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: Received: 5 December 2022 / Approved: 7 December 2022 / Online: 7 December 2022 (01:55:31 CET)
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Chapa, F.; Perez Rubi, M.; Hack, J. A Systematic Assessment for the Co-Design of Green Infrastructure Prototypes—A Case Study in Urban Costa Rica. Sustainability2023, 15, 2478.
Chapa, F.; Perez Rubi, M.; Hack, J. A Systematic Assessment for the Co-Design of Green Infrastructure Prototypes—A Case Study in Urban Costa Rica. Sustainability 2023, 15, 2478.
Chapa, F.; Perez Rubi, M.; Hack, J. A Systematic Assessment for the Co-Design of Green Infrastructure Prototypes—A Case Study in Urban Costa Rica. Sustainability2023, 15, 2478.
Chapa, F.; Perez Rubi, M.; Hack, J. A Systematic Assessment for the Co-Design of Green Infrastructure Prototypes—A Case Study in Urban Costa Rica. Sustainability 2023, 15, 2478.
Abstract
The management of urban water has evolved from single-function systems to more sustainable designs promoting society and nature as inputs to engineer novel infrastructure. In transdisciplinary research, co-design refers to a design thinking strategy in which people jointly frame a problem-solution. This article presents a conceptual framework to assess a case study focusing on the process of co-design and implementation of green infrastructure as a prototype for stormwater management. The evaluation is carried out from a self-reflective post-implementation perspective. Research activities are translated into the framework to evaluate conditions shaping the trajectory of the prototype. As a result, key aspects driving the research regarding levels of stakeholder participation and dimensions of power are identified. Planning resilient co-design strategies to retrofit urban spaces is necessary to avoid unintended consequences, especially at the initial experimental stages. This study aims to contribute to the continuous improvement of pilot strategies in urban spaces by providing a framework for a structured evaluation of research experiences.
Keywords
green infrastructure; transdisciplinary; water systems; Costa Rica; co-design; prototype
Subject
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Environmental Science
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Commenter: Fernando Chapa
Commenter's Conflict of Interests: Author