Evaluation of the Municipal Spatial Planning Support Programme MuSPP Phase 3 June 2014 Municipal Spatial Planning Support Programme in Kosovo Implemented by: Financed by: SWEDISH DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION Evaluation of the Municipal Spatial Planning Support Programme MuSPP Phase 3 Disclaimer The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers of boundaries. Views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, the United Nations, or its Member States. Excerpts may be produced without authorization, on condition that the source is indicated. 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Author: Forbes Davidson Contents Contents Contents ......................................................................................................................................................... i Tables ....................................................................................................................................................... iii Figures ...................................................................................................................................................... iv Acknowledgements ..................................................................................................................................... v Acronyms and abbreviations .................................................................................................................... vi Executive Summary ..................................................................................................................................viii Background and aims of the project .................................................................................................viii Purpose and approach of the evaluation ..........................................................................................viii Main findings of the evaluation ........................................................................................................... ix Conclusions and recommendations ..................................................................................................... x Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 1 The Project ............................................................................................................................................... 3 Evaluation design & methodology ....................................................................................................... 5 Approach to the evaluation............................................................................................................... 5 Limitations of the evaluation ............................................................................................................ 5 Criteria used ......................................................................................................................................... 6 Relevance ........................................................................................................................................... 6 Effectiveness ..................................................................................................................................... 6 Efficiency ........................................................................................................................................... 6 Impact ................................................................................................................................................. 6 Sustainability ..................................................................................................................................... 7 Responsiveness ................................................................................................................................ 7 Methodology: Data collection and analysis .................................................................................... 7 Field visits ............................................................................................................................................ 7 Structure of the report ............................................................................................................................ 8 Chapter 1: Relevance of the project goals and strategy ......................................................................... 9 1.1 Relevance of the approach of the project ..................................................................................... 9 Relevance of the focus on development planning ........................................................................ 9 Relevance of focus on capacity development and integration in ongoing planning and project development ........................................................................................................................10 Relevance of focus on transparent and participatory approaches ............................................10 Relevance of focus on Capital Investment Programmes (CIP) .........................................................10 Relevance of focus on support to Central Institutions ..............................................................10 Relevance to Kosovo’s EU integration process ..........................................................................11 Maintaining Relevance - the flexibility to adapt...........................................................................11 1.2 Assessment of the relevance of the project ................................................................................11 1.3 Recommendations ..........................................................................................................................12 Chapter 2: Effectiveness ...........................................................................................................................13 Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................13 2.1 Objective 1: Contribute to sustainable development of partner municipalities through strategic and comprehensive planning interventions with particular focus on the environment ..................................................................................................................................................................15 Objective 1/A: Sustainable development through planning, Component A – Support to smaller Serb-majority municipalities and selected other municipalities ...................................15 Objective 1/B: Sustainable development through planning: Component B – Further support to MuSPP2 partner municipalities ..................................................................................16 2.2 Project Objective 2: Enhanced local democracy through participatory and transparent municipal planning ................................................................................................................................17 a) The coaching approach to capacity development .................................................................17 b) Training courses and events ..................................................................................................18 i Contents c) Documentation ........................................................................................................................20 Publications .......................................................................................................................................20 d) Communication: Web site .........................................................................................................21 Objective 2: Enhanced democracy. Component A – support to smaller Serb-majority municipalities and selected other municipalities ..........................................................................22 Objective 2: Enhanced democracy, Component B – continued support to MuSPP2 municipalities .....................................................................................................................................23 2.3 Objective 3: Improvement of the physical environment through demonstration projects identified and designed through urban planning interventions .....................................................23 Objective 3/A: Demonstration projects, Component A- support to Serb majority and selected other municipalities ...........................................................................................................23 Objective 3/B: Physical demonstration projects Component B, continued support to MuSPP2 municipalities ....................................................................................................................25 2.4 Objective 4: strengthening he capacities of central level institutions (this objective is restricted to component C) .................................................................................................................28