An evaluation of the District of Sooke’s official community plan from a planetary health perspective

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dc.contributor.authorMountfort, Kai Robert
dc.contributor.supervisorBrousselle, Astrid
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-20T21:10:46Z
dc.date.available2024-12-20T21:10:46Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.degree.departmentSchool of Public Administration
dc.degree.levelMaster of Public Administration MPA
dc.description.abstractThe District of Sooke is drafting an Official Community Plan (OCP) that once adopted will set the vision for Sooke until 2050. Given the nature of municipal jurisdiction, municipalities are critically positioned to respond to the current international environmental crises. This mixed-methods study evaluated the draft OCP using a Planetary Health Framework (PHF), multi-sector focus groups and questionnaires. The study assessed if and under what conditions the draft OCP contributes to planetary health. Focus group participants saw the draft OCP as promoting many of the PHF’s dimensions positively. However, participants noted concerns around inadequate community engagement, the OCP’s design/clarity, the risks to mental and physical health, government coordination and decision-making bias. Recommendations for how Sooke could better contribute to planetary health were raised by participants and presented in this thesis. This evaluation was the first application of planetary health approaches for a comprehensive evaluation of an existing policy.
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduate
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/20884
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Web
dc.subjectPlanetary Health
dc.subjectEvaluation
dc.subjectLogic analysis
dc.subjectOfficial Community Plan
dc.subjectFocus groups
dc.subjectLocal government
dc.titleAn evaluation of the District of Sooke’s official community plan from a planetary health perspective
dc.typeThesis

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