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Turku: Cabin in Runosmäki - HuIA summary table

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Extract from the summary table on the alternatives for building a new cabin

Object of impact Impact Alternative 0 (no new cabin) Alternative 1 (proposal by the young) Alternative 2 (proposal by the working group)
Other people than local inhabitants in Runosmäki Public image of the area Public image of the area will become less positive. Public image of the area will improve. Public image of the area will improve.
Children (under school age) Tidiness of the playground The playground will be less littered, but probably increased littering around the child day-care centre Increased littering around the playground Increased littering around the playground

Young people

An out-of-the-way place for young people to gather in the evenings The situation will remain unchanged; greater numbers of young people will gather in the "centre" of Runosmäki, when the Youth Centre is closed. The new cabin will be situated as proposed by the young. All will be well, the cabin will be used actively by the young. No major difference was seen between this alternative and Alternative 1. The only minor disadvantage is the cabin's location somewhat deeper in the forest.
Social sector work/services

Social problems from young people's point of view

Social problems from local inhabitants' point of view

Ill-being among the young will increase without suitable places for them to gather. May increase the need for social services. Possibly perceive their environment to be more peaceful, cause fewer conflicts in the area. A common place for the young to gather may help to prevent social problems. May cause a feeling of unease in local inhabitants and indirectly slightly increase the need for social services. A common place for the young to gather may help to prevent social problems. May cause some feeling of unease in local inhabitants. No major impact on social services.
Health sector work/services Accidents No impact No impact on the absolute number of accidents, but the geographical focus will be closer to the cabin. No impact on the absolute number of accidents, but the geographical focus will be closer to the cabin.
Police Disturbances The situation remains unchanged. The young will look for a new place to gather, and disturbances may occur there. The cabin will be used by the young. Others will avoid the jogging track and the Piiparinpolku pathway. The cabin will not be used by the young. The situation will remain unchanged / the cabin is used by the young, fewer disturbances
Real estate department Repairs and related costs. construction Cost savings, but there may be more mischief elsewhere, as the young have no place to meet each other. The cabin can be built after finding an alternative that will satisfy both the inhabitants and the young. The place also has to fulfil technical requirements. Approval by the Environmental and Land-Use Planning Committee, if the cabin's situation differs essentially from the previous one.
Maintenance company Maintenance of the near environment No impact Possible reports by local inhabitants of disturbances Possible reports by local inhabitants of disturbances


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