Citizen Participation in Climate-Technology Governance

Authors

  • Evan Peterson Author

Keywords:

citizen participation, climate technology, governance, public engagement, justice

Abstract

This review examines citizen participation in climate-technology governance. The organizing question is which participatory arrangements materially affect technology choices, distributional outcomes, and accountability. Ten related scholarly sources are synthesized through a decision-centered framework spanning problem definition, mechanism, measurement, evaluation, implementation, and governance. The review does not invent experiments, pooled estimates, or unreported quantitative results. It instead evaluates the strength and transferability of the available evidence, with particular attention to using consultation counts as evidence that community knowledge changed decisions. The resulting framework links technical or empirical performance to explicit use conditions and identifies tests that should precede wider adoption in climate mitigation and adaptation programs.

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Published

2026-08-08

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Vol. 1 (2026): Archive

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Review

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