Essays about: "Participatory backcasting"

Found 5 essays containing the words Participatory backcasting.

1. 1. Translating Vision into Action : A Design Toolkit for Facilitating Place Visioning Workshops in Placemaking

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

   Author : Ninghan Tan; [2023]
   Keywords : Placemaking; Visioning; Participatory backcasting; Design toolkit; Workshop;

   Abstract : This thesis addresses the need for a practical toolkit to facilitate community participation in place visioning workshops, aiding placemakers in driving change in placemaking. By integrating the place visioning pathway into the participatory backcasting framework, the proposed adapted framework for place visioning consists of four activities: (1) Orientation - Define the current challenge of the place, (2) Visioning - Develop a future vision, (3) Backcasting - Propose actions to actualise the vision, and (4) Elaboration - Choose feasible actions to create an action plan. READ MORE

3. 2. Upscaling agroecology in Sweden : a participatory-backcasting approach to investigate top-down measures for promoting an agroecological transition of the Swedish agricultural system

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

   Author : Pablo Ratti; [2023]
   Keywords : Agroecology; transition; top-down; scenario; participatory policies;

   Abstract : Alongside its important contribution to the increase of yields, industrial agriculture has also generated environmental, social and economical negative side effects. Moreover, the forecasted growth of the world’s population puts more pressure for solutions on how to increase food supply while reducing the negative effects of the current agricultural system. READ MORE

4. 3. Moving Climate Change Adaptation in the Forest Sector Forward Through Stakeholder Empowerment : A Case Study on Västerbotten County, Sweden

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Auvikki Ilmarar Bjerka de Boon; [2019]
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   Abstract : Climate change and what to do about it, both in relation to mitigation and adaptation, is a strongly debated topic. One of the areas that has been brought forward as pivotal in both adaptation and mitigation is the forest sector. Yet, the scientific literature reveals that adaptation measures are to date seldomly implemented in this sector. READ MORE

5. 4. Our Future Destinations: Backcasting for Sustainable Tourism

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Alejandro Manero Ruz; [2018]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; Backcasting; Sustainable Tourism; Tourism Destination;

   Abstract : The tourism industry has continuously grown in the last fifty years, promoted economic growth and created jobs (UNWTO, 2017). Nevertheless, this industry is impacting and greatly stressing natural environments and societies inciting a transformation towards a more sustainable form of tourism practices (Williams & Ponsford, 2009). READ MORE

6. 5. Building Sustainable Urban Communities : Can a common participatory space offer a solution?

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Avdelningen för maskinteknik

   Author : Frederick Ebeneku-Anim; Ingrid Jacobson; Margaret McRoberts; Pierre Munyura; [2005]
   Keywords : Community Development; Human Rights; Sustainability Principles; Urbanization; Participatory Governance; Basic Human Needs; Vision Building; Backcasting; Network Theory;

   Abstract : Globalization and rapid urbanization in the developing world have been contributing greatly to a current unsustainable reality. In order to move towards a sustainable society, the strength of people working collectively as a community must be recognized and harnessed to begin making changes from the bottom up. READ MORE