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Building Capacity in Monitoring Urban Liveability in Bangkok: Critical Success Factors and Reflections from a Multi-Sectoral, International Partnership

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  • Amanda Alderton

    (Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia)

  • Kornsupha Nitvimol

    (Office of the Permanent Secretary, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Phranakhon, Bangkok 10200, Thailand)

  • Melanie Davern

    (Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
    Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia)

  • Carl Higgs

    (Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia)

  • Joana Correia

    (Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia)

  • Iain Butterworth

    (Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
    Iain Butterworth & Associates, Kyneton, VIC 3444, Australia)

  • Hannah Badland

    (Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia)

Abstract

Cities are widely recognised as important settings for promoting health. Nonetheless, making cities more liveable and supportive of health and wellbeing remains a challenge. Decision-makers’ capacity to use urban health evidence to create more liveable cities is fundamental to achieving these goals. This paper describes an international partnership designed to build capacity in using liveability indicators aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and social determinants of health, in Bangkok, Thailand. The aim of this paper is to reflect on this partnership and outline factors critical to its success. Partners included the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, the UN Global Compact—Cities Programme, the Victorian Government Department of Health and Human Services, the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, and urban scholars based at an Australian university. Numerous critical success factors were identified, including having a bilingual liaison and champion, establishment of two active working groups in the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, and incorporating a six-month hand-over period. Other successful outcomes included contextualising liveability for diverse contexts, providing opportunities for reciprocal learning and knowledge exchange, and informing a major Bangkok strategic urban planning initiative. Future partnerships should consider the strategies identified here to maximise the success and longevity of capacity-building partnerships.

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  • Amanda Alderton & Kornsupha Nitvimol & Melanie Davern & Carl Higgs & Joana Correia & Iain Butterworth & Hannah Badland, 2021. "Building Capacity in Monitoring Urban Liveability in Bangkok: Critical Success Factors and Reflections from a Multi-Sectoral, International Partnership," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(14), pages 1-14, July.
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