The achievement of global sustainability agendas, such as the Sustainable Development Goals, relies on transformational change across society, economy, and environment that are co-created in a transdisciplinary exercise by all stakeholders. Within this context, environmental societal is increasingly understood represented via participatory modeling for genuine engagement with multiple collabora...

This paper presents a systematic review of participatory methods used in energy system modelling and planning. It draws on compiled database fifty-nine studies at local, regional, national level detailing analysis full systems down to sectors, modes, single technologies. The initial aim the is consolidate present this growing body literature, providing clear understanding which stakeholder grou...

Economic and participatory methods of project appraisal have traditionally been viewed as mutually exclusive alternatives, as they address different decision making criteria. Participatory methods such citizens' juries (or value juries) have been suggested as a means of better coping with some of the problems associated with economic evaluation methods such as contingent valuation. However, par...

Recent attempts to integrate geographic information systems (GIS) and participatory techniques, have given rise to terminologies such as participatory GIS and community-integrated GIS. Although GIS was initially developed for physical geographic application, it can be used for the management and analysis of health and health care data. Geographic information systems, combined with participatory...

In this paper, we explore the methodologies underpinning two participatory research collaborations with Australian non-profit organisations that aimed to build data capability and social benefit in use. We suggest studying intervening practices situ, is, organisational settings expands opportunities for improving value of data. These situated collaborative approaches not only address ‘expertise...

BACKGROUND The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Prevention Research Centers (PRC) Program underwent a 2-year evaluation planning project using a participatory process that allowed perspectives from the national community of PRC partners to be expressed and reflected in a national logic model. CONTEXT The PRC Program recognized the challenge in developing a feasible, useabl...

BACKGROUND The use of telemedicine technologies in health care has increased substantially, together with a growing interest in participatory design methods when developing telemedicine approaches. OBJECTIVE We present lessons learned from a case study involving patients with heart disease and health care professionals in the development of a personalized Web-based health care intervention. ...

As an instrument for participatory technology development, Scenario-Based Design offers significant potential for an early inclusion of future users. Over the course of a 3-year research project, this method was examined as a procedure for participatory technology development. Methods and instruments aimed at achieving a potential user's participation, and the resulting cooperation of heterogen...