ABSTRACT Systems models can support community planning, and by engaging local government and community stakeholders, these models can be designed to capture a comprehensive but manageable range of key interests, concerns, and values. This study explores a participatory approach for designing a community systems modeling exercise. The research involved convening focus groups of local government and diverse community stakeholders in Squamish, Canada, in order to discuss local issues and possible futures for the community. Focus group feedback was used to inform the development of a model of relationships between development paths (reflecting different densities) and multiple community outcomes, such as access to amenities and education, walkability, parks/trails, food and farm systems, public transit, housing affordability, and local employment. A participatory approach to modeling yielded many benefits, including alignment with normative participatory planning concepts, effective model scoping, accessing additional information sources, and enhancing local social capital and investment in the project.

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综合规划的社区系统模型和开发方案：从参与式方法中吸取的教训

摘要 系统模型可以支持社区规划，并且通过让当地政府和社区利益相关者参与进来，这些模型可以设计为捕获全面但可管理的关键利益、关注点和价值观。本研究探索了一种设计社区系统建模练习的参与式方法。该研究涉及召集加拿大斯阔米什的当地政府和不同社区利益相关者的焦点小组，以讨论当地问题和社区可能的未来。焦点小组的反馈用于制定发展路径（反映不同密度）与多种社区成果之间的关系模型，例如获得便利设施和教育、步行性、公园/步道、食品和农场系统、公共交通、住房负担能力和当地就业。