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Building Capacity in Urban Sustainability Assessment through Use of a Scenarios Game

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  • Rhys E. Taylor

    (Rhys E. Taylor is an independent researcher and educator contracted on this project to Landcare Research, New Zealand. Email: anneandrhys@clear.net.nz)

  • Daniel T. Rutledge

    (Daniel T. Rutledge is a senior scientist at Landcare Research. Email: rutledged@landcareresearch.co.nz.)

  • Henri van Roon

    (Henri van Roon is an urban planner until recently based at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Email: hvanroon@ihug.co.nz)

Abstract

Urban form, the patterns of cities, in New Zealand is explored 50 years into the future through a scenarios game, published on the Internet. Four diverse scenarios provide a means to explore the present situation and envision how it may change over time with different trend drivers. Wild card events introduce uncertainty in a way that resonates with historical experience, although the content is future-focused. The researchers sought ways to engage policymakers and the wider public in futuring as a creative process, and to employ narrative and visual feedback from game experiences. They developed adaptations in game design and process, including the use of urban maps. Results highlighted a need for resilience in urban form to increase prospects for longer-term viability. Use of the scenarios game may aid creative thinking about urban design and contribute to capacity building, such as a readiness to cope with rapid social or environmental change and to apply values that underpin sustainability.

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  • Rhys E. Taylor & Daniel T. Rutledge & Henri van Roon, 2011. "Building Capacity in Urban Sustainability Assessment through Use of a Scenarios Game," Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, , vol. 5(1), pages 75-87, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:jousus:v:5:y:2011:i:1:p:75-87
    DOI: 10.1177/097340821000500111
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