environment for growth monitoring and evaluation: the benefits dr. calvin jones
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Environment for Growth
Monitoring and Evaluation:
The Benefits
Dr. Calvin Jones
E4G M&E: This Session
• Explain in more detail the benefits of E4G-M&E
• Link to wider uses, cost savings
• The environmental issue
• Show potential reporting and other outputs (for discussion)
The Key Benefits Restated
• E4G-M&E for the first time enables us to estimate offsite economic impacts;– consistently between (200+)
projects/sites– eliminating for double counting– allowing for differences in visitor profiles
between sites– additively with onsite impacts
• With an added dose of credibility
Defensible Economic Impact
• E4G M&E largely based on Tourism Satellite Account for Wales (TSA)– Supported for a decade by Visit Wales– Based on international (WTO)
recommendations, concepts & methods– The only internationally acceptable way to
measure tourism’s direct economic impact– Numerous academic papers on Wales TSA
emphasizing quality & credibility– Extensions to other areas…
Wider application (1)?
• Existing toolkit comprises generic questionnaires & forms useful in evaluating visitor sites
• Potential application to other UA & partner sites
• E4G may enable additional ‘modular’ evaluations (health, visitor satisfaction, inclusion) to develop consistently across involved E4G partners
Wider application (2)?
• The integration of tourism environmental satellite accounts enables a consistent evaluation of economic & environmental impacts…
Environment for Growth
Monitoring and Evaluation:
Inputs and Outputs…
Dr. Calvin Jones
Summary
• Evaluation approach offers significant cost savings & data improvements
• Investment in developing systems (hopefully) pay off to and beyond 2013
• Element of ‘fore-arming’ with evaluative data not just useful now, but for future (and far tighter) funding rounds
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