Woodcraft, Saffron;
Tzivanakis, Nikolaos;
Melios, Georgios;
Moore, Henrietta L;
(2024)
East London Citizen Prosperity Index Methodology.
Elsevier: Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Abstract
The Citizen Prosperity Index (CPI), developed by the Institute for Global Prosperity at University College London, offers a novel approach to measuring prosperity beyond traditional economic indicators. This methodology paper outlines the CPI's application in east London, focusing on 15 Lower Layer Super Output Areas across five boroughs undergoing regeneration projects. The CPI features a communitydriven design, citizen scientist data collection, and a multidimensional framework encompassing five key domains: Foundations of Prosperity, Opportunities and Aspirations, Power, Voice and Influence, Belonging, Connections and Leisure, and Health and Healthy Environments. The paper describes the mixed-methods approach, combining quantitative surveys with qualitative research, and details the index construction process, including data treatment, post-stratification weights, and z-score normalisation techniques. This methodology enables individual, local, borough, and city-wide analysis, providing a nuanced understanding of prosperity across different scales. The CPI's potential for global application is discussed, highlighting its adaptability to diverse contexts, as demonstrated by its expansion to Lebanon and Tanzania. The paper examines the implications for policy and practice, emphasising the CPI's value in informing targeted interventions and investment strategies across various sectors. By offering stakeholders a sophisticated tool for understanding and promoting prosperity, the CPI contributes to a broader reconceptualisation of prosperity, aligning measurement practices with communitydefined priorities and well-being.
| Type: | Working / discussion paper |
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| Title: | East London Citizen Prosperity Index Methodology |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.2139/ssrn.4945628 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4945628 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Prosperity, Community-driven Measurement, Socioeconomic Indicators, Beyond GDP, Citizen Science |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > UCL Institute for Global Prosperity |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10198496 |
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