Angat-Marikina!

: Sustainability Efforts of the Local Government towards the

Urban Development of Marikina

Focused-Group Discussion Guide and Sample Questions

Interview Timing Purpose Methods Action Details Moderator tasks Further question
stage (min.) possibilities

I. Arrival
Until Help people get ● Personally
everyone settled in, welcome arriving
arrived Use name tags to people
create less ● Hand out name
anonymous tags to be put up
atmosphere
II. Introduction
Presentation 1 Smooth start Hello everyone, we are
moderators Giving people an happy that you were
outlook all able to come today and
want to thank you
very much for your
participation and support.
My name is XX, this is XX
and first of all, we
would like to give you a
short overview of
what is going to happen
during the next 1 1/2
hours
Short 1 Giving some very As most of you already
info about limited know, we would like
research aim background to talk to you today about
information, the Angat-Marikina!:
without explicitly Sustainability Efforts of the
revealing focus on Local Government towards
country of origin the Urban Development of
to avoid Marikina (This research
bias aims at the efforts of the
local government in
Marikina to have a
 sustainable city and to
have urban city
development; the
researchers also tackle
some efforts and struggles
towards implementing and
enhancing sustainable
development in the city.)
Giving 3 1. Making people Without telling you too
overview on familiar with the much, we will now
the research give you a short overview
procedure procedure and on what we have
"Rules of the planned with you today. As
conversations", we already said,
2. Mentioning our short discussion will
audio tape take around 1 1/2 and
2 hours. In a cozy
atmosphere we would like
to discuss different topics
with you. It is
important that you all
understand that there is
no right or wrong. For us,
all your personal
experiences and
impressions count
Introduction 5 1. Overcoming Now we would like to
of anonymity know more about each
participants between of you. So, feel free
participants, introduce yourself briefly.
creating more It would for example be
trustful "coffee interesting to know
table" what you do
atmosphere professionally? and/or give
2. Create relaxed us your insights about your
atmosphere by idea on sustainability
revealing some efforts of the local
personal government. Moreover,
information about please share 1 fun fact
the moderator(s) about you.
We are just going to start!
(Moderator gives an
 example)
III. The Importance of efforts and strategies that is implemented to enhance the sustainability of a City
10
Identify each Question The moderator will ask the
Identify each respondent’s idea Discuss to the question:
respondent’s of how important respondents the
idea of how the efforts and way to answer What is the importance of
important strategies are to the question the efforts and strategies
the efforts enhancing implemented to improve
and sustainability in the sustainability of a City?
strategies are the city.
to enhancing The Moderator will open
sustainability the forum for answers
in the city.

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identify their sharing of ideas and aligning thoughts to the The Moderator will open The moderator will ask
ideas about the Sustainable Lifestyles by UNSSC | United Nations The Moderator the forum for sharing of the question:
efforts of local System Staff College will hand in the ideas
governments to https://www.unssc.org/news-and-insights/blog/uns copy of Do you believe that
enhance ung-hero-critical-role-local-governments-encouragin Sustainable local governments play
Sustainable g-sustainable Lifestyles by a crucial yet often
development in UNSSC unrecognized role in
Marikina and promoting sustainable
aligning those lifestyles?
ideas in a blog by
UNSSC | United What are your
Nations System thoughts on the often
Staff College overlooked role of local
governments in
promoting sustainable
lifestyles?
IV. Specific efforts and strategies that have been implemented to enhance the sustainability of Marikina City
Specific 10 The moderator will ask the
efforts and identify their Recalling and sharing of ideas question:
strategies shared ideas that The respondents
that have they know about are asked to How have the specific
been the efforts and share their efforts aimed at enhancing
implemented strategies that the different sustainability in Marikina
to enhance local governments perspective about City impacted its overall
the have the specific development, including
sustainability implemented. efforts and environmental quality,
of Marikina strategies that public health, community
City marikina have engagement, and urban
implemented livability?

10
Align their ideas Video Reaction
to the video that https://youtu.be/vDc_l6ZxUL0?si=BZ94jikF1UgY2lqr After the Video The Moderator will open
is going to be Presentation, the the forum for sharing of
presented and respondents will ideas
analyze their now share their
shared ideas ideas about the
about the efforts video that is
of local presented.
governments to
enhance
Sustainable
development in
marikina.

V. Effect of specific efforts on the development of Marikina City

15 The moderator will ask the
effect of Sharing different Sharing question:
specific experiences and The respondents How do you perceive
efforts on ideas on the are asked to Could you please share your these efforts in terms
the effects of the share their insights on the specific of their contribution
development specific efforts on different sustainability efforts that to the environmental,
of Marikina the development perspectives,in have been implemented in social, and economic
City of marikina city what/how the Marikina City and their aspects of Marikina
development in effects on the overall City's development?
Marikina city is development of the city?
needed
Are there specific
challenges or barriers
you see that might
hinder residents’
involvement in
supporting
 sustainability efforts,
and how could these
be addressed?

VI. Debrief
Wrap up 5 Give possibility to Open question We are now almost at the
and goodbye share last end of our discussion. Is
thoughts there anything else on the
topic you would like to add?
5 Wrap up As an expression We would like to thank you
Hand over reward of gratitude for for your
Get consent form the participation, participation, you were
signed the facilitator will really a great help!
provide each The results of today's session
member of the contribute to a
research project
group with a
aboutAngat-Marikina!:
token of
Sustainability Efforts of the
appreciation. This Local Government towards
small gesture the
serves as a thank Urban Development of
you for their MarikinaAs a small reward
valuable insights for your participation, we
and contributions want to give you a small
during the token of appreciation. In
discussion. return, we would like to ask
you to sign that
we are allowed to use your
answers for our study and
that you have a received a
small token from us.
If you have any further
questions, feel free to
contact us!
Total: 90mins.
Prepared by: Group 4