Models of Participatory Processes and the Public’s Relationship to the Environment

Conference – academic paper

Iwona Abrams’ double blind-peer reviewed paper Models of Participatory Processes and the Public’s Relationship to the Environment was presented at EIMAD ’24 – International Meeting of Research in Music, Arts and Design, convened by Escola Superior de Artes Aplicadas of Instituto Politecnico de Castelo Branco, Portugal.

The article explores from the human perspective the role of individual actions and how artists /designers can stimulate awareness at a local /grassroots level to help address and understand unpredictable and random influences that exist in our constantly changing climate and environment. The paper demonstrates benefits of incorporating public collaboration and participation into ‘the Environmental Debate’ and the value of empowering people through better connection with their environment to help them develop a greater understanding and resilience in dealing with issues relating to the climate change. The empirical methodology of the research involved designing and testing models of participatory processes relating to the ambient and ephemeral properties of ice to help the public reflect on their relationship to the environment.

Book Chapter

Iwona Abrams’ paper ‘Models of Participatory Processes and the Public’s Relationship to the Environment’ presented at the EIMAD 2024 conference has been published in Springer, Cham.

Abrams, I. (2025). Models of Participatory Processes and the Public’s Relationship to the Environment. In: Raposo, D., Neves, J., Silva, R., Correia Castilho, L., Dias, R. (eds) Advances in Design, Music and Arts III. EIMAD 2024. Springer Series in Design and Innovation , vol 48. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-74975-9_52

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-74975-9_52

Published: 18 November 2024

Publisher Name: Springer, Cham

Print: ISBN978-3-031-74974-2

Online: ISBN978-3-031-74975-9

Link: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-74975-9_52