Perspectives on urban transformation research: transformations in, of, and by cities

Urban Transformations, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 3(1)

Published: Feb. 12, 2021

Abstract The narrative of ‘urban transformations’ epitomises the hope that cities provide rich opportunities for contributing to local and global sustainability resilience. Urban transformation research is developing a yet consistent agenda, offering integrating multiple perspectives disciplines concerned with radical change towards desirable urban systems. We outline three on transformations in , by as structuring approach knowledge about transformations. illustrate how each perspective helps detangle different questions while also raising awareness their limitations. Each brings distinct insights ultimately support practice Future should endeavour bridge across address respective

Language: Английский

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Transformative outcomes: assessing and reorienting experimentation with transformative innovation policy

Science and Public Policy, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 48(5), P. 739 - 756

Published: June 25, 2021

Abstract The impending climate emergency, the Paris agreement and Sustainable Development Goals demand significant transformations in economies societies. Science funders, innovation agencies, scholars have explored new rationales processes for policymaking, such as transformative policy (TIP). Here, we address question of how to orient efforts science, technology, actors enable transformations. We build on sustainability transitions research a 4-year co-creation journey TIP Consortium present twelve outcomes that can guide public agencies evaluating reformulating their projects, programmes, policies. illustrate two empirical cases: towards mobility-as-a-service Finnish transport system emergence speciality coffee Colombia. argue agents fundamentally transform ways thinking operation advancing change.

Language: Английский

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Transforming cities for sustainability: A health perspective

Environment International, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 147, P. 106366 - 106366

Published: Jan. 8, 2021

Transformational change is urgently needed to address planetary health challenges in cities. Through an interdisciplinary overview of the literature, we consider how frame and unpack city-level transformation towards synergistic benefits for urban environmental sustainability. By describing characteristics a 'healthy sustainable city' by bringing together ideas underlying frameworks sustainability, develop conceptual understanding cities may progress achieving significant improvements environment. We investigate works, build theoretical be directed integrate conclude that needs multi-scalar process across city sectors meet scale, speed form required. propose this can best achieved practice through composition mechanisms, including strengthening governance, enabling technological social innovations, applying planning infrastructure development, impelling behaviour change; supported systems-driven policy practice-focused scientific evidence.

Language: Английский

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Climate changed urban futures: environmental politics in the anthropocene city

Environmental Politics, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 30(1-2), P. 266 - 284

Published: Feb. 1, 2021

In the 30 years since journal Environmental Politics was founded, we have witnessed a profound shift in how understand climate from its initial framing as global problem, to one that is increasingly understood transnational, personal, urban, networked, and regional. Charting rise of change's urban agenda over past decade, I suggest are now witnessing 'third wave' urbanism which challenge addressing change recognised deeply connected wider issues sustainable development social justice. These shifts turn shaped by giving new developments terms form politics, it conducted, where battle lines what means act politically under conditions being drawn. Recognising nature continually emergent highly contested will be critical for future work this field.

Language: Английский

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Global mapping of urban nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation

Nature Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 6(4), P. 458 - 469

Published: Jan. 30, 2023

Language: Английский

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Cities and Settlements by the Sea

Cambridge University Press eBooks, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 2163 - 2194

Published: June 22, 2023

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Language: Английский

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Climate policy uncertainty and the U.S. economic cycle

Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 202, P. 123344 - 123344

Published: March 21, 2024

Language: Английский

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International Perceptions of Urban Blue-Green Infrastructure: A Comparison across Four Cities

Water, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 13(4), P. 544 - 544

Published: Feb. 20, 2021

Blue-Green infrastructure (BGI) is recognised internationally as an approach for managing urban water challenges while enhancing society and the environment through provision of multiple co-benefits. This research employed online survey to investigate perceptions BGI held by professional stakeholders in four cities with established programs: Newcastle (UK), Ningbo (China), Portland (Oregon USA), Rotterdam (The Netherlands) (64 respondents). The results show that associated having too much (e.g., pluvial fluvial flood risk, quality deterioration) are driving management agendas. Perceptions governance drivers implementation, leaders, strategies improving uptake, markedly different reflecting varied local, regional national responsibilities implementation. In addition water, universally valued its positive impact on residents’ life; however, a transformative change policy practice towards truly multifunctional needed optimise delivery benefits address each city’s priorities strategic objectives. Changes improve e.g., increasing awareness policy-makers BGI, has international relevance other their journeys sustainable blue-green futures.

Language: Английский

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Contrasting the framing of urban climate resilience

Sustainable Cities and Society, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 75, P. 103258 - 103258

Published: Aug. 13, 2021

Cities worldwide face climate change and other complex challenges strive to become more resilient the shocks stresses that these bring. The notion of urban (climate) resilience has highly popular in both research practice. However, concept is inherently malleable; it can be framed different ways, emphasising problems, causes, moral judgements, solutions. This review explores contrasting ways framing their potential consequences. It identifies four typical framings: Urban Shock-Proofing (short-term & system focus), Resilience Planning (long-term Community Disaster community Resilient Development focus). These framings lead approaches adaptation research, science-policy-society interactions, governance, practical resilience-building. They also offer synergies with wider sustainability efforts, including SDGs. widely represented research. Development, dealing self-determination, equity, deeper long-term socio-political determinants vulnerability, currently underdeveloped. Expansion current scientific institutional toolboxes needed support build community-based adaptive transformative capacities. Explicit reflection on important facilitate collaboration among actors across disciplinary departmental siloes.

Language: Английский

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Governance of nature-based solutions through intermediaries for urban transitions – A case study from Melbourne, Australia

Urban forestry & urban greening, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 64, P. 127262 - 127262

Published: July 27, 2021

Language: Английский

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