Participatory Design of Multi-Use Platforms at Sea
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2016

European oceans are subject to rapid development. New activities such as aquaculture and ocean energy have gained importance. This triggers interest in “multi-use platforms at sea” (MUPS), i.e., areas at sea in which different activities are combined. MUPS are complex features with regards to technology, governance, and financial, socioeconomic, and environmental aspects. To identify realistic and sustainable solutions and designs for MUPS, the MERMAID project applied a participatory design process (PDP) involving a range of stakeholders representing companies, authorities, researchers, and NGOs. This paper evaluates if and how the participatory design process contributed to the design of multi-use platforms. It is based on interviews with the managers of the case study sites and a questionnaire administered to all stakeholders participating in the PDP workshops. Analyzing the four case studies, we conclude that the participatory design process has had a valuable contribution to the development of the four different designs of MUPS, even though the preconditions for carrying out a participatory design process differed between sites. In all four cases, the process has been beneficial in generating new and shared knowledge. It brought new design issues to the table and increased knowledge and understanding among the different stakeholders.

Författare

S. van den Burg

LEI Wageningen UR

M. Stuiver

Wageningen University and Research

Jenny Norrman

Chalmers, Bygg- och miljöteknik, Geologi och geoteknik

Rita Coelho Steiger Garção

Chalmers, Bygg- och miljöteknik, Geologi och geoteknik

T. Soderqvist

Enveco Miljöekonomi AB

C. Rockmann

Wageningen University and Research

J. J. Schouten

Deltares

O. Petersen

DHI

R. G. Garcia

Universidad de Cantabria

P. Diaz-Simal

Universidad de Cantabria

M. de Bel

Deltares

L. M. Aja

Universidad de Cantabria

F. Zagonari

Universita di Bologna

B. Zanuttigh

Universita di Bologna

J. Sarmiento

Universidad de Cantabria

A. Giannouli

International Centre for Research on the Environment and the Economy

Athens University of Economics and Business

P. Koundouri

International Centre for Research on the Environment and the Economy

London School of Economics and Political Science

Athens University of Economics and Business

Sustainability

20711050 (eISSN)

Vol. 8 2 Art. no. 127- 127

Mermaid

Europeiska kommissionen (EU) (EC/FP7/288710), 2012-01-01 -- 2015-12-31.

Ämneskategorier

Ekologi

DOI

10.3390/su8020127

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2023-05-26