Developing a Participatory Planning Support System for Sustainable Regional Planning—A Problem Structuring Case Study

Dina Margrethe Aspen and Andreas Amundsen
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Dina Margrethe Aspen: Department of International Business, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 6009 Ålesund, Norway
Andreas Amundsen: United Future Lab Norway, 6009 Ålesund, Norway

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 10, 1-13

Abstract: In this paper, we report on the application of systems engineering in initiating the synthesis of a participatory planning support system (PSS) for sustainable regional planning. The systems engineering SPADE approach is applied in a model-based fashion to define and link sustainable development goals (SDGs) to regional and urban planning policies in a co-creative multi-stakeholder environment. The approach is demonstrated through a case study from the interregional climate, land-use, and transportation planning process (PAKT) in the Ålesund region in Norway. The work was performed using focus groups with planning stakeholders over a series of workshops to analyze, design, verify and validate the problem structure. Our study shows that the approach is useful for integrating and operationalizing the SDGs in a planning context. The methodology also brings clarity and structure to planning problems and provides a pedagogical frame to engage stakeholders in co-creative PSS synthesis. Further research is necessary to explore how structured elements may be exploited in PSS synthesis.

Keywords: regional and urban planning; sustainable development goals; planning support systems; systems engineering (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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