Real-time visualization to optimize stakeholder decision-making in heating planning on a district level

Active stakeholder involvement not only fosters the acceptance of chosen district solutions but also enhances the effectiveness of the measures. In this context, our research aims to support the integration of stakeholder preferences into heating planning through the use of interactive visualizations, making the decision-making process more transparent and comprehensible. Our research specifically focuses on how stakeholder weightings and the resulting assessments, gathered within the framework of a Decision Theatre, can be optimally visualized to facilitate the decision-making process using an interactive dialogue tool. The objective is to develop a methodology and a tool that allow stakeholder weightings and the associated assessments to be clearly and understandably presented while enabling interactive adjustments, thereby making the decision-making process intuitive and transparent. This approach considers technical, ecological, economic, and social sustainability criteria.