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Showing 1 to 20 of 51 for “"Participatory processes"”.
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Visual conversations on urban futures : understanding participatory processes and artefacts
… of methods and media that can be adopted in participatory processes of imagining futures cities.As a designer, I have chosen to adopt an action-research methodology (Kock, 2012; Rust, Mottram, & Till, 2007) to conduct, document, and reflect on a series of design experiments (Eriksen & Bang, …
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The intersection of power, knowledge, shared perspectives, and participatory processes in organizational direction-setting: a study of a church
… formation process, shared perspectives, and participatory processes within organizational direction setting. The study used an ethnographic case study approach to focus on a church that went through a yearlong direction setting process. The church had lost its senior pastor and wanted to …
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Playing with planning : evaluating games as a method of participatory planning and policymaking
… increasing use of engagement games as a form of participatory planning and policymaking. Games are often presented as a remedy for the shortcomings of traditional participatory processes. This thesis seeks to investigate those assumptions by situating engagement games in the theory of …
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Participatory approaches in support of the decision-making processes. The ambivalence of participation
The dissertation concerns the analysis of participatory practices in support of the decision-making processes. In particular, the research work is based on an important consideration, according to which, traditional participatory processes do not work in practical terms. Indeed, the evolution of …
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Participation to improve co-governance? a case study of how early childhood development centres access water and energy in Khayelitsha.
… citizens are able to engage in decision-making processes that lead to improved outcomes. The study interrogates the extent to which Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres in Khayelitsha use participatory processes to support co-governance in relation to their water and energy access. The …
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Cultivating communication : participatory approaches in land restoration in Iceland
… lack training in communication and conduct of participatory processes. How they interpret participation affects how it is practiced, which in turn affects the outcomes of participatory projects. This study explored how participation was interpreted within the Soil Conservation Service of …
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No meaningful participation without effective representation: the case of the Niall Mellon Housing Project in Imizamo Yethu, Hout Bay
… level, as reflected in the commitment to participatory democracy in the South African constitution. Despite this, in general government housing policy has focused on ensuring the delivery of houses to the people rather than the participatory processes in the provision of housing. The 1994 …
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Akteursperspektiven auf Beteiligung an der Stadtteilentwicklung
… expectations. In addition, it was assumed that participatory processes - and actors involved - will depend more on interaction and mutual reference points (e.g. common objectives, definitions, action principles, synergy effects), which have been neglected in scientific models of action. After …
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Participation, power and democracy: A comparative study of community engagement processes.
Participatory arenas have been a growing feature of governance and public policy in the 'North' and 'South' as attempts are made to involve local communities in decision-making processes. These developments have been accompanied by a proliferation of research examining these community engagement …
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An assessment of public participation processes in the Local government level with specific reference to agricultural programmes in Ntcheu district, Malawi
… the New Agricultural Extension policy to create participatory processes for farmers needs to be addressed. Research has shown that the more people participate in developmental issues the more their needs are prioritised and addressed as long as participatory structures have a legal backing and …
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Drawing outside the lines : participatory design in unincorporated communities
… design's potential to engage communities in participatory processes. Urban design has been guarded as an exclusive realm for experts rather than a shared process that utilizes the knowledge of both professionals and community members. Urban planning has long struggled to successfully involve …
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Emergent Futures: Exploring Energy Transition Choices Through Serious Games
… and worsening climate impacts. Meaningful participatory processes can enhance collective understanding of long-term trade-offs and uncertainties. Research indicates that serious games are increasingly employed to support this integrated planning challenge. This study contributes to the …
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From Anaesthetic to Aesthetic in the Clinic: An Arts, Practice-Based Inquiry into Everyday Aesthetic Experience for Healthcare Practitioners
… practice is replete with emotive images and processes in everyday small interactions as well asissues of life and death. Practitioners can be moved in aesthetic ways. The capacity for, and attention to, personal lived aesthetic experience is easily suppressed in clinical practice where the …
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Conspiracy, exile, & resistance : planning & narrative in Chelsea, Massachusetts
… responsibility for crafting a consensus out of participatory processes, interpreting these discrete voices is a critical professional task. Accurate interpretation, however, is an enormous challenge, particularly under the joint pressures of time and controversy. This dissertation identifies a …
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Assessing Stakeholder Perceptions in Participatory Infrastructure Upgrades - a Case Study of Project Silvertown in Cape Town
… contrasting views have towards strengthening participatory processes. It involves the critical identification of stakeholder groups and their perceptions of the roles and responsibilities that the identified groups play. The investigation was conducted using the single case study of Project …
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Elements for adaptation and change-design for creative conflict
… and to demonstrate how two very different participatory processes are translated into the "sympatric" design of physical environments.
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The Community Retrofit Trust: Incentivizing Deep Energy Retrofits in Massachusetts' Triple Deckers
… that empowers residents through cooperative participatory processes. This project proposes a practical framework for a “Community Retrofit Trust” which uses systems of distributed energy savings, community ownership of DER assets, and cooperative governance to ensure tenants, building owners, …
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Empowering Community-Driven Determination of Values for Language Models
… impacts their engagement and contribution to participatory processes of AI development. This thesis also helps demonstrate how grounded theory approaches can be leveraged to contextualize awareness-building efforts that can potentially empower community participation by addressing such …
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Coastal Resource Use, Management, and Marine Protected Areas in the Philippines
… coastal resource management should involve participatory processes that take into account local needs and expectations, build capacity, and empower community members to manage their resources.
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