Participatory evaluation in transport planning: the application of Multi-Actor Multi-Criteria Analysis in co-creation to solve mobility problems in Brussels

Abstract

Transport is the eighth leading cause of death globally, with 1.35 million deaths and 50 million injuries each year (World Health Organization, 2018). Proposed solutions to transport problems are usually solved by transport planners who often approach problems with what Healey (1992) calls narrow scientific rationalism in which economic concerns trump social and environmental ones. In this type of planning, citizens often have no say in decisions that have a direct impact on their lives. Instead, it is politicians that take decisions based on plans drawn by transport planners. This top-down, expert-led approach to transport planning is being challenged by public participation (Booth and Richardson, 2001). To what extent the public can participate, is indicated by the level of participation. Arnstein's (1969) ladder of participation ranges from manipulating the public to accept a solution, to allowing citizens to take decisions. Public participation in transport planning, however, is often limited to informing and consulting (Gil et al., 2011).Citizens should be at the centre of human scale cities. In recent years, co-creation has been coined as an umbrella term for the higher levels of participation in which citizens have decision-making power. However, transport-related co-creation processes often lack a participatory element in the evaluation of the co-created outcome, that is, when possible solutions have been identified but a decision needs to be made on which solution(s) should be implemented (Pappers et al., 2020). This chapter seeks to address this research gap by proposing the involvement of citizens and stakeholders in the

The Impact of MAMCA as a Stakeholder Engagement Tool During the Set-Up of an Energy Community

“…Various research domains have used the MAMCA methodology in their participatory evaluation and decision-making processes, such as transportation research [50,51], energy studies [52], and healthcare exploration [53]. Multiple studies mention that MAMCA Fig.…”

The impact of MAMCA as a stakeholder engagement tool during the setup of an energy community

“…Various research domains have used the MAMCA methodology in their participatory evaluation and decision-making processes, such as transportation research [ 50 , 51 ], energy studies [ 52 ], and healthcare exploration [ 53 ]. Multiple studies mention that MAMCA was specifically chosen for sustainability and inclusiveness reasons, as the method allows for the voice of all relevant stakeholders to play an equally important role in the process [ [53] , [54] , [55] ].…”

Criteria preprocessing in multi‐actor multi‐criteria analysis

“…In literature, no formal method has been formulated for selecting criteria in MAMCA. One approach is commonly used in recent MAMCA related publications (Pappers et al, 2021; Keseru et al, 2021; Lode, Te Boveldt, Macharis, & Coosemans, 2021), we call it in this study the conventional approach. In the conventional approach, the criteria dedicated to the stakeholder group can be selected by involving the stakeholders.…”