The potential of serious games to solve water problems: Editorial to the special issue on game-based approaches to sustainable water governance

Wietske Medema; Igor Mayer; Jan Adamowski; Arjen E.J. Wals; Chengzi 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

Wietske Medema^*, Igor Mayer, Jan Adamowski, Arjen E.J. Wals, Chengzi 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 SustainableWater Governance: The Potential of Serious Games to SolveWater 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
Article number	2562
Journal	Water (Switzerland)
Volume	11
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/w11122562
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2019

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Keywords

Game-based learning
Integrated water resource management (IWRM)
Natural resource management
Serious game
Simulation
Social learning
Stakeholder collaboration
Sustainability
Water governance

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Medema, W., Mayer, I., Adamowski, J., Wals, A. E. J., & Chew, C. (2019). The potential of serious games to solve water problems: Editorial to the special issue on game-based approaches to sustainable water governance. Water (Switzerland), 11(12), [2562]. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11122562

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