As a filmmaker and researcher working at the intersection of advocacy, community storytelling, and policy, I joined the IDS short course in Participatory Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) for Learning to ...

Moving away from top-down approaches, contemporary practices embrace more inclusive and participatory models and design processes. Participatory planning, a notion that prioritizes involving the ...

Researchers have developed a methodology for avoiding conflicts of use in transboundary rivers. The model-based procedure allows for participatory planning and cooperative management of water ...

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child defined child-friendly cities as those that prioritize children’s access to safe environments, healthcare, education, green spaces, and the ...

Policymakers are increasingly planning at local and regional levels for future climate-related impacts. The importance of stakeholders' involvement in such decision-making processes is discussed, but ...

Urban and regional planning is a dynamic discipline that has evolved from traditional, top‐down approaches to embrace interdisciplinary and participatory methods. It integrates spatial analysis, ...