The role of place in shaping urban transformative capacity. The case of València (Spain)

Peris-Blanes, Jordi; Segura-Calero, Sergio; Sarabia, Nancy; Ribó-Pérez, David

doi:10.1016/j.eist.2021.12.006

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“…empowered communities, transformative leadership, inclusive action) and their multi-level interactions, arguing that a TC lens enables differentiated orientations under different actors’ needs and resources. In addition to the conceptualisation of UTC (see Supplementary Information Appendix S2 , Table S2 ), Wolfram ( 2016 ) also provides an integrated framework for assessing and building UTC, addressing specific place-based conditions that enable this type of capacity (Peris-Blanes et al 2022 ). This framework comprises ten interdependent key components of UTC organised into three groups (agency and interaction forms, development processes, and interactive dimensions that influence the other components).…”

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“…Regarding a combination of systems—agri-food systems—Sarabia et al ( 2021 ) argue that it identifies where TC needs to be improved by prioritising action and promoting discussion and reflection with multi-level stakeholders, which contributes to social learning that supports sustainability transitions. The research by Peris-Blanes et al ( 2022 ) on the relationship between energy and food systems uncovered three vital elements of TC: (1) previous historical trajectories that shaped the institutional setting influence actors’ agency and their interactions; (2) local social movements play a transformative leadership role, strengthening networks and designing governance spaces; and (3) local government policies are crucial elements in shaping favourable contexts to indorse systemic transitions.…”

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Understanding transformative capacity to boost urban climate adaptation: A Semi-Systematic Literature Review

Sousa,

Cruz,

Breda-Vázquez

2023

Ambio

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Transformative capacity (TC) is key for addressing climate change impacts. It refers to urban areas’ ability for profound and intentional change to address current challenges and move towards a more desirable and resilient state. However, its varied applications across disciplines can lead to misunderstandings and implementation challenges. Thus, this Semi-Systematic Literature Review (SSLR) on TC within urban studies from 2016 to 2022 aims to overview and synthesise TC literature and its gaps to inform ongoing debates, intersecting it with climate-related research. The results show an increasing interest in TC within two fields of knowledge: resilience studies and transformative research. The review found TC as a catalyst for transformative actions, promoting sustainable pathways, enhancing resilience, and driving fundamental changes in urban climate adaptation. Finally, the prevailing literature gaps concern the TC concept’s fragmentation, excessive research on governance features, and lack of joint research about TC and innovation.

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Understanding transformative capacity to boost urban climate adaptation: A Semi-Systematic Literature Review

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Breda-Vázquez

2023

Ambio

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“…Among the landscape conditions is the city’s level of innovation. An urban transition must recognize the relevance of innovation, experimentation and initiatives developed, as well as the processes that are specific to them [ 48 ]. Cities try to alter urban mobility systems through innovations [ 20 ].…”

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“…At the niche level, the readiness of a city to implement mobility innovations was used. The transformative capacity of a city is a comprehensive and holistic framework for identifying the relevant contextual conditions to advance changes towards sustainability [ 48 ]. Turning cities into sustainable ones requires a transformative process, which considers the context and needs of the city, the local interest, the quality of life of citizens and the readiness of the city for change [ 3 ].…”

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The Transition of Cities towards Innovations in Mobility: Searching for a Global Perspective

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Suárez-Redondo

2022

IJERPH

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The growing concentration of the population in urban areas presents great challenges for sustainability. Within this process, mobility emerges as one of the main generators of externalities that hinder the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. The transition of cities towards innovations in sustainable mobility requires progress in different dimensions, whose interaction requires research. Likewise, it is necessary to establish whether the experiences developed between cities with different contexts can be extrapolated. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identify how the conditions that determine a city’s readiness to implement urban mobility innovations could be combined. For this, qualitative comparative analysis was applied to a model developed using the multi-level perspective, analyzing 60 cities from different geographical areas and with a different gross domestic product per capita. The R package Set Methods was used. The explanation of the readiness of cities to implement mobility innovations is different to the explanation of the readiness negation. While readiness is explained by two solutions, in which only regime elements appear, the negation of readiness is explained by five possible solutions, showing the interaction between the landscape and regimen elements and enacting the negation of innovations as a necessary condition. The cluster analysis shows us that the results can be extrapolated between cities with different contexts.

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“…The literature that describes processes of urban transformation draws mainly from transitions theory, and how it applies in urban contexts. The literature of transitions conceptualizes cities as complex systems in which different socio-technical systems interact across multiple domains, actors, and scales [21,32]. The "city system" therefore integrates an ensemble of inter-related socio-technical systems (STS), or "sub-systems", that provide essential city services such as water, energy, and transportation [24].…”

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A Decade of Climate Action and the Mission towards Climate Neutrality and Adaptation in European Cities: Delivering Urban Transformations?

Corrêa do Lago,

Sánchez Chaparro,

Lumbreras

2023

Sustainability

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Climate action in cities is increasingly recognized as of strategic importance to accomplish the global governance of climate change. In Europe, cities are adopting a “mission approach” to accelerate urban transformations and reach climate neutrality targets by 2030. While the “Mission” unfolds, it is worth acknowledging that in the last decade, cities in Europe have engaged in climate action. Through a selection of empirical case studies, this review examines the main governance approaches that have been used to analyze the implementation of transformative adaptation and mitigation measures in the Global North. This approach aims to respond to the gap between policy rhetoric of urban transformations and the realities of on-the-ground implementation. This systematic literature review asks the following question: what are the challenges and key success factors amongst the governance approaches that have informed the implementation of transformative climate agendas in cities of the Global North? The findings cover conceptual approaches to analyze the governance of urban transformations, and cases illustrate the challenges in mainstreaming climate action, even in cities that are environmental champions. The need to strengthen collaborations to deliver transformative interventions is raised, while the authors also caution about power imbalances in network governance.

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The role of place in shaping urban transformative capacity. The case of València (Spain)

Cited by 28 publications

References 24 publications

Understanding transformative capacity to boost urban climate adaptation: A Semi-Systematic Literature Review

Understanding transformative capacity to boost urban climate adaptation: A Semi-Systematic Literature Review

The Transition of Cities towards Innovations in Mobility: Searching for a Global Perspective

A Decade of Climate Action and the Mission towards Climate Neutrality and Adaptation in European Cities: Delivering Urban Transformations?

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