Analyzing the political impact of Real-world laboratories for urban transformation in eight German ‘Cities of the Future’

IF 4.9 2区 环境科学与生态学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Environmental Science & Policy Pub Date : 2024-10-11 DOI:10.1016/j.envsci.2024.103923
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Real-world laboratories (RwLs) provide research settings to develop and test sustainability solution options and have gained considerable attention in the field of sustainability research since the early 2010s. RwLs, especially those in which urban municipalities are involved as partners, have been linked to promises for fostering sustainable urban development, but they are also critically discussed, e.g., for being used as proof for already doing ‘enough’ in terms of sustainability and citizen participation. However, these assumptions are rarely empirically investigated. This paper applies a traceable methodological approach. We focus on long-term RwL processes in eight German cities, that were all part of the Cities of the Future funding program (2015–2022/23). Based on policy documents provided in city council information systems, we conducted a qualitative content analysis. By applying deductively and inductively developed codes, we capture the ways in which the RwL processes were a) linked to changes in urban polity, politics and policy, and b) strategically used by city officials. Our findings suggest that most of the RwLs had political impacts in several ways. Further, attempts of strategic use were particularly visible for politically highly impactful RwLs.
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分析德国八个 "未来城市 "中城市转型真实世界实验室的政治影响
真实世界实验室(RwLs)为开发和测试可持续发展解决方案提供了研究环境,自 2010 年代初以来在可持续发展研究领域获得了广泛关注。真实世界实验室,尤其是城市市政当局作为合作伙伴参与的真实世界实验室,与促进城市可持续发展的承诺联系在一起,但它们也受到了批评,例如被用作在可持续性和公民参与方面已经做得 "足够 "的证明。然而,这些假设很少经过实证调查。本文采用了一种可追溯的方法论。我们将重点放在德国八个城市的长期鲁汶工程(RwL)进程上,这些城市都是 "未来城市 "资助项目(2015-2022/23)的一部分。根据市议会信息系统提供的政策文件,我们进行了定性内容分析。通过应用演绎法和归纳法编制的代码,我们捕捉到了 "城市发展与减贫 "过程中 a) 与城市政体、政治和政策变化相关联的方式,以及 b) 城市官员战略性使用的方式。我们的研究结果表明,大多数卢旺达解放运动在多个方面产生了政治影响。此外,对政治影响较大的卢旺达解放运动的战略利用尝试尤为明显。
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Environmental Science & Policy
Environmental Science & Policy 环境科学-环境科学
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10.90
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8.30%
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332
审稿时长
68 days
期刊介绍: Environmental Science & Policy promotes communication among government, business and industry, academia, and non-governmental organisations who are instrumental in the solution of environmental problems. It also seeks to advance interdisciplinary research of policy relevance on environmental issues such as climate change, biodiversity, environmental pollution and wastes, renewable and non-renewable natural resources, sustainability, and the interactions among these issues. The journal emphasises the linkages between these environmental issues and social and economic issues such as production, transport, consumption, growth, demographic changes, well-being, and health. However, the subject coverage will not be restricted to these issues and the introduction of new dimensions will be encouraged.
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