@article{1bb755f888b44e8ea51d97e5c0120fd7,
title = "Transitioning Urban Experiments: Reflections on Doing Action Research with Urban Labs",
abstract = "Urban labs have gained popularity throughout Europe. They are a manifestation of the search for new forms of urban governance capable of addressing the complex problems that cities are facing nowadays. These labs typically aim to create space for trans- disciplinary research, co-creation and experimenting with potential solutions to sustainability challenges. In urban labs in four European cities, we applied a specific transdisciplinary action research approach labelled as “transitioning of (urban lab) experiments”. Our approach consists of four steps: co-design of experiments, setting explicit learning goals, evaluating what has been learned, and dissemination and embedding of lessons learned. Critically reflecting on the difficulties encountered in the implementation of the transitioning approach, we conclude that it must be adapted when applied to urban labs focusing on sustainability transitions in institutional and governance systems rather than in socio-technical systems. We provide recommendations as to how the approach could be adapted.",
keywords = "transdisciplinary action research, transitioning experiments, urban governance, urban labs",
author = "Christian Scholl and {de Kraker}, Joop and Thomas Hoeflehner and {Agger Eriksen}, Mette and Petra Wlasak and Thomas Drage",
note = "This publication is based on research in the European Horizon 2020 project, which I engaged in: URB@Exp (2014-2017): www.urbanexp.eu The article is published in a GAIA special issue focused as follows: How can we accelerate transformations towards more sustainable societies and transfer existing knowledge into action? Establishing society-based labs, where societal and scientific actors jointly experiment in real-world contexts, are one popular answer. This GAIA special issue focuses on reflections and empirical insights regarding labs in the real world and builds bridges among the growing research community. Open Access: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/oekom/gaia/2018/00000027/a00101s1",
year = "2018",
month = mar,
language = "Dansk",
volume = "27/S1",
pages = "78--84",
journal = "GAIA",
issn = "0940-5550",
publisher = "Oekom - Gesellschaft fuer Oekologische Kommunikation mbH",
number = "S1",
}