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Abrahams, G (2017) Constructing definitions of sustainable development. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, 6(01), 34-47.
De Waegemaeker, J, Kerselaers, E, Van Acker, M and Rogge, E (2017) Design workshops in the age of climate change: Analysis of a design workshop on drought in Flanders. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, 6(01), 48-63.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: urban design; adaptation; climate change; flanders; spatial planning; design workshop
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- URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/SASBE-05-2017-0020
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Purpose As policy makers address the issue of climate adaptation, they are confronted with climate-specific barriers: a long-term horizon and a high degree of uncertainty. These barriers also hamper the development of spatial planning for climate adaptation. So how can spatial planners encompass these barriers and steer the general debate on climate adaptation? The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach This research analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of an international design workshop on climate adaptation, and drought issues in particular. Design workshops are originally an educational setting but they are increasingly employed as a tool to explore alternative futures on a complex, real-life design problem. The case study illustrates how climate-specific barriers emerged throughout the design workshop and clarifies how they were encompassed by the participating design students. Findings The research clarifies the added value of a design workshop on climate adaptation. The paper highlights specific promising characteristics of the design workshop: the visualization of future adaptation challenges and the current water system, the focus on a regional project instead of sectoral adjustments and the integration of the adaptation challenge with other socio-economic goals. In the case study Flanders, however, the necessary participation of climate experts and policy makers of other domains proved challenging. Originality/value The paper argues that a design workshop has the potential to enrich the debate and policy work on climate adaptation. In many countries with low-planning tradition, however, additional tools are needed to help set the “adaptation agenda.”
Ismail, Z-A (2017) Maintenance management system (MMS) to support facilities management at Malaysian polytechnic. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, 6(01), 19-33.
Singhaputtangkul, N (2017) A decision support tool to mitigate decision-making problems faced by a building design team. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, 6(01), 2-18.