Geodesign to advance boundary work in urban planning

A study in Stockholm focused on nature-based solutions

verfasst von

Blal Adem Esmail, Cyrus Carl Anderson, Sigvard Bast, Chiara Cortinovis, Lina Suleiman, Jarumi Kato-Huerta, Johan Högström, Berit Balfors, Gustavo Arciniegas, Davide Geneletti, Ulla Mörtberg, Christian Albert

Abstract

Geodesign supports collaborative urban planning by managing ‘boundaries’ between diverse knowledge holders. However, there is a paucity of empirical evidence of its contribution to ‘boundary work’. This paper aims to evaluate how a geodesign process facilitates knowledge co-production through boundary work and to assess the scientific credibility, political saliency, and procedural legitimacy of its outputs in urban planning. We propose a replicable geodesign framework to assess boundary work, and test it in a case study on urban transformations with nature-based solutions in the Skarpnäck district of Stockholm, Sweden. Findings indicate that all geodesign steps facilitated communication by promoting collective reasoning. Participants acknowledged contributions to knowledge co-production and decision-making by mediating between different perspectives. However, data quality and modeling simplicity were identified as critical factors affecting the outputs’ perceived credibility. Future applications should include co-designing the geodesign process, improving capacity and skills, and facilitating more integrated planning.

Organisationseinheit(en)

Institut für Umweltplanung

Externe Organisation(en)

Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Eurac Research
Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
Università degli Studi di Trento
Geo-Col GIS and Collaborative Planning

Typ

Artikel

Journal

AMBIO

Band

54

Seiten

285-304

Anzahl der Seiten

20

ISSN

0044-7447

Publikationsdatum

19.10.2024

Publikationsstatus

Elektronisch veröffentlicht (E-Pub)

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Geografie, Planung und Entwicklung, Umweltchemie, Ökologie

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

SDG 15 – Lebensraum Land

Elektronische Version(en)

https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-024-02083-8 (Zugang: Offen)