Making sustainability transitions in collaborative spaces of making: Exploring opportunities and limitations in Turin

Brandellero, Amanda; Niutta, Anna

doi:10.1016/j.cities.2023.104233

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“…Set in a larger context, this can be related to conflicting understandings and illustrations of how, and through which processes, social sustainability becomes a part of urban planning and development: bottom-up or top-down and the possibilities (and possible advantages) of combining the two. There are many examples of how resident participation has been used and developed and how this has led to bottom-up perspectives being included in urban development (Arnstein, 1969; Forrester, 1988; Innes, 1989; Smith, 2009; Healey, 2010; Hajer, 2011; Brandellero and Niutta, 2023). This shows the possibilities of including resident perspectives both in large- and small-scale urban planning projects and the possibility for them to co-exist with the often inevitable top-down perspective.…”

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Social sustainability for whom? Developing an analytical approach through a tripartite collaboration

Sunnemark¹,

Gahnström²,

Rudström³

et al. 2023

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Purpose Social sustainability is a concept frequently referred to in public debates concerning how to construct the governance of future societies. The interpretations of its meaning, however, are ambiguous, and practices often dubious. Confronting top-down technocratic governance structures, this paper aims to argue for for tripartite collaborations between residents, higher education institutions (HEIs) and local government, as an approach toward social sustainability that involves residents’ interests in local governance. Design/methodology/approach This study argues that a specific time-spatial method of analysis can benefit the co-creation of knowledge as it passes through the spectrum of resident–HEI–local government. It provides a way for resident perceptions to become structured knowledge that originates from the residents, effectively engendering a bottom-up governance structure. Findings This study shows how to include residents in policymaking and implementation processes as co-creators of knowledge, and thereby displays the possibility of examining knowledge and competence within municipal projects for social sustainability. Originality/value The model developed in this study can be used as a methodological instrument to analyze and expand resident participation in local social sustainability work. It thereby provides a toolbox for inclusive policymaking and strategies.

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