TITLE:
Participatory Technique Supporting Environmental Management: A Systematic and Bibliometric Review
AUTHORS:
Barbara Rentes Barbosa, Fabiana Da Silva Soares, Luiz Carlos De Faria, Kaline De Mello, Roberta Averna Valente
KEYWORDS:
Participation, Landscape Planning, Decision-Making Process, Stakeholders, Sustainable Management
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Environmental Protection,
Vol.15 No.7,
July
12,
2024
ABSTRACT: The increasing need to manage natural resources sustainably, driven by population growth, requires the simultaneous use of Participatory Techniques (PT) and landscape planning for structured decision-making. We conducted a bibliometric and systematic review to provide an overview of PT usage, identifying evolution in scientific production. We considered the number of publications and citations, prominent journals, and highly cited articles on scientific papers published in the Web of Science database between 1993 and 2023. A total of 415 articles related to PT were identified. After content evaluation, 19 critical articles were selected that underpin the growing combined use of models and indices with PT, enhancing the robustness and credibility of decision-making processes.