In contemporary times, a large number of ecology projects are put on the public agenda through participatory budgeting. There is variation in support they receive from citizens, but until now we have not known what drives this support. This article aims to identify factors that could determine for It includes all 36 ecology, which passed technical eligibility check, submitted budgeting Cluj-Nap...

Participatory approaches for the design and the introduction of computer systems are drawing increasingly more attention among researchers as well as among practitioners. While participatory design (Schuler and Namioka 1993) might be considered as only "helpful" for the development of single-userapplications it can offer significant benefits for the design of systems in collaborative contexts, ...

ICT projects in Sub Sahara Africa have a high failure rate due to inadequate (participatory) approaches and contextual differences. This study evaluates the outcomes of a participatory and multi-stakeholder approach to develop ICT applications in education in Tanzania, called the Roundtable (RT) process. This process is an interpretive approach grounded in Constructive Technology Assessment (CT...

This paper discusses a participatory design approach developed by Design med Omtanke in Västra Gotaland, Sweden that has been successfully used for public sector building projects. The approach uses participatory design techniques alongside sustainable design, to design public spaces that meet stakeholder requirements, using sustainable products and materials. The paper reviews participatory de...

Under the background of many non-profit organizations to investigate a study via participatory working methohd, and taking anti-poverty practice of Sichuan rural development organization, a non-profit organization with nearly 15-year-old history, as an example, main factors affecting the performance of their participatory working methods were analyzed by factor analysis method. The results show...

Participatory modeling is increasingly recognized as an effective way to assist collective decision-making processes in the domain of natural resource management. This article introduces a framework for evaluating projects that have adopted a participatory modeling approach. This evaluation framework--known as the "Protocol of Canberra"--was developed through a collaboration between French and ...

This paper discusses a participatory design approach developed by Design med Omtanke in Västra Gotaland, Sweden that has been successfully used for public sector building projects. The approach uses participatory design techniques alongside sustainable design, to design public spaces that meet stakeholder requirements, using sustainable products and materials. The paper reviews participatory de...