Cooperating for added value: Using participatory game theory in implementing nature-based flood defences

The increasingly active role of stakeholders in the development of innovative nature-based solutions calls for appropriate instruments to support and realise added value from their involvement. In this paper we apply a newly developed instrument “Cooperation for Added Value” (Co-Add) to a study area on the Dutch coast. The instrument draws on...

The Digitalisation of Bentham's Panopticon

Has the pandemic transformed our working environment into a digital panopticon, and how close is this idea to the one of Bentham's panopticon described in Foucault's book "Discipline and Punish, the birth of the prison"?<br/>This research paper compares the modern smart-working environment and the digitalization of our social interaction with...

On the nature based flood defence dilemma and its resolution: A game theory based analysis

Nature-based flood defence is an innovative design alternative for achieving protection against flooding. Despite significant advancements in science, models and concepts, routine implementation beyond pilot projects remains limited. To better understand why, we have looked into the complexities of nature-based flood defence implementation...

Social implication design (SID): A design method to exploit the unique value of the artefact to counteract social problems

The role of design in changing people’s behaviour and causing social implications has been referred to as an inherent aspect of design. In taking responsibility for this influence of design, emphasis is often placed on the prevention of undesired consequences rather than the realization of desired ones. Little research exists on how to exploit...

The power of design in changing behavior

Social dilemmas are appearing in our lives at every single moment of the day at all levels of society. Talking about the great dilemmas of the modern world like pollution, over population and resource depletion we are also confronted with them in daily life at a lower level. For instance people in the train who love to listen to load music...