Abstract The transition to sustainable energy in a neighbourhood is not a trivial process and current efforts attempt to garner support and engagement from local stakeholders through public participation processes. This paper presents a game-based decision support system specifically designed to include a relevant (yet often overlooked) group of stakeholders: the children of an area. Combining the principles of public participation and Geodesign, it supports children to learn about and plan renewable energy technologies in their neighbourhood. A pilot in the South-East district of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, shows that this decision support system can collect relevant input from children. Their plans display a diversity in renewable energy technologies applied and building improvements. Furthermore, an impact analysis demonstrates that the children have learned what buildings were suitable for specific technologies. Maps of the results suggest that selecting an appropriate study location for the children is important, to allow planning at a scale proportional to the local knowledge and planning time. The results provide insights into what type of solutions are preferred, the diversity of the solutions and most important, the solutions are spatially explicit about the participants preferences. This demonstrates that such methods are effective in reaching out to and surveying the preferences of this difficult to reach stakeholder group.

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游戏背景下的城市能源转型：儿童的角色

摘要 社区向可持续能源的过渡并不是一个微不足道的过程，当前的努力试图通过公众参与过程获得当地利益相关者的支持和参与。本文介绍了一个基于游戏的决策支持系统，专门设计用于包含相关（但经常被忽视）的利益相关者群体：一个地区的孩子。结合公众参与和地理设计的原则，它支持孩子们学习和规划他们附近的可再生能源技术。荷兰阿姆斯特丹东南区的一项试点表明，该决策支持系统可以收集儿童的相关输入。他们的计划显示了可再生能源技术应用和建筑改进的多样性。此外，影响分析表明，孩子们已经了解了哪些建筑适合使用特定技术。结果的地图表明，为孩子们选择一个合适的学习地点很重要，以允许按与当地知识和计划时间成比例的规模进行规划。结果提供了对首选解决方案类型、解决方案的多样性以及最重要的是，解决方案在空间上明确显示参与者偏好的见解。这表明此类方法在接触和调查这个难以接触的利益相关者群体的偏好方面是有效的。允许按与当地知识和规划时间成比例的规模进行规划。结果提供了对首选解决方案类型、解决方案的多样性以及最重要的是，解决方案在空间上明确显示参与者偏好的见解。这表明此类方法在接触和调查这个难以接触的利益相关者群体的偏好方面是有效的。允许按与当地知识和规划时间成比例的规模进行规划。结果提供了对首选解决方案类型、解决方案的多样性以及最重要的是，解决方案在空间上明确显示参与者偏好的见解。这表明此类方法在接触和调查这个难以接触的利益相关者群体的偏好方面是有效的。