“Where does the Brussels Region stand in relation to the boundaries of the Doughnut? What proportion of its population falls under the social foundation? Does the Brussels Region contribute to the overshooting of the ecological ceiling?” Here are some of the questions that must be asked to create the “Doughnut portrait”.
This portrait measures the current state of the Region and indicates the situation to be attained. It is therefore a mirror of the Brussels reality, while tasked with collectively designing a sustainable and desirable future.
More than an evaluation, the portrait is above all the starting point of a change process bringing on board all stakeholders.
To build the Doughnut portrait, we observe the situation of the Region through 4 different lenses, which cross-reference the scales (the local and the global) and the challenges (the social and the ecological).
These 4 lenses – which are totally complementary and linked – shed light on the far-reaching interdependencies that exist between these challenges while factoring in what is happening at home and away.
The starting point for evaluating the Brussels Region through the prism of each of the 4 lenses, were indicators that measure the situation for each area of the portrait.
But… are these indicators enough to effectively grasp and measure the progress of the Region? Are there not “blind spots” in our current perspective that are highlighted by the Doughnut? Should we choose different targets? What are the most relevant indicators for judging progress?
From the existing data, we created a first version of the portrait, intended, above all, as an invitation for everyone to embrace it and contribute to it!
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The methodological note of the Donut portrait of the Brussels-Capital Region
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