Empowering Communities: A Co-creation model for addressing odour pollution in Thessaloniki, Greece
Odour pollution, often overlooked but significant, poses challenges to environmental and public health. The issue is particularly complex due to its subjective nature, with individual responses to odours varying widely. The paper aims to develop and validate a collaborative, multi-phase model design...
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| description | Odour pollution, often overlooked but significant, poses challenges to environmental and public health. The issue is particularly complex due to its subjective nature, with individual responses to odours varying widely. The paper aims to develop and validate a collaborative, multi-phase model designed to guide co-designing processes in addressing odour pollution at a local level. The model is thoroughly explained through illustrative examples from a case study in Thessaloniki, Greece, and emphasizes the importance of inclusiveness, coordination, and citizen science in addressing the issue. Following the successful pilot application and validation in Thessaloniki, the paper reflects on implementing the model to support citizen science interventions for odour pollution. Challenges and opportunities for replication are discussed, shedding light on the transformative potential of this co-creation approach. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-08d2fc2496ed48518b9cc22c2ffc88562025-08-20T03:23:02ZengElsevierSocial Sciences and Humanities Open2590-29112025-01-011110159510.1016/j.ssaho.2025.101595Empowering Communities: A Co-creation model for addressing odour pollution in Thessaloniki, GreeceCharikleia Karakosta0Stavros Vlachos1Vasiliki Sideri2Apostolos Siskos3National Technical University of Athens, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Decision Support Systems Laboratory, Energy Policy Unit (EPU-NTUA), 9, Iroon Polytechniou Str., 157 80, Athens, Greece; Department of Business Administration, University of West Attica, Petrou Ralli & Thivon 250, 122 44, Greece; Corresponding author. National Technical University of Athens, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Decision Support Systems Laboratory, Energy Policy Unit (EPU-NTUA), 9, Iroon Polytechniou Str., 157 80, Athens, Greece.ENVIROMETRICS Technical Consultants SA, 3 Kodrou Str., 152 32, GreeceENVIROMETRICS Technical Consultants SA, 3 Kodrou Str., 152 32, GreeceENVIROMETRICS Technical Consultants SA, 3 Kodrou Str., 152 32, GreeceOdour pollution, often overlooked but significant, poses challenges to environmental and public health. The issue is particularly complex due to its subjective nature, with individual responses to odours varying widely. The paper aims to develop and validate a collaborative, multi-phase model designed to guide co-designing processes in addressing odour pollution at a local level. The model is thoroughly explained through illustrative examples from a case study in Thessaloniki, Greece, and emphasizes the importance of inclusiveness, coordination, and citizen science in addressing the issue. Following the successful pilot application and validation in Thessaloniki, the paper reflects on implementing the model to support citizen science interventions for odour pollution. Challenges and opportunities for replication are discussed, shedding light on the transformative potential of this co-creation approach.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590291125003237Odour nuisanceCitizen scienceStakeholder engagementParticipatory approachStatistical analysisThessaloniki |
| spellingShingle | Charikleia Karakosta Stavros Vlachos Vasiliki Sideri Apostolos Siskos Empowering Communities: A Co-creation model for addressing odour pollution in Thessaloniki, Greece Social Sciences and Humanities Open Odour nuisance Citizen science Stakeholder engagement Participatory approach Statistical analysis Thessaloniki |
| title | Empowering Communities: A Co-creation model for addressing odour pollution in Thessaloniki, Greece |
| title_full | Empowering Communities: A Co-creation model for addressing odour pollution in Thessaloniki, Greece |
| title_fullStr | Empowering Communities: A Co-creation model for addressing odour pollution in Thessaloniki, Greece |
| title_full_unstemmed | Empowering Communities: A Co-creation model for addressing odour pollution in Thessaloniki, Greece |
| title_short | Empowering Communities: A Co-creation model for addressing odour pollution in Thessaloniki, Greece |
| title_sort | empowering communities a co creation model for addressing odour pollution in thessaloniki greece |
| topic | Odour nuisance Citizen science Stakeholder engagement Participatory approach Statistical analysis Thessaloniki |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590291125003237 |
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