Social impact assessment : Triq it-Tiġrija, Marsa

Abstract

This document reports the social impact assessment of the urban development project proposed in Triq it-Tiġrija in the outskirts of Albert Town (Marsa). The proposal called for a full development application and proposed the construction of a tall building of sixteen floors with three underground parking floors (total 137 vehicle parking spaces). Research informing the social impact assessment of this proposed development was carried out between September 2019 and December 2019 using a documentary analysis of secondary sources to develop a community profile and to identify stakeholders; a quantitative questionnaire administered to a sample of 151 residents living in the identified area of interest using random sampling; and qualitative elite structured interviews with the Mayor and the Minority Leader of the Marsa Local Council. Only the Mayor sent in his reply although he noted that the project was discussed during a Local Council meeting.