Operationalizing the Capabilities Approach to Understand Neighborhood Well-Being in a Participatory Action Research Study
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Author(s)
Binet, Andrew
Sportiche, Noémie
Gavin, Vedette
Arcaya, Mariana C.
Date Issued
October 31, 2023
Journal
Journal of Planning Education and Research
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Citation
Binet, A., Sportiche, N., Gavin, V., & Arcaya, M. C. (2023). Operationalizing the Capabilities Approach to Understand Neighborhood Well-Being in a Participatory Action Research Study. Journal of Planning Education and Research.
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Final published version
Abstract
The capabilities approach is useful for evaluating progress toward the just city. We report how a Participatory Action Research consortium studying neighborhood change and well-being designed a survey instrument measuring respondents’ ability to fulfill a set of common life priorities. We present data on priority endorsement and fulfillment, and conduct a factor analysis to explore the underlying structure of the instrument. We argue that the instrument operationalizes the capabilities approach and serves as a model for using participatory methods to evaluate the impact of planning interventions on social justice and health equity.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning
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https://doi.org/10.1177/0739456x231204862
