Article
Business
Linling Zhang, Jinjian Yuan, Xinyu Gao, Dawei Jiang
Summary: This study explores public transportation development decision-making under public participation through group decision-making, and finds differences in priorities and preferences for public transportation service quality among different groups.
TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Sini Kantola, Nora Fagerholm, Ari Nikula
Summary: Public participation GIS (PPGIS) approaches, such as online participatory mapping, are used in land use planning to create data for decision-making processes. However, the challenge lies in effectively utilizing this data instead of merely collecting it. Further research is needed to assess the impact of PPGIS approaches in land use decision-making. Through three cases in Finnish Lapland, it was found that PPGIS can improve interaction between organizations and respondents in land use planning, particularly in the early stages. To maximize its benefits, PPGIS should be used to address practical land use planning issues and systematically store collected data.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lu Liu, Goda Perlaviciute, Lorenzo Squintani
Summary: Public participation in decision-making plays a crucial role in democratic society and the success of energy projects. However, the willingness and motivations of participants, as well as their emotional reactions, can vary greatly. It is important to consider different perspectives and emotions in order to enhance effective public participation.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Wenxin Su, Linyan Chen, Xin Gao
Summary: In recent years, there has been an increase in the frequency of various types of emergencies, posing serious challenges to the sustainable development of the economy, society, and environment. Emergency decision making (EDM) plays a crucial role in handling crisis events and achieving sustainable development goals. This study aims to summarize the progress in EDM research and identify future directions through a literature review. The study suggests that further research should focus on analyzing social media information, improving computer-aided tools, examining the influence of decision makers' characteristics, and enhancing the coordination among different stakeholders in emergency projects.
Article
Environmental Studies
Emilie Devenport, Esther Brooker, Adam Brooker, Chris Leakey
Summary: The paper discusses the importance of involving young people in marine decision making, using Scotland as a case study. The survey results show that there is room for improvement in young people's understanding and engagement with marine issues, but also opportunities for enhanced participation.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Thomas Webler, Seth Tuler
Summary: The promise of public participation in risk decision making is facing challenges due to lack of trust in institutions and individuals, weakening of democratic values and processes, and various socio-political dynamics at play.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jessica Penny, Slobodan Djordjevic, Albert S. Chen
Summary: This paper aims to improve the understanding of the environmental and socioeconomic drivers of land use change through public participation, and provide recommendations for long-term policy making to support sustainable land use management. The study found that land use change is driven by spatial factors such as elevation and climate, rather than soil suitability. The research provides steps and references for future land use simulation.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Jessica Penny, Carlos M. Ordens, Steve Barnett, Slobodan Djordjevic, Albert S. Chen
Summary: This study uses a socio-hydrogeological approach to model future land use change and understand its impact on groundwater availability. The case study of Angas Bremer in the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia, provides a rare example of complex groundwater management. Groundwater levels and salinities are used as drivers for land use, and future scenarios are based on agricultural development. The study highlights the importance of stakeholder engagement in designing relevant land use scenarios.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Abraham George, Padmanabhan Badrinath, Peter Lacey, Chris Harwood, Alex Gray, Paul Turner, Davinia Springer
Summary: This research used system dynamics modeling to forecast population needs and simulate the combined impact of 13 interventions. The results showed that interventions had a significant impact on life expectancy and healthy life expectancy.
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Md Mostafizur Rahman, Gyorgy Szabo
Summary: This study presents a GIS-MCDM approach to optimize the location of a new residential development considering sustainability dimensions. Using this approach, the findings suggest that more sustainability benefits can be achieved. Among the alternative decision strategies, high risk-no trade-off proved to be the most optimal decision strategy that generated the highest sustainability benefit in our case.
ISPRS INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEO-INFORMATION
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
C. Herivaux, F. Vinatier, M. Sabir, F. Guillot, J. D. Rinaudo
Summary: This study utilized a methodology that combined narrative scenarios and land-use change modeling to develop three contrasting spatially explicit land-use change scenarios in a rural watershed heavily affected by water erosion in Morocco. By interacting with local stakeholders and incorporating their knowledge, the research laid the foundation for building sustainable strategies to address soil erosion issues in Mediterranean catchments.
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Lara M. Lundsgaard-Hansen, Florence Metz, Manuel Fischer, Flurina Schneider, Win Myint, Peter Messerli
Summary: This paper explores how powerholders influence land use decision-making during a civil war and its aftermath, using three cases in Myanmar's south as examples. The analysis reveals that the state managed to control land use decision-making from a distance through alliances and institutions, while the ethnic organization lost influence. The study concludes that engaging in land use decision-making is crucial in influencing the outcomes of a civil war and represents a form of war and state-making.
JOURNAL OF LAND USE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Social Issues
Pascal D. Konig, Georg Wenzelburger
Summary: The increasing adoption of Algorithmic Decision-Making (ADM) systems by the state to enhance administrative functions and public services effectiveness has brought challenges of opaqueness, unfairness, and value trade-offs. This paper argues that the fundamental challenge lies in how these systems alter the epistemic bases of decision-making, and proposes addressing the resulting legitimacy gap through stakeholder involvement by adapting research on participatory technology assessments to ADM system design.
TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
Political Science
Karsyn Kendrick, Younsung Kim
Summary: There is a lack of understanding about public engagement in abandoned mine land (AML) remediation programs, which predominantly rely on traditional methods of public participation. Barriers to successful participation include lack of information on opportunities for public engagement and unclear project selection and awards processes.
REVIEW OF POLICY RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Jared L. Walhowe
Summary: Public land managers are increasingly faced with decisions about using fruit-bearing perennial plants in public spaces. These plants provide similar benefits to public trees, but also offer enhanced pollinator habitat, increased food access, unique educational opportunities, and deeper interaction with public vegetation. However, the use and incorporation of fruit-bearing plants varies among cities, resulting in an uneven and often inequitable distribution of public services.
URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Paul Christian Pfaffenbichler, Tadej Brezina
PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS-ENGINEERING SUSTAINABILITY
(2016)
Editorial Material
Transportation
Guenter Emberger, Anthony D. May
EUROPEAN TRANSPORT RESEARCH REVIEW
(2017)
Article
Transportation
Guenter Emberger
EUROPEAN TRANSPORT RESEARCH REVIEW
(2017)
Editorial Material
Transportation
Guenter Emberger, Anthony D. May
EUROPEAN TRANSPORT RESEARCH REVIEW
(2017)
Article
Transportation
Guenter Emberger
EUROPEAN TRANSPORT RESEARCH REVIEW
(2017)
Article
Economics
Clemens Raffler, Tadej Brezina, Guenter Emberger
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART A-POLICY AND PRACTICE
(2019)
Article
Transportation
Simon Shepherd, Paul Pfaffenbichler, Christiane Bielefeldt
TRANSPORTMETRICA B-TRANSPORT DYNAMICS
(2019)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Marko Toljic, Tadej Brezina, Guenter Emberger
Summary: This study examines the influence of different roadway surfaces' roughness on cyclists' velocity choices, using data collected from 3750 cyclists on seven different surfaces. The analysis suggests a weak correlation between measured velocity and surface roughness, indicating the need for further research to explore other factors affecting cyclists' speed choices.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS-MUNICIPAL ENGINEER
(2021)
Article
Transportation
Patrick Schnoetzlinger, Tadej Brezina, Gunter Emberger
Summary: Bicycles have been neglected as an equitable mode of transport in urban traffic until recently, and promoting bicycle traffic is challenging due to the difficulty in capturing the diverse behavior of cyclists. GPS data is increasingly used to capture people's movement data, but research shows that while GPS data can provide additional value, it cannot completely replace conventional methods.
TRANSPORTMETRICA A-TRANSPORT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Daniela Vanessa Rodriguez Lara, Paul Pfaffenbichler, Antonio Nelson Rodrigues da Silva
Summary: This research aims to characterize the dynamics present in urban mobility systems when exposed to pandemics and analyze the changes needed for systems to increase their resilience to pandemics using qualitative system dynamics modeling. The findings indicated that the CLD of a resilient system is driven by strategic preparedness and response plans, as well as research and development, which balance the spread of the pandemic and increase support on technological strengths and the activities performed from home.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Economics
Anthony D. May, Simon Shepherd, Paul Pfaffenbichler, Guenter Emberger
Article
Economics
Guenter Emberger, Paul Pfaffenbichler
Proceedings Paper
Transportation
Takeru Shibayama, Ulrich Leth, Guenter Emberger
WORLD CONFERENCE ON TRANSPORT RESEARCH - WCTR 2016
(2017)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Guenter Emberger
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION
(2017)
Proceedings Paper
Computer Science, Information Systems
Bente Knoll, Roswitha Hofmann, Petra Busswald, Christoph Link, Ralf Dopheide, Paul Pfaffenbichler
PROCEEDINGS OF ICT FOR SUSTAINABILITY 2016
(2016)
