Scientific papers
Abstract "Citizens and urban policy makers are experimenting with collaborative ways to tackle wicked urban issues, such as today’s sustainability challenges. In this article, we consider one particular way of collaboration in an experimental setting: Urban Living Labs (ULLs). ULLs are understood as spatially embedded sites for the co-creation of knowledge and solutions by
Can design catalyse the great transition? That is the question that was asked during the Transition Design Symposium 2016. The symposium was designed to open up a conversation between design and other fields that share a mutual desire for rapid transition to a more sustainable society. The papers that were collected for the symposium
Abstract: "This article aims to unravel the tensions that obstruct participatory city making: the processes in which government, entrepreneurs and citizens co-create new solutions for urban challenges. Participatory city making is explored and conceptualized through an empirical grounded study of local civil servants and citizen initiatives in Rotterdam. Through interviews and a set of
This editorial was published for the Design Research Society 2018 conference (DRS2018) at the University of Limerick and was written by Joanna Boehnert, Dan Lockton and Ingrid Mulder. The conference took place from the 25th until the 28th of June. Joanna, Dan and Ingrid shaped the track 'Designing for Transitions' and were the session
This paper was presented at the 2017 Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) in Lisbon. For papers presented by others at this conference see the AESOP website. For the PDF of the full paper, click this link: ID 1543 | Puerari et al. Shaping space of interaction for sustainability transitions. INTRODUCTION Cities are complex environments where different actors
This paper was presented at the Relating Systems thinking and Design 6 conference in Oslo, 2017. For papers presented by others in Oslo see the RSD6 website. For the PDF of the full paper, click this link: Ten Types of Emerging City Makers. For the slides of the presentation at the conference, see this link: Landscape of Emerging City
