by the government, and offered to eligible households at preferential rates. 5) Risks of increased traffic accidents 57 The improvement of public spaces will attract more vehicles, possibly increasing traffic accidents. In addition, with the improvement of road infrastructure, smoother traffic will increase the possibility of traffic accidents. Suggestions: Set up warning signs on key road segments; strengthen safety education to the local residents. 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. 58 Table 9-1 Risks and Social Action Plan Stage Risks Actions Agencies Monitoring indicators 1) Needs of 1) Design optimization Design agency, ⚫ Time, venue and participants of public nearby residents, contractor, PMO, participation meetings, and number of women, old especially women, ⚫ Save land, and optimize urban spaces. owner, district people and the disabled and other vulnerable old people and 2) Public participation agencies concerned, groups other vulnerable sub-district offices, groups, are not ⚫ Full consider women’s needs for landscaping and the community committees ⚫ Needs and suggestions on facility design in considered in the environment in Public Space Renewal, open up dancing Public Space Renewal, and design feedback design of public spaces, and increase facilities for women. ⚫ Subproject options and conclusions spaces. ⚫ Setup of resting and fitness facilities ⚫ Design of footpaths, dancing areas and public toilets Design 2) Needs of 1) Design optimization Design agency, ⚫ Time, venue and participants of public nearby residents, contractor, PMO, participation meetings, and number of women, old especially women, ⚫ Ensure the safety and convenience of footpaths. owner, district people and the disabled and other vulnerable old people and 2) Public participation agencies concerned, groups other vulnerable sub-district offices, groups, are not ⚫ Fully consider needs of women, old people and the community committees ⚫ Needs and suggestions on facility design in considered in the disabled, improve the continuity of sidewalks for the blind, and Urban Slow Traffic System Renewal, and design design of slow ensure that public toilets meet their special needs. feedback traffic footpaths. ⚫ Setup of convenience facilities ⚫ Setup of safety facilities ⚫ Design of footpaths and sidewalks for the blind 59 1) Environmental 1) Construction information disclosure Contractor ⚫ Dust control plan, equipment and records risks of construction ⚫ Strengthen the disclosure of construction information ⚫ Daytime noise reduction measures and plans to seek the support of nearby residents. ⚫ Complaints about noise during overnight 2) Noise and dust reduction measures construction ⚫ Conduct construction in stages, control noise and environmental impacts, and avoid overnight construction. Sprinkle water on the construction site to reduce dust. 2) Traffic risks of ⚫ Set up traffic signs near the construction site to guide Contractor, transport ⚫ Setup of traffic signs Construction construction vehicle traffic. bureau, traffic police brigade ⚫ Traffic guidance during the peak hours ⚫ Maintain traffic order near the construction site during the peak traffic hours. 3) Labor risks ⚫ Equal pay for equal work Contractor, owner ⚫ Employee training records and payrolls ⚫ Take measures to guarantee the safety of workers ⚫ Induction physical checkup reports ⚫ Reduce construction disturbances to nearby residents. ⚫ Routine employee management records 4) Risks of ⚫ Make suitable jobs first available to local women and the Contractor, ⚫ Employment training records protection of poor to protect their interests. employment bureau, interests of women’s federation, ⚫ Proportion of women employed women and the civil affairs bureau ⚫ Number of poor residents employed poor 1) Environmental ⚫ Establish a sound management mechanism, and involve district urban ⚫ Public space management system Operation and management and facility local residents in infrastructure management and management bureau, maintenance risks maintenance. sub-district offices, ⚫ Footpath management system community committees ⚫ Facility inspection and maintenance records ⚫ Manage public spaces and footpaths rationally after completion to ensure that they are effectively utilized. ⚫ Feedback on public participation in maintenance and management 2) Risks of local ⚫ Improve the environmental and fitness awareness of Owner, district ⚫ Resident feedback on the use of public residents’ lack of residents, and cause them to maintain completed public agencies concerned, spaces and footpaths facility use and spaces and footpaths actively. PMO, sub-district maintenance 60 knowledge ⚫ Strengthen training and publicity on environmental offices ⚫ Records of community publicity and training awareness for old people, women and children. on environmental protection, and feedback from residents ⚫ Conduct training and publicity on fitness knowledge for residents. ⚫ Records of community publicity and training on fitness knowledge, and feedback from residents 3) Risks of ⚫ Define management responsibilities clearly to realize Design agency, district ⚫ Management system of public spaces and occupying public normative management. urban management footpaths resources bureau, PMO ⚫ Allow peddlers to operate in certain areas, and regulate ⚫ Resident complaints about public facilities their behavior. ⚫ Design of public spaces and resident feedback 4) Risks of urban ⚫ Strengthen public participation and consultation to learn District employment ⚫ Records of public participation, and proportion of gentrification needs of local residents, especially the poor and floating bureau, sub-district poor and floating population involved population. offices, community committees ⚫ Employment subsidies for MLS population ⚫ Provide employment assistance to low-income population, and make management and maintenance jobs generated by ⚫ Floating population receiving employment training the Subproject first available to them. ⚫ Number of jobs offered to poor and floating ⚫ Offer public rental housing to urban low-income population. population under the Subproject ⚫ Quantity of public rental housing offered to urban low-income population 5) Risks of ⚫ Set up warning signs on key road segments. District transport ⚫ Number of warning signs set up increased traffic bureau, sub-district accidents ⚫ Strengthen safety education. offices, community ⚫ Frequency of safety training committees 61 Appendix 1 Fieldwork Photos Figure 9-1 Interview with residents near Figure 9-2 Interview with residents near Caiyun Lake Park Huayan Riverfront Park Figure 9-3 Interview with residents near Figure 9-4 Interview with residents near Longjingwan Park Shimei Park Figure 9-5 Interview with residents near Figure 9-6 Interview with residents near Taohuaxi Park Wutaishan Park 62 Figure 9-7 Footpath at the Olympic center Figure 9-8 Damage of existing footpath Figure 9-9 Interview at the women’s Figure 9-10 Interview at the disabled people’s federation federation Figure 9-11 Interview at the employment Figure 9-12 Interview at the public security bureau bureau 63 Appendix 2 FGD Minutes FGD with residents at Rongding Garden near Shixiaolu Community, Shipingqiao Sub-district 1. Is there any park or leisure space nearby? No. 2. Have you heard of any nearby park or public space project? Where did you hear of it? No. 3. How often do you go to the nearby park? What do you do there? Walking, passing by and playing; sometimes 7 times, and sometimes once or twice a week 4. If you don’t go there, why? Long distance, poor road, insufficient facilities 5. Which factors attract you to parks and leisure spaces? 1) Fitness facilities; 2) short distance; 3) even road; 4) large space 6. How much do you need a nearby park or leisure space? Very necessary 7. What benefits do you expect of the Subproject? Improved landscaping, more convenient shopping, and public communication spaces 8. What’s your attitude to negative impacts of the Subproject? What’s your advice on reducing such impacts? There will be an increased pedestrian flow, and construction will have some impacts. Overnight construction should be avoided, but other impacts are acceptable, because they are temporary. FGD with women on public spaces in Jiuyang New Village, Erlang Sub-district 1. Have you heard of any nearby park or public space project? Where did you hear of it? A park will be built near Wutaishan, but nearby roads are in poor condition. I heard of it from the community committee. 2. Do you go to parks and leisure spaces more often than men? Why? Yes, because I often go there with my child and I have more leisure time. 3. What do you do there? How often do you go there? Once or twice a week, because there is no nearby park, for walking and dancing mainly 4. What are the benefits of the Subproject for poor women? Walking, dancing, saving money 5. What benefits do you expect of the Subproject? Improved environment, improved living quality, more public spaces, more leisure facilities 6. What negative impacts will the Subproject have on you? Do you think such impacts are more serious for women? Price rise, noise 7. What’s your advice on maximizing the Subproject’s benefits for women? Fitness facilities, recreational facilities, wide and flat pavements FGD with residents on slow traffic footpaths in Banshan Village 1, Zhongliangshan Sub-district 1. What problems are there in existing slow traffic footpaths? 1) Environmental sanitation; 2) motorcycle intrusion; 3) no seat backrest 2. What do you expect footpaths to be built into? Clean, smooth and well landscaped 3. How will footpaths improve your life? A better mood, a place to walk and do exercise 4. What negative impacts will there be during construction? How should such impacts be mitigated? Pedestrians are likely to get lost. Visible signs should be set up. 64 Appendix 3 Key Informant Interview Minutes Disabled people’s federation 1. What difficulties are the disabled faced with in public life? In reality, some sidewalks for the blind are occupied, and barrier-free facilities are not connected smoothly. Attention should be paid to this in the Subproject. 2. What’s your plan for the improvement of barrier-free facilities? We are improving household barrier-free facilities, such as low-level cooking ranges and flush toilets for the disabled. Our work also includes the rehabilitation, education and employment of the disabled. There is a district-level 13th five-year plan for the disabled, which proposes to ensure the construction and improvement of public and household barrier-free facilities. 3. What special needs do the disabled have for public spaces and footpaths? How to meet such needs? The existing design is short of barrier-free facilities at many points. The management of barrier-free facilities in our city is being regulated, and the situation is changing, such as footpath and corner design, and bus access design for the disabled. Traffic signals should have voice prompts, and elevator messages should include Braille alphabets and voice. 4. What improvements should be made for the disabled in the subproject area? More attention should be paid to needs of the disabled, the standard for barrier-free facilities followed strictly, and subsequent management and maintenance strengthened to meet their needs as much as possible. Development and reform commission 1. Why are these components included in the Subproject? In late 2015 and early 2016, the district urban management bureau investigated all planned but unused green spaces in the district, and decided to develop such spaces through the Subproject to promote land appreciation. 2. How will the Subproject affect local economic development (both positively and negatively)? The Subproject will meet local residents’ needs in social life greatly, and will have almost no negative impact. 3. How to maximize the Subproject’s benefits? How to minimize its negative impacts? The Subproject should be integrated with the development of nearby areas, and funds used where they are most urgently needed. We should also draw experience from the Bank to improve our project management level. Women’s federation 1. What are the main tasks of the women’s federation? Organizing workshops and various activities (beautiful family selection, skills contest, publicity, fitness, education, etc.), recruiting volunteers, offering legal assistance, promoting women’s business startup and employment 2. Which programs for women’s employment training and support are in place? Organized by the women’s federation: skills training, certificate application, store running 65 Organized by municipal and district governments: e-commerce, recommendation Also including some training courses 3. How to ensure that local women are easily aware of and benefit from such programs? Women’s federations have been established at various levels, so women can receive such information easily, and those eligible can receive support. 4. How should special needs of women be met in the Subproject? More women go to public spaces than men. Baby care rooms should be provided in public toilets, preferably with air-conditioners. Leisure seats should be provided on roads, and maintained regularly. Boiled water supply points should be set up where necessary to meet needs of old people, women and children. Public security bureau 1. Kay management measures and policies for floating population Our district has a registered population of about 930,000 and a floating population of about 850,000. About 80% of floating population is registered. Floating population is managed by community policemen with the assistance of community officials. Floating population has to be registered before applying for the benefits for citizens of Chongqing Municipality (e.g., public rental housing, low rental housing, driving license, social security, and children’s education). 2. What should be considered in the Subproject for floating population? Do you have any advice? For floating population, investment in infrastructure should be increased to provide them with better public services, and the citizenship benefits (social security, medical insurance, education, etc.) provided to them so that they can contribute more to the city’s development. 3. Do you have any other comments? The largest Uygur group (about 50 people) of the city is in Jiulongpo District, mostly living in Shipingqiao Sub-district. The second largest mosque of southwestern China has been newly built in Erlang Sub-district. Minority peddlers are allowed to operate in certain areas, and granted tax preferences, but local residents are not entitled to such treatment. Employment bureau 1. What are your supporting policies for different vulnerable groups? 1) The city’s uniform training for unemployment benefit receivers, covering over 100 skill areas, such as e-commerce, housekeeping and embroidery; 2) SYB and GYB business startup training for the poor, the unemployed, graduates, MLS population and undergraduates; and 3) Pre-job and employment skills training offered together with enterprises 2. What’s your plan for the employment of vulnerable groups? 66 11,600 registered unemployed unban residents and 4,000 unban residents with employment difficulty should get employed. 3. What are your suggestions on the Subproject? 1) Offer public welfare jobs for post-40-50s, such as security guards, cleaners and patrollers; 2) Offer employment training for unemployment benefit receivers; 3) Hold various recruitment events to offer employment services. Jiulong Town Government 1. What have you done to support the Subproject? What’s your future plan? Provide support to local residents. 2. What about your existing public participation mechanism? How will residents participate in the Subproject? Communities are responsible for public participation. We wanted to build a hospital beside Caiyun Lake, and conducted a survey on nearby residents. Since this was not approved by residents, the hospital was not built. The existing problem is that public spaces are not managed by specially designated persons. A voluntary civilization event would be organized every month to explain traffic rules and regulate traffic behavior. The current public participation mechanism is based mainly on community participation, where affairs concerning residents’ interests must be implemented with the approval of residents only. 3. How will the Subproject affect local residents both positively and negatively? Residents will feel greater well-being and enjoy a better leisure environment. The Subproject will further meet local residents’ leisure needs, but infringe on direct interests of vegetable growers. 4. What are your suggestions on the Subproject? 1) Public spaces should be designed to meet needs of old people and children, because they are main users; 2) Public toilets and other facilities should be provided adequately; 3) More recreational facilities for children should be provided; 4) Dancing spaces should be away from residential areas to protect residents from noise. Erlang Sub-district Office 1. Overall situation of Erlang Sub-district and the subproject area We are establishing a cultural service station to serve community residents. Erlang Sub-district was established in 2014, and has a population of 120,000, including a resident population of 90,000. There are some resettlement communities here. 2. Suggestions on the Subproject 67 Some parks are located in junctions among sub-districts / townships, with a large population converted from rural status into urban status. Greater attention should be paid to needs of vulnerable groups in the Subproject. 68