معرفی
Dr. Niki Puskás is a postdoctoral researcher at Utrecht University's Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, specializing in Innovation Studies. Her work focuses on transformative design, co-creative practices, and justice-oriented sustainability transitions. She leads the development of UNBOX, a game-like toolkit fostering collaborative problem-solving through metaphorical storytelling. Her research bridges participatory processes with ecological design, emphasizing grassroots initiatives in urban contexts.
Key research areas include:
- Nature-Based Solutions for equitable urban development
- Sustainability Education through gamification
- Transformative justice in environmental governance
- Decolonizing knowledge systems
Notable projects:
- Budapest Game: Community engagement through participatory urban games in Pesterzsébet
- MOVE Beirut!: Sports-based mental health interventions post-2020 explosions
- JUPITA SIG: Special Interest Group on Justice, Power, and Transformative Action
Her work spans interdisciplinary collaborations with communities in Beirut, Budapest, and London, emphasizing 'pluriversal' approaches integrating human and non-human perspectives. Current research explores regenerative design, inclusive decision-making frameworks, and the role of play in sustainability discourse.
