Codesigned Digital Tools for Social Engagement in Climate Change Mitigation

Hanna Obracht-Prondzyńska (), Kacper Radziszewski, Helena Anacka, Ewa Duda (), Magdalena Walnik, Kacper Wereszko and Hanne Cecilie Geirbo
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Hanna Obracht-Prondzyńska: Department of Spatial Studies, University of Gdańsk, 80-309 Gdańsk, Poland
Kacper Radziszewski: Department of Visual Arts, Faculty of Architecture, Gdańsk University of Technology, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland
Helena Anacka: Department of Economic Sciences, Faculty of Management and Economics, Gdańsk University of Technology, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland
Ewa Duda: Institute of Education, Maria Grzegorzewska University, 02-353 Warsaw, Poland
Magdalena Walnik: Department of Visual Arts, Faculty of Architecture, Gdańsk University of Technology, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland
Kacper Wereszko: Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics, Gdańsk University of Technology, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland
Hanne Cecilie Geirbo: Department of Computer Science, Oslo Metropolitan University, 0130 Oslo, Norway

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 24, 1-21

Abstract: Digital technologies and economies can strengthen participative processes and data- and knowledge-based sustainable urban development. It can also accelerate social integration and the efforts of urban dwellers towards more resilient urban environments. Gap: Most of the tools that strengthen participatory processes were not cocreated with stakeholders. Research shows that codesigned platforms driven by new technological advances and the development of collaborative sharing economy concepts can increase climate change awareness. Still, the rise of participatory innovation technologies does not focus on enabling social engagement in climate change mitigation. Therefore, this paper addresses a research question: can a codesigned community currency stimulate bottom-up initiatives for climate change mitigation, and what is needed for such tools to succeed with the implementation of climate-responsive policies? The aim was to introduce an approach allowing us to codesign an application to encourage pro-environmental behaviors. Hence, the approach of this research was to define the concept of such a tool as a part of a cocreation process with stakeholders in a multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral environment. Method: It uses design thinking enriched with case studies evaluation, workshops, UX design, low fidelity, SUS, and testbeds. Findings and value: The authors introduce the Greencoin concept and argue that the codesigned digital currency operating based on an educational application has the potential to strengthen social engagement in climate change mitigation. Beneficiaries and practical implementation: Such a tool can increase climate awareness by supporting social integration and bottom-up initiatives for climate change mitigation. It can therefore be used by local communities to strengthen their climate-responsive efforts.

Keywords: eco currency; codesign; climate change mitigation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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