The Potential of Serious Games to Solve Water Problems: Editorial to the Special Issue on Game-Based Approaches to Sustainable Water Governance

W Medema; Igor Mayer; J Adamowski; A.E.J. Wals; C. Chew

doi:10.3390/w11122562

The Potential of Serious Games to Solve Water Problems: Editorial to the Special Issue on Game-Based Approaches to Sustainable Water Governance

W Medema
, Igor Mayer
, J Adamowski
, A.E.J. Wals
, C. Chew

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Abstract

In this editorial, the authors (and guest editors) introduce the Special Issue titled Understanding Game-based Approaches for Improving Sustainable Water Governance: The Potential of Serious Games to Solve Water Problems. The authors take another look at the twelve contributions, starting from the subtitle question: what is the potential? The authors summarize the insights and give directions for future research.

Original language	English
Journal	Water
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/w11122562
Publication status	Published - 5 Dec 2019
Externally published	Yes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Keywords

game-based Learning
Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM)
natural resource management
simulation
Serious game
social learning
stakeholder collaboration
Sustainability
water governance

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The Potential of Serious Games to Solve Water Problems: Editorial to the Special Issue on Game-Based Approaches to Sustainable Water Governance

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