CityLab reflections and evolutions: nurturing knowledge and learning for urban sustainability through co-production experimentation

Culwick, Christina; Washbourne, Carla-Leanne; Anderson, Pippin; Cartwright, Anton; Patel, Zarina; Smit, Warren

doi:10.1016/j.cosust.2019.05.008

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“…Participation assumes a level of coproduction with stakeholders and can, therefore, increase trust, confidence, and applicability to local contexts (Norström et al 2020). Even short-term participatory approaches, such as the stakeholder workshop conducted by Treemore-Spears et al (2016), can be seen to support actions that lead to a more just and sustainable society (Culwick et al 2019). They, therefore, play a key role in the conceptual shifts that are discussed above, as they create a foundation for credible, salient, and legitimate knowledge (Cash et al 2003).…”

Section: Sustainability and Participatory Approachesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Implementing the urban food–water–energy nexus through urban laboratories: a systematic literature review

2021

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The sustainability of complex resource systems, such as the food, water, and energy (FWE) nexus, is increasingly threatened by climate change impacts, expanding populations, urbanization, and economic instability. However, while research on the topic has burgeoned, studies focused on solution development and implementation, especially at the urban level, have lagged behind. Against this background, we review the urban FWE nexus literature. We focus on the operationalization of solutions for implementation, and seek to identify opportunities for participatory approaches. Our results suggest that operationalization would benefit from: (1) more fully integrating urban social complexity; (2) extending our understanding of the nexus to include social responses to the impacts of interventions; and (3) ensuring that projects build knowledge that is not only actionable, but also credible, salient, and legitimate. We then discuss the potential of local, transdisciplinary approaches, in the form of urban laboratories, to shift the focus of FWE nexus research towards operationalization. We conclude with five recommendations: (1) knowledge development should extend to implementation; (2) stakeholders should be engaged, and be able to align solutions with the agency to implement; (3) research should move beyond material flows, and focus on the behaviors, habits, and social patterns that underpin urban complexity; (4) FWE nexus thinking should become part of participatory/laboratory approaches; and (5) policymakers should integrate nexus research into municipal strategies and plans.

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Section: Sustainability and Participatory Approachesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There are several types of ULs; examples include Transition Labs, Urban Living Labs, City Labs, and Real World Labs (Bulkeley et al 2016;Schäpke et al 2018;Culwick et al 2019). Many have emerged from the tradition of transition experiments (Nevens et al 2013).…”

Section: Sustainability and Participatory Approachesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Implementing the urban food–water–energy nexus through urban laboratories: a systematic literature review

2021

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“…Cities in low-and middle-income economies often concentrate on complex problems such as poverty and weak governance, which makes them more vulnerable to the impacts of, e.g., climate change [28]. Every city has its strengths and many have worked hard to include SDGs in different plans and policies.…”

Section: Planning Instruments As Vehicles For the Implementation Of Sdgsmentioning

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Touching Down in Cities: Territorial Planning Instruments as Vehicles for the Implementation of SDG Strategies in Cities of the Global South

Mejía-Dugand

Pizano-Castillo

2020

Sustainability

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We discuss municipal physical-spatial planning instruments as vehicles for the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in cities in the Global South. We do this by focusing on Medellin, Colombia, a city that has endured significant challenges–mainly related to poverty and violence–, but has attracted significant international attention due to its approach to territorial planning and its innovative application of new and existing legal tools to transform realities and repay historical debts with the urban poor. We performed a review of the most important documents related to SDG implementation in the country and the city, as well as Municipal Development Plans and legal planning instruments issued from 1 January 2016. The article maps active planning instruments and suggests the analysis, already from the diagnosis and formulation phases, of the linkage among strategies and projects, and SDGs, and the inclusion of SDG considerations in citizen participation instruments such as so-called Local Development Plans.

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“…The protection and management of mangroves have been well documented in literature (Van Lavieren et al 2012). The latest publications suggest that management efforts must not only include interdisciplinary knowledge provided by scientists and professionals from non-governmental (Börger et al 2018) and governmental (Culwick et al 2019) organizations, but must also consider traditional or ancestral empirical knowledge provided by native communities (Romañach et al 2018;Cains and Henshel 2019). This combined knowledge is fundamental for the success of any management intervention (Unesco 2012) and is needed to resolve challenges around urban sustainability.…”

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Model of governance for an urban mangrove in a context of ungovernability and social exclusion

Sánchez-Rubio

Isaza

Sanchez-Rubio

2021

Preprint

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A governance model called Triad is proposed according with the results of an integrated assessment of the urban mangrove ecosystem located along the waterways in the city of Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. The assessment shows the fragile state of this socio-ecological system. This model is based on the concept of ecosystem-based governance and is designed for a city with governability and social exclusion crises. The designed model was implemented through the participation of professionals, community groups, and businessmen in the design of a pilot productive project (PP). The selected PP was based on the available natural and social capital and the influence it may have on the city’s sustainable development. The PP was carried out by the implementation of seven strategies within three lines of action: education, entrepreneurship, and participatory planning. Several indicators are proposed to evaluate the impacts of the seven strategies. The obstacles and challenges for PP implementation are also commented and discussed.

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CityLab reflections and evolutions: nurturing knowledge and learning for urban sustainability through co-production experimentation

Cited by 49 publications

References 39 publications

Implementing the urban food–water–energy nexus through urban laboratories: a systematic literature review

Implementing the urban food–water–energy nexus through urban laboratories: a systematic literature review

Touching Down in Cities: Territorial Planning Instruments as Vehicles for the Implementation of SDG Strategies in Cities of the Global South

Model of governance for an urban mangrove in a context of ungovernability and social exclusion

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