Local Economic and Community Plans LECP | Guidelines 2021
Glossary of Terms Appropriate Assessment: (AA) an assessment of the potential adverse effects of a plan or project (in combination with other plans or projects) on Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas. These sites are protected by National and European Law. “Bottom-up” approach: This emphasises the participation of the local community in development initiatives so that they can select their own goals and the means of achieving them. It also ensures community ownership, commitment and accountability to the development project as it seeks development from below. Circular Economy: A model of production and consumption, which involves sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing and recycling existing materials and products as long as possible, thus extending the life cycle of products. Climate change: Includes both the global warming driven by human emissions of greenhouse gases, and the resulting large-scale shifts in weather patterns. Climate Neutral Economy: An economy with net- zero greenhouse gas emissions. Ecosystem: A community or group of living organisms that live in and interact with each other in a specific environment. Evaluation: The structured interpretation and giving of meaning to predicted or actual impacts of proposals or results. It looks at original objectives, and at what is either predicted or what was accomplished and how it was accomplished. Framework plan: A document that provides a methodology for directing change in the community over time. This type of plan is to be differentiated from a traditional comprehensive plan that attempts to address in depth and in detail all of the elements required to govern the long-range growth of the area. While providing a powerful long-term vision, it does not attempt to define each and every policy and detail necessary to achieve that vision.
Implementation Plan: A document that entails the steps required to facilitate the execution and implementation of a plan, idea, model, or policy by presenting clear implementation steps that need to follow. Indicator: A measurable and quantitative statistic which, when grouped over a time period, shows a trend. Labour Force: Those at work, looking for first regular job and unemployed. LEADER Programme: A European Union initiative to support rural development projects initiated at the local level in order to revitalise rural areas and create jobs. Low Carbon Economy: An economy that causes low levels of (Greenhouse Gas) GHG emissions compared with today’s carbon-intensive economy. Mitigation: An action that helps to lessen the impacts of a process or development on the receiving environment (most often in association with measures that would seek to reduce negative impacts of a process or development). Monitoring: The systematic process of collecting, analysing and using information to track a programme’s progress toward reaching its objectives and to guide management decisions. Successful monitoring delivers timely and relevant information that allows you to track progress towards outcomes and make adjustments to implementation arrangements as necessary. Public Consultation: a regulatory process by which the public’s input on matters affecting them is sought. Its main goals are in improving the efficiency, transparency and public involvement in large-scale projects or laws and policies. It usually involves notification (to publicise the matter to be consulted on), consultation (a two-way flow of information and opinion exchange) as well as participation (involving interest groups in the drafting of policy or legislation).
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